Thu, Aug-22-24, 07:22
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Plan: Atkins-ish (hypoglycemia)
Stats: 000/000/000
BF:
Progress: 50%
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It's not just the livestock farmers and supply of animal foods that would be affected:
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Nitrogen pollution from fertilisers also makes a significant contribution to the ecological collapse in its coastal waters, particularly in the Baltic Sea. One Danish marine scientist recently estimated that it could take as long as 400 years for the effects to be reversed.
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So there should be no fertilizing field crops without penalty either.
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Stephanie Lose, the economy minister, described it as a wholesale “realignment” of the country’s food production.
Critics, however, argue that it will curtail much-needed investment in modernisation and food security.
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This would mean far less food of all kinds available.
Thankfully, at this point it is only a plan, a proposal:
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Denmark has announced a plan to impose the world’s first carbon tax on farmers
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Copenhagen intends to introduce an ambitious package of reforms that will include €4.5 billion in “rewilding” subsidies and a CO₂ levy equivalent to €100 a year for each cow in the country.
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The scheme will be phased in from 2030 if it is approved by the Danish parliament.
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I can't imagine it will be approved exactly as proposed.
ETA: Wow, did I ever mess up the quotes! Hopefully fixed now.
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