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Greenwashing Denmark’s Big Farmers

Today, food and agriculture account for at least a quarter of global emissions. In Denmark, however, this share exceeds ...
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World’s first carbon tax on livestock will cost farmers $100 per cow

London (CNN) — Dairy farmers in Denmark face having to pay an annual tax of 672 krone ($96) per cow for the planet-heating emissions they generate. The country’s coalition government agreed this week ...
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Forget carbon taxes on cars—Denmark is charging farmers a $100 ‘burp tax’ per cow

Denmark is set to become the first country to hold bovines accountable for their carbon footprint. Following an agreement earlier this week by the Scandinavian nation’s coalition government, lawmakers ...