New “climate change” plan
includes capturing and storing carbon produced in fields and forests. Is that
like a war on grass and trees?
Measures proposed:
- Phasing
out the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030
- Zero carbon emissions and zero air pollution from buses
in Danish cities by 2030
- 80 million kroner to be invested in charging stations
for electric cars
- No registration fees for sustainable vehicles under the
value of 400,000 kroner in 2019 and 2020
- No diesel or petrol-fuelled taxis by 2030
- Environmental zones in cities with increased
requirements for transport and public vehicles
- ‘Climate-friendly’ asphalt to be used on public roads
- Fireplaces pre-dating the year 2000 must be removed on
purchase of homes
- Climate
labelling on food products
- Research to develop carbon capture and storage
technologies for use in fields and forests
No diesel, no old chimneys, environmental
impact data on food purchases, climate friendly asphalt…The personal income tax
rate in Denmark is 55.8 percent. If my math holds up, for every dollar a Dane
earns, he/she gives almost 56 cents to the government.
Danes reportedly are the happiest
people in the world. Given the tax rate, there is something to be said for
getting pissed off.
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