Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed to a deal to plant 1 billion trees over the next two decades and convert 10% of farmland into forests and natural habitats to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers. [emphasis, links added]
The government called the agreement “the biggest change in Denmark in more than 100 years.”
“Denmark's natural environment will undergo changes not seen since the wetlands were drained in 1864,” said Jeppe Bruus, Denmark's Green Tripartite Minister. The group was set up to implement the Green Deal agreed in June by farmers, industry, unions and environmental groups.
According to the agreement, The government said it has earmarked 43 billion crowns ($6.1 billion) to acquire land from farmers over the next 20 years.
Denmark's forest area will increase by 250,000 hectares (618,000 acres), and Another 140,000 hectares (346,000 acres) currently farmed on climate-damaging low-lying soil must be converted to nature.
Currently, 14.6% of the land is covered by forest.
this [three-party Danish government reached the deal, comprised of the Social Democrats, the Liberals, and the Center Moderates, as well as] Socialist People's Party, Conservative Party, Liberal Union Party and Social Liberal Party.
The parliamentary vote on the deal is seen as a formality.
June, Livestock farmers will be taxed on greenhouse gas emissions from their cattle, sheep and pigs from 2030, the government saidis the first country to do so as it targets a major source of emissions of methane, one of the most powerful gases responsible for global warming.
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