The tripartite agreement is an important step in a greener direction and in the Green Transition Denmark we recognize that it has been a major task to reach a joint agreement on a Green Denmark.

"The negotiations have certainly not been an easy task, and we are happy to learn that Treparten has had a broad focus. The agreement delivers on nitrogen and nature with a new land fund as well as a far more tangible nitrogen regulation, which together seems to be able to ensure that we reach our nitrogen target in 2027 – this is very positive. Unfortunately, the CO2 tax is correspondingly lagging behind, as the floor deduction of 60% and large technology subsidies maintain the current intensive form of animal production," says Niklas Sjøbeck Jørgensen, senior advisor for Food and Bioresources at the Council for the Green Transition.

Green Transition Denmark would also like to see an increased pace and a greater incentive to switch to more plant-based food for people.

"We need faster phasing in and a strong incentive to make changes in what we produce - the so-called structural restructuring. This means that animal production, which burdens the environment and the climate, must be converted to natural areas or to plant-based production. Via the new land fund, we get 390.000 hectares of land taken out, corresponding to 15% of the agricultural area, but the incentive to move away from animal production does not appear in this agreement," says Niklas Sjøbeck Jørgensen.

In addition, the Green Transition Denmark is critical of the agreement's strong focus on technological means.

"The basic deduction will give farmers an incentive to use more technological means instead of completely switching production away from animal production that burdens the environment and climate. Therefore, it should be looked at whether the floor deduction can be adjusted downwards and phased out – this will provide an incentive to switch from animal production to plant production,” says Trine Langhede, Advisor for Food and Bioresources in the Green Transition Denmark.

"It is important that the technologies invested in, as part of the agreement, have a climate effect and do not have negative consequences for the environment, climate or animal welfare. For example, our calculations show that the climate effect is highly dependent on which biomass is used to make biochar, and that it may take over 40 years before pyrolysis has a positive climate effect. It is therefore unsustainable that the agreement takes as its starting point that pyrolysis can contribute significantly to achieving Denmark's climate goals as early as 2030 and towards 2045. Furthermore, it is extremely crucial that we are not unrealistic about which biomass is used to make biochar , as we will use biomass for many things in the future,” concludes Trine Langhede.