Beef + Lamb New Zealand says farmers shouldn’t have to pay for on-farm emissions until a robust emissions measuring and reporting system is up and running.
Farmers are set to pay for their on-farm emissions from 2025 - with the Government adopting a split-gas on-farm levy which was developed by industry partnership He Waka Eke Noa.
Beef + Lamb NZ is part of the partnership, but chair Kate Acland said after feedback from farmers they wanted some changes.
“We’re calling for the staged implementation of an agricultural emissions framework, starting with the establishment of a robust emissions measuring and reporting system, with a price on emissions not introduced until outstanding issues are resolved.