Friday, 21 October 2022 11:25

GHG emissions up 1.7%

Written by  Staff Reporters
While greenhouse gas emissions are up, according to the latest statistics, agriculture, forestry and fishery saw a significant decrease in emissions. While greenhouse gas emissions are up, according to the latest statistics, agriculture, forestry and fishery saw a significant decrease in emissions.

As farmers and tractors took to New Zealand’s motorways, towns and cities to protest the pricing of agricultural emissions, Stats NZ released the country’s quarterly greenhouse gas emissions figures.

The figures, which track the March 2022 quarter (January 2022 – March 2022), revealed the seasonally adjusted greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions had increased 1.7% on the previous quarter.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing saw the largest decrease, however, in emissions, down 0.8%.

Meanwhile, Stats NZ says electricity generation and manufacturing were the main culprit for the rise.

“One of the main sources of fluctuation in New Zealand’s total emissions is the variation in the energy sources used for electricity generation,” says Stats NZ environmental-economic accounts manager Stephen Oakley.

“The increase and then decrease in renewable share of electricity generation over the last two quarters has continued to create volatility in New Zealand’s overall production of emissions,” Oakley says.

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