Climate Change Minister Simon Watts released the Government’s new climate strategy this morning. The strategy outlines five ‘core pillars’ to tackle the impacts of climate change […]
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Farming to remain outside NZ’s emissions trading scheme – Expert Reaction
The coalition government has announced greenhouse gases from agriculture will not be covered in the country’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) next […]
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The Government’s proposal to price agricultural emissions – Expert Reaction
The Government has proposed a plan of action for farmers to reduce their greenhouse emissions that’s now open for consultation. […]
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The Climate Commission’s take on farm emissions pricing – Expert Reaction
The Climate Change Commission says farmers are on track to start paying for their greenhouse gas emissions through a farm-level pricing […]
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Agricultural emissions agreement – Expert Reaction
The Government and farming sector have agreed to a partnership to reduce primary sector emissions. A five-year plan will aim […]
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Covering Climate Now – In the News
Climate change has been front and centre this week as more than 250 media outlets committed to emphasising coverage as […]
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Climate change committee’s recommendations – Expert Reaction
The Government has released the reports from the Interim Climate Change Committee, along with details on how it plans to […]
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Zero Carbon Bill splits greenhouse gas targets – Expert Reaction
The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill, designed to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions to under 1.5C over the […]
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Farmers advocate takes wrong message from climate reports – Andy Reisinger
Deputy Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre Dr Andy Reisinger offers a rebuttal in the NZ […]
Continue readingNew tools needed to cut agricultural emissions – Expert reaction
One billion tonnes. That’s how much the global agricultural industry needs to cut its emissions per year by 2030 to […]
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