Denmark will tax livestock farmers for greenhouse gases emitted by cows, sheep, and pigs starting in 2030, becoming the first country to target this major source of methane emissions. The European ...

Dairy farmers in Denmark face having to pay an annual tax of 672 krone ($96) per cow for the planet-heating emissions they generate. The country’s coalition government agreed this week to introduce ...

Denmark has made the historic decision to tax its farmers for gases emitted by their livestock–a world first. The aim is to reduce Danish greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels by 2030, said ...

Pasture-ing gas comes at a price. Denmark farmers will soon have to pay an extra tax for their livestock’s farts — making it the first country to implement such a measure to target global ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark, known for its inventive restaurants and elegant design studios, is about to become known for something more basic: the world’s first belch and manure tax. That’s because ...

Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the ...