Denmark to tax livestock

Shhh! Don't tell Trudeau or Freeland, but  Denmark is planning to tax cattle, pigs and sheep beginning in 2030 and increasing in 2035.

The tax will be $59 per ton of carbon emissions, rising to $147 in 2035.

The aim is to reduce animal-based carbon emissions by 70 per cent by 2030.

Methane traps 87 times as much heat as carbon dioxide, according to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Denmark is the first country to announce a climate-saving tax on farm animals.