The Scandinavian country pitched a 'flatulence tax' scheme, which was met with industry-wide support and is expected to be carried by the national parliament.
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00:00Denmark is introducing a new tax on livestock farmers whose cows, sheep and pigs emit greenhouse
00:07gases.
00:09From 2030, when taking into account an income tax deduction of 60 percent, Danish farmers
00:16will have to pay 120 kroner per ton of carbon dioxide or equivalent greenhouse gas produced.
00:24This will increase to 300 kroner, which is around 40 euros, by 2035.
00:29The so-called flatulence tax scheme aims to reduce Danish greenhouse gas emissions
00:34by 70 percent, and has so far been met with industry-wide support.
00:39The opportunity to play a role, and I want to say that it gives Denmark a leading role
00:43and perhaps it actually gives the countrymen the opportunity to get a little respect back
00:48for our farms, which have so many good things to offer, that now we are actually solving
00:51an important problem.
00:53The deal was reached late on Monday between the government and farmers' representatives,
00:58and comes after months of protests in Europe against climate change mitigation measures
01:03and regulations on farming.
01:06The tax still needs to be approved by Denmark's parliament, but it is expected to pass following
01:12a broad-based consensus.