Displaying items by tag: climate change

The Government will commit $710 million over the next four years to accelerate efforts to lower agricultural emissions, expand the contribution of forestry to reduce carbon, and produce alternative ‘green’ fuels.

Since joining New Zealand Winegrowers I have been working closely with the environment team on central government consultations relating to three of our six environmental focus areas: climate change, water and waste.

OPINION: Price penalties won't drive down livestock emissions without affordable and practical new technologies being available to farmers - unless the aim is to kill off the sector.

The climate emergency is by far the most severe threat faced by grape growers and wine producers around the world, says a group of climate action wineries in an open letter to wine trade executives.

A webinar on transitioning to a more sustainable agricultural model in the face of climate change has been organised on December 8.

OPINION: Climate Change Minister James Shaw should not hesitate to sign the global commitment to reduce methane by 30% by 2030.

OPINION: Dairy farmers are hoping that the world gets a glimpse of the unique split gas approach being taken by New Zealand to reduce agriculture emissions.

Climate change has been affecting many different regions around the globe for decades and the shift in weather is impacting fruit production.

Over the next two weeks, more than 1,500 farmers around New Zealand are getting to grips with why and how they should start responding to a changing climate, thanks to new workshops run by Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Silver Fern Farms (SFF).

OPINION: "The carbon market is based on the lack of delivery of an invisible substance to no one."