Asked to cut herds, move or even shut down to help meet E.U. environmental goals, agricultural workers say too much is demanded of them. Their anger is reshaping the political landscape.
To meet climate goals, some European countries are asking farmers to reduce livestock, relocate or shut down and an angry backlash has begun reshaping the political landscape before national elections in the fall.
Goals of cutting nitrogen emissions by 50 percent by 2030 have caused an uproar in the Netherlands. Climate activists say the cuts are necessary to preserve nature.