By 2030, Denmark will be the first country in the world to introduce a carbon tax on agriculture.
The Danish government has agreed on a new deal to make Denmark “green”, including reducing nitrogen emissions from agriculture by 13 780 tonnes per year.
Under the new carbon tax, farmers will pay DKK 300 per tonne of carbon dioxide emitted, rising to DKK 750 per tonne by 2035. The tax will be combined with a 60% basic deduction.
– We will be the first country in the world to introduce a carbon tax on agriculture, says the country’s climate and energy minister Lars Aagaard, according to TT.
The tax will be based on emissions from fertiliser management and also from livestock digestion. Furthermore, ten per cent of Denmark’s area is to be converted to nature and forest by 2045.
The Danish government also expects Sweden and Germany to contribute to achieving the nitrogen emission reduction targets. Among other things, it proposes common environmental rules for the Baltic Sea.
