Displaying items by tag: climate change
Science the answer to debate
The previous government issued a call-to-action to New Zealand: double primary production export earnings while maintaining or improving water quality.
Beware of all the forests from these trees
OPINION: Beware the snag in the incentivised pushing by central and local government to get hill country into trees.
Ag sector ready to tackle challenges
OPINION: Two important pieces of work released in the last couple of weeks bring into clear focus the challenge New Zealand faces in its greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
Farmers urged to plant more trees
If farmers want to offset their emissions under the likely Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), then it is rational to plant forestry and get the carbon credits for that, says Farm Foresters Association president Neil Cullen.
Debate heating up — Editorial
We've had lately an abundance of reports on how New Zealand should tackle its carbon emissions profile – especially regarding agriculture’s contribution.
Billion trees not enough
Shane Jones’ one billion trees planting project is not ambitious enough, says the Productivity Commission.
Water blamed as big planet warmer
Water vapour is responsible for at least 70% of the ‘greenhouse effect’, while methane and nitrous oxide — New Zealand’s supposedly ‘nasty’ emissions – are “virtually irrelevant” as contributors to any global warming effect.
Agri emissions mitigation must be science-based
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton says there is no single way of dealing with agricultural emissions.
Emissions report: keep it simple, say farmers
Give us a “simple one-on-one” guide to the issue of climate change, says Federated Farmers vice-president and climate change spokesman Andrew Hoggard.
Emissions prices should carry an incentive
DairyNZ says emissions prices suggested by the Productivity Commission would heavily affect NZ farming if the sector faced a full emissions price under the Emissions Trading Scheme.
