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Montevideo, December 20th 2024 - 07:35 UTC

Tag: Lars Lokke Rasmussen

  • Thursday, June 27th 2024 - 19:24 UTC

    Denmark plans to tackle animal gas emissions with a livestock tax

    Dairy farming is believed to contribute greatly to the production of human-related greenhouse gases

    Denmark's coalition government agreed this week to tax livestock owners the equivalent of US$96 per head per year from 2030 due to greenhouse gases produced by animal flatulence, Tax Minister Jeppe Bruus announced. The move on cows, pigs, and sheep is expected to result in a 70% reduction from 1990 levels by the end of the decade on the path to carbon neutrality, Bruus explained. “We will take a big step towards climate neutrality in 2045,” he emphasized. The tax is expected to be approved by Parliament later this year.