Gluckman: Tackle emissions with farm plans
Ag sector could slash methane emissions through tailored farm plans, Peter Gluckman says.
Ag sector could slash methane emissions through tailored farm plans, Peter Gluckman says.
The signs are that methane from livestock will be treated differently to CO2 emissions.
A low-emissions economy for NZ is "challenging but achievable", commission's report finds.
Keeping NZ methane emissions to today's levels won't be enough to stop further warming.
Consensus is building behind planned Zero Carbon Act to combat climate change.
Planting 1 billion trees in 10 years is more achievable than it might sound.
Air NZ, Fonterra and Z Energy among major companies pledging to new climate collective.
Airlines experiment with alternative fuels but hydrocarbons are proving hard to replace.
Having five different income streams make a remote hill country farm viable
Report shows ''major changes will be needed," commission chair Murray Sherwin says.
The way climate change law has been interpreted is "plain nonsense", a councillor says.
Rules for ETS eligibility have changed drastically, owners say
Two Whanganui forest ventures are at odds with Ministry for Primary Industries criteria.
Neil Walker wants to be sure he can claim carbon credits on new forest he plans to plant.
COMMENT: In fighting emissions, should agriculture get a better deal than others?
Climate change action has emerged a winner in just-signed coalition deals.
What policies are parties proposing to manage and protect our natural resources?
Dairy farmers won't have to pay for their climate pollution yet, the Govt says.
NZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.
A leading climate scientist has welcomed a new 20-year Government "roadmap" that singles out climate change as an environmental research priority for New Zealand.
Labour's proposals will make things a lot worse for exporters, writes Bruce Wills.
Prime Minister John Key has defended New Zealand's emissions trading scheme amid criticism it is soft compared with a new Australian scheme.
Australian Greens leader Bob Brown is confident his negotiations with Julia Gillard's Labor Government will see a carbon tax put in place across the Tasman.