Agriculture & Food association strongarms CO2 tax rhetoric ahead of negotiations

The proposed models for a tax on Danish agricultural production are designed to save emissions and encourage farmers to adopt greener practices – but farmers say the tax will destroy the whole sector. “We do not believe the calculations are correct,” said the director of the Agriculture & Food association, and called them “dangerous for Denmark” in a new media narrative that is likely to complicate the upcoming negotiations.

The proposed models for a tax on Danish agricultural production are designed to save emissions and encourage farmers to adopt greener practices – but farmers say the tax will destroy the whole sector. “We do not believe the calculations are correct,” said the director of the Agriculture & Food association, and called them “dangerous for Denmark” in a new media narrative that is likely to complicate the upcoming negotiations.


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