The proposal would make the country the first in the world to charge farmers for the gases emitted from their livestock and aims to tackle one of the nation's biggest sources of greenhouse gases.
New Zealand is home to around 10 million cattle and 26 million sheep and nearly half of its total greenhouse gases come from farming in the form of methane.
Under the new plans, farmers will have to pay for their animal's belches from 2025.
Climate Change Minister James Shaw said: "There is no question that we need to cut the amount of methane we are putting into the atmosphere, and an effective pricing system for agriculture will play a key part in how we achieve that."
The proposal includes incentives for farmers who are able to reduce the emissions from their animals while revenue from the scheme will be invested in research and development services for the agricultural industry.
Interesting how farmers will try and stop their animals from doing it....  |
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"In other words, eat less meat and save the planet.
Beef will soon be only for the well off."
Meat and poultry is far too cheap and this had lead to obesity and health issues for far too many people.
If you look at the price of an organic chicken , it’s c. £15 that’s the genuine price of a chicken. Not £2.49 at Tesco’s . Clearly those chickens haven’t been raised correctly and factory farmed.
I want good farming practices , animal welfare and good quality food for people. |
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