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Denmark to charge farmers €100 a cow in first carbon tax on agriculture | Coalition government agrees annual levy on emissions from livestock after months of fraught negotiations (www.ft.com)
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[–] silence7 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This carbon tax, like most others, is designed so that the price is initially far below the damage done by the emissions, and it rises over time to encourage behavior changes. So no, I don't expect it to initially make much difference. I do expect it to make a difference in the future though.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I just see it as a gradual way to slowly increase prices, at such a slow rate that people don't tend to care, while both the farmers and the government collect more profit.

Nothing will change with such a slow method. Wanna make a difference and make a real change, just double the price of milk and beef overnight.