{"id":353125,"date":"2024-12-03T20:30:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=353125"},"modified":"2024-12-03T20:30:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T19:30:38","slug":"theres-something-rotten-with-denmarks-animal-flatulence-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=353125","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s something rotten with Denmark\u2019s animal flatulence tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"353126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=353126\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Denmark-CFACT-Header.png?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"00Denmark-CFACT-Header\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Denmark-CFACT-Header.png?fit=723%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Denmark-CFACT-Header.png?resize=723%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Denmark-CFACT-Header.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Denmark-CFACT-Header.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Denmark-CFACT-Header.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Denmark-CFACT-Header.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/00Denmark-CFACT-Header.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/2024\/12\/02\/theres-something-rotten-with-denmarks-animal-flatulence-tax\/\">CFACT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfact.org\/author\/ghoffman\/\">Gabriella Hoffman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom 2030, farmers in Denmark will have to pay a tax for their animals\u2019 farts. This is because cow, sheep and pig burps and farts produce a greenhouse gas called methane, which contribute to global warming and climate change. The \u201cflatulence tax\u201d means farmers will have to pay 300 kroner (\u00a334) per tonne of methane that their animals produce in a bid to drive down Denmark\u2019s emissions.\u201d \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/articles\/cwyg2996z1do#:~:text=The%20%22flatulence%20tax%22%20means%20farmers,trade%20unions%20and%20environmental%20groups.\">&nbsp;BBC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Episode 472 of District of Conservation, Gabriella chats about Denmark passing the first-ever animal flatulence (fart) tax to wean people off of eating meat. This policy has been discussed for several months. 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