The tax, expected to be approved by Denmark’s parliament later this year, will amount to 300 krone ($43) per tonne (1.1 ton) of CO2-equivalent emissions from livestock from 2030, rising to 750 ...

The government will also provide €5.3 billion to reforest 250,000 hectares of agricultural land by 2045, set aside 140,000 of lowland by 2030, and buy out certain farms to reduce nitrogen emissions.

Denmark could find an ally in the Commission — but not necessarily where it matters most, Matthews said. “Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen and DG AGRI are not prioritizing a climate or green ...

Denmark is moving ahead with the world’s first carbon tax on agriculture, with cattle farmers set to be charged almost €100 a year for the greenhouse gas emissions from each of their cows ...

Denmark has become the first country in the world to introduce a tax on agricultural emissions. From 2035, Danish farmers will pay a levy of DKK 300 per tonne of CO2 they emit. The agreement, ...