Displaying items by tag: Environment
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.
Breaking through the agricultural challenges
Our growing world needs more food production than ever — yet it will have to be produced with less water and land, and there will be more consumer backlash.
Methane reducing cattle feed one step closer
The Government is backing a project that could substantially reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions from cattle.
Effluent Expo now includes environment
A new strategy is in place for the upcoming Effluent and Environment Expo in Waikato.
Irish dairy on enviro radar
The expansion of the dairy industry in Ireland is starting to affect the environmental health of the country’s lakes, rivers and estuaries.
Taking farmers together on climate change
How we take the farming community with us and what trajectory we are on for climate change response is all open for discussion, says Dr Rod Carr, the new chair-designate of the Climate Change Commission.
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.
