Methane producing cow New Zealand has revealed plans to tax burps and farts from livestock in an attempt to reduce its emissions of methane gas.
Roughly half of New Zealand’s carbon emissions come from its agricultural sector, a major pillar of its economy. The nation is a major exporter of meat and dairy products: roughly 5 million people live in New Zealand compared to 10 million cattle and 26 million sheep.
“There is no question that we need to cut the amount of methane we are putting into the atmosphere, and an effective emissions pricing system for agriculture will play a key part in how we achieve that,” Climate Change Minister James Shaw said .
Until now, animal emissions have not been included in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme , but under the proposed plan farmers would have to pay for their livestock’s gas emissions from 2025 onward. Methane gas is […]
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