It’s wild how international media and scholars can get so wrong in understanding Danish green politics. Following the domestic debate, the majority of commentators and NGOs are deeply skeptical by the green tripartite. Basically it’s another case of greenwashing. Apparently it works.
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Richard Waite
New explainer: In June, Denmark announced a groundbreaking new agriculture & climate policy, which is the world’s most comprehensive national effort to address the environmental & climate challenges of agriculture. It should help the country reach its goal to reduce ag emissions 55%-65% by 2030. 1/
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First, taxation begins in 2030, allowing full emissions for five years. However, compared to other industries, the agricultural industry will undergo the same taxation by 2035.
And, although the implementation is yet to be disclosed, there is issues with financing the agreement. As far as I can tell relies on selling unused carbon tokens (this is yet to be confirmed)
Lastly, the agreement relies heavily on subsidiaries for technologies, currently considered “immature” such as pyrolysis/ bio char. STS have long problematized this tech optimism, especially due to the indeterminist ways that invention/innovation function.