Denmark sets first carbon tax on agriculture

June 26, 2024

The Danish government will introduce Europe’s first carbon tax on agriculture, after a five-month negotiation with farming and conservation groups ended in a historic agreement on Monday night.

FILE PHOTO: A pilot plant for CO2 capture is seen at Amager Bakke in Copenhagen, Denmark June 24, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Guldbaek Arentsen via REUTERS

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