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World premiere: Denmark plans climate tax on meat and milk

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Published: June 27th, 2024,
Last updated: January 4th, 2025

Cattle like here on the Danish Baltic coast are to be taxed from 2030.

Denmark plans to introduce a carbon tax on livestock emissions from 2030. The government announced the move on Tuesday. It hopes that other countries will follow suit. Denmark is a key exporter of pork and dairy products. The agricultural sector is the country’s largest source of carbon emissions. At the same time, Denmark has a legally binding target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.

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