Danish farmers face world’s first carbon emissions tax on agriculture

It is estimated that Danish dairy farmers may have to pay an annual emissions tax of nearly €100 per cow

In Denmark, from 2030, farmers will have to pay €16/t of emitted CO2 equivalent, rising to €40 from 2035 onwards, according to the tax plan of a "green tripartite" which includes the government

A Danish farmers' organisation said its members will be part of a terrifying experiment that no other country has attempted, after the government agreed the world’s first carbon emissions tax on agriculture, starting in 2030.

Denmark is a climate action leader, with the carbon intensity of its economy at 43% below the EU average, achieved without damaging the country's economy. The Danish Parliament set a legally binding target in 2020 of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest.