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Flatulent Cows And Pigs Will Now Be Taxed In Denmark (www.huffpost.com)

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[–] AA5B 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

The article is missing too many details:

Why pigs? I thought by far the biggest offender were ruminants
The article says “cows and pigs” but how does it apply to similar animals? I’ve recently had bison and elk but there are more? Or are they enough of an edge case to not worry about it.
There are additives to cattle feed that reduce methane emissions: does the tax make any adjustment to encourage that?

[–] Azteh 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

For part two, we don't breed bison and elk in Denmark. Pigs and Cows are pretty much the only animals we breed that we also eat. We have sheeps too, but not in the same proportion.

[–] Azteh 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Having just read it, it comes down to a CO2 tax on animals in general and not just cows and pigs.

"En CO2-afgift på udledninger fra husdyr. Der indføres en afgift på 300 kroner per ton CO2 i 2030 stigende til 750 kroner per ton CO2 i 2035 med et bundfradrag på 60 procent. Den effektive afgift vil dermed udgøre 120 kroner per ton i 2030 stigende til 300 kroner per ton i 2035."

Posted the actual Danish text in case someone wants to translate into their own native languages in case of specifics. I'm surprised the agricultural workers agreed to this.

[–] AA5B 1 points 4 months ago

Wow, that’s really good news for the environment if it is general to livestock, and that much more of a miss for the headline

[–] Viking_Hippie 2 points 4 months ago

Why pigs? I thought by far the biggest offender were ruminants

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the focus is on pigs rather than cows simply because we have a lot more of them. By a larger margin than the difference in emissions per animal.