The Danish government and the parliamentary opposition agreed on Monday to introduce a carbon dioxide tax in agriculture from 2030. This will be the first levy of this kind on food production in the world.
At the beginning, farmers will pay 120 crowns (approx. PLN 70) per tonne of CO2, and in 2035 the tax amount will increase to 300 crowns (approx. PLN 175). One cow produces several tons of CO2 per year.
This is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions as early as 2030. Other parts of the agreement concern, among others: transformation by 2045 10 percent area of the country into natural and forest areas.
Agreement between the government and the opposition
A political agreement on the so-called The green tripartite agreement was concluded by the Danish Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and the Moderates group, which form the ruling coalition, as well as four opposition parties. The introduction of the tax was opposed by, among others, nationalist Danish People's Party.
Green tripartism is the name of a package of actions accepted by: the government and parliament, farmers' trade unions and environmental organizations. The contract was concluded in June.
As a result of pressure from food producers, the originally proposed CO2 tax amount was reduced. The report on this subject proposed a rate per tonne of CO2: CZK 125, CZK 375 or CZK 750. It was estimated that if the most expensive variant of the climate fee were implemented, beef price would increase by 10% and milk by 5%.
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