Brussels, Sep 7 (IANS) The European Commission approved an investment of nearly 53 million euros ($59 million) in a Danish scheme aimed at supporting more climate-friendly dairy production.
The scheme aims to help livestock farmers reduce methane emissions, according to a statement from the European Commission on Friday.
This will contribute to meeting the national binding reduction target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture and forest sectors.
Farmers who commit to reducing methane emissions to mandatory standards will be given additional support, reports Xinhua news agency. The scheme will run until the end of December 2027 and will be open to dairy livestock farmers in Denmark.
The assistance will take the form of direct grants and cover up to 100 per cent of the eligible costs, the Commission said in its statement.
The Commission evaluated the scheme under European Union (EU) state aid rules that allow member states to support the development of certain economic activities under certain conditions.
The European Commission is the primary executive branch of the European Union (EU). It functions as a cabinet government, with the 27 members of the Commission headed by a President. It consists of an administrative body of 32 thousand European civil servants. The Commission is divided into departments, known as Directorates-General (DGs), which can be compared to departments or ministries, each headed by a Director-General, who is responsible to a Commissioner.
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