Federated Farmers Praises Labour's Emissions Tax Backdown
For the first time in a quarter of a century, Federated Farmers has something positive to say about the Labour Party’s climate change policy leading into a general election.
OPINION: The global crusade against fossil fuel is gaining momentum in some regions.
Amsterdam became the world’s first capital to legally ban advertisements for fossil fuels, meat, and high-carbon products (like flights and petrol cars) in public spaces, effective May 1, 2026.
In NZ, there’s also a push to ban fossil fuel “advertising for our health, our climate, and our future”.
Led by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who described the industry as “godfathers of climate chaos,” the campaign aims to eliminate greenwashing.
]But with the recent Middle East fuel crisis, backers of fossil fuel should be careful what they wish for.
A 40-day blockade of just 20% of the world’s oil and gas supply is creating mayhem. Fossil fuels have a vital role to play to keep the world fed and moving.
Red meat farmers are welcoming Labour’s plan to review the Emissions Trading Scheme and not to campaign on pricing agricultural emissions.
Where any worker in the kiwifruit industry is mistreated, we expect the authorities to take action.
Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers arable chair, Bevan Lill, said Beef + Lamb NZ data indicated that for the last six years, the average arable return on investment was about 0.8% while inflation ran about 4% - so the average arable farm was going backwards at about 3% a year.
Seed and grain companies share the concerns of arable farmers about the viability of their sector, says Seed and Grain New Zealand chief executive Dr Sarah Clark.
The New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) says unnecessary changes to New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) will seriously erode investor confidence and result in significant reductions in forest planting rates.
For the first time in a quarter of a century, Federated Farmers has something positive to say about the Labour Party’s climate change policy leading into a general election.