Displaying items by tag: climate change
Zero debate on climate change
OPINION: The media should allow debate surrounding the causes of climate change.
Foreign investment is critical
Foreign investment not only brings in money but links New Zealand into foreign markets, says former Prime Minister John Key.
Not the time for tax – Key
Former Prime Minister John Key says imposing another tax on farmers now for greenhouse gas emissions won’t achieve much.
Emissions trading tops farmers’ concerns
Climate change policy and the emissions trading scheme (ETS) are farmers’ biggest concerns.
NZ’s agriculture GHG policy working against us
OPINION: New Zealand's Action on Agricultural emissions places us all in a very uncomfortable situation.
Emissions profile for every farm
All Fonterra farms will get a unique report about their biological emissions within 15 months.
Climate change challenges will grow
Pressure on farmers from climate change – both from the changing climatic conditions and reducing emissions – will only increase, says Primary Sector Council chairman Lain Jager.
Meat given a bum steer
Red meat is unfairly a scapegoat in the fight against climate change, says a European academic.
Playing our part — Editorial
Dairy farmers have made clear to the Government that they don’t support a methane reduction target of 24% to 47% by 2050.
Climate change issues will get much worse – Jager
Farmers may think the pressure of climate change today is bad, but it will get much, much worse, says Primary Sector Council chairman Lain Jager.
