Danish Government Agrees to Introduce First of its Kind Tax on Agricultural Livestock Emissions

The Danish Government announced on 24 June 2024 that it has agreed with the parties in the green tripartite party on a long-term plan for the restructuring and conversion of Denmark's land and of food and agricultural production. This includes measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector, including a new tax on emissions from livestock. The tax is planned to be introduced in 2030 at a rate of DKK 300 per tonne of CO2 equivalent (CO2e), increasing to DKK 750 per to…