Displaying items by tag: climate change
Seaweed could bust methane emissions
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is predicting huge international demand for a native seaweed if research proves its worth as a potential methane buster for agriculture.
Farmers ‘better board the emissions train’
The emissions train is leaving the station and farmers need to be aboard, says DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle.
At last a deal on climate change — Editorial
OPINION: Primary sector bosses and Government ministers waxed lyrical at a news conference at Parliament on the new deal on agricultural emissions.
Feds committed to cutting emissions, not joining the ETS
Farmers continue to oppose agriculture entering the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Farm level emissions priced by 2025
The Government and farming leaders are joining forces to measure and price emissions at farm level by 2025.
Sheep and beef doing its bit
No increase in stock numbers in the sheep and beef sector is anticipated as the industry moves towards carbon neutrality, says Beef + Lamb NZ head of nutrition Fiona Windle.
Methane reducing cattle feed one step closer
The Government is backing a project that could substantially reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions from cattle.
Digging deeper into soil’s black box
Could soil organic matter be used for carbon credits?
NZ out on its own
New Zealand is the only country actively considering a compulsory price on biological greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from agriculture, the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) confirms.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
OPINION: New Zealand's heavy reliance on International Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) credits makes us dangerously exposed to one of the world’s most volatile markets.
