Parties wants to swap CO2 tax delay for other measures

The Danish government is negotiating a fisheries agreement to delay the CO2 tax on fishing by several years. The Green Lefts climate spokesperson, Carl Valentin, aims to offset the delay with other climate measures. The CO2 tax was to be effective from January 2025, but a draft agreement proposes implementing it in 2029 at half rate initially. The Conservatives support the delay, seeing it as a necessary transition tool. The Green Left and The Danish Social Liberal Party view the delay critically, proposing alternatives like increasing trawl-free areas to reduce emissions. Leaders of The Danish Social Liberal Party, such as Martin Lidegaard, oppose using Green Fund money to compensate fishers, advocating instead for sustainable fishing transformations. The Denmark Democrats, opposed to the CO2 tax, are not included in the latest negotiations.