Denmark has just become the first country in the world to impose “fart taxes” on farmers and cattle ranchers. From 2030, farmers in Denmark will have to pay a tax for the gas emissions of their cows, ...

Denmark has set a global precedent by finalizing the world’s first tax on agricultural emissions, including methane from livestock. This groundbreaking move, which has been under negotiation for ...

Cows and pigs produce a large share of planet-warming methane. A new tax is part of a plan to clean that up. Denmark is home to five times as many pigs and cattle as people. A dairy farm in Slagelse, ...