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Govt releases controversial methane review5 Dec 24 - The Government “will carefully consider” the findings of an independent review on New Zealand’s biogenic methane science and targets, it announced yesterday. |
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Govt sponsors new methane testing facility4 Dec 24 - A new feed conversion efficiency and methane testing facility is looking to fill a gap in New Zealand methane research. |
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Low emission meat products 'simply greenwashing'3 Dec 24 - A new meat product using bobby calves, that its producer claims will address ethical and environmental concerns in the New Zealand dairy sector, is being labelled "industry greenwashing". |
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Controversy around methane review heats up28 Nov 24 - The government’s proposal to align methane targets with ‘no additional warming’ is self-serving, unfair to developing nations, and could ultimately harm New Zealand’s reputation and free trade agreements, according to a new report. |
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Exports risk multi-billion dollar hit if GMO rules deregulated26 Nov 24 - New Zealand’s primary sector exports could drop by $10 billion to $20 billion a year if the government goes ahead with plans to change genetic modification rules, according to a new report. |
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Govt passes bill to keep farming emissions out of ETS25 Nov 24 - The government quietly passed a bill to remove agricultural emissions from New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme on Friday, making no official statement announcing the law change. |
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Govt accused of kicking can down the road on ag emissions12 Nov 24 - The Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme Agricultural Obligations) Amendment Bill completed its second reading in Parliament with Opposition parties saying it was a step backwards. |
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Seaweed can reduce emissions from cattle by 95% - new study24 Oct 24 - A new study has found that using whole Asparagopsis seaweed as a cattle feed additive is significantly more effective at reducing methane emissions than using the plant’s primary active compound on... |
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Farmers need to get creative to reduce environmental impacts: Young Farmer finalist4 Oct 24 - By Jon Rawlinson | A three-time winner of the Northern FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition is building a business around helping future farmers prepare for environmental challenges. |
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Nestlé questions NZ dairy farmers’ carbon claims22 Aug 24 - By Liz Kivi | Nestlé’s chief dairy buyer has challenged claims that New Zealand’s dairy farms have the lowest global carbon footprint. |
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UN-backed organisation approves Fonterra’s climate targets19 Aug 24 - By Jon Rawlinson | The world’s top corporate climate-target verifier, the London-based Science Based Targets initiative, has approved Fonterra’s emissions reductions targets. |
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European organisation accuses Fonterra of derailing climate action19 Jul 24 - A European organisation has accused big dairy and meat companies, including New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, of “distracting, delaying and derailing” action on climate change. |
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What does Denmark’s carbon tax mean for NZ?17 Jul 24 - By Nick Swallow | COMMENT: A few weeks back Denmark announced a proposal to introduce a tax on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. |
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Govt’s regulatory breather doesn’t change pressure on farm emissions9 Jul 24 - As the Government moves away from pricing farm emissions and looks to reduce methane targets, farmers are coming under increasing pressure from their customers to reduce all emissions. |
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More carrot, less stick for ag sector emissions reductions?1 Jul 24 - The Bank of New Zealand is the latest big business to become a shareholder of a public-private joint venture to reduce emissions from agriculture. |
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Climate announcements coming to Fieldays?11 Jun 24 - Farmers and the wider agricultural sector gathering at Fieldays this week make the event a likely venue for rolling out environment and climate change policy. |
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Additional $18 million to reduce agricultural emissions10 Apr 24 - The government and businesses are committing an additional $18 million to a public-private joint venture to reduce agricultural emissions. |
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Govt review of methane targets controversial with experts8 Apr 24 - The government’s plan for an independent review of agricultural methane targets consistent with no additional warming represents “dangerous thinking” according to an expert. |
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