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Category Archives: carbon farming
Carbon neutrality requires permanent forests not production forests
In recent months I have been writing about land-use transformation that will be driven increasingly by carbon trading. If New Zealand is to approach net-zero carbon, then it can only be achieved by a combination of modified lifestyles plus new … Continue reading
Posted in carbon farming, forestry, greenhouse gases, Meat Industry
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Government is losing the forestry debate with rural New Zealand
The response of Government Ministers to rural concerns about forestry policy is polarising the debate. Describing rural perspectives as ‘fiction’, and upset rural protesters as ‘rednecks’, is counter-productive. The combination of the Zero Carbon Act and forthcoming Emission Trading Scheme … Continue reading
Posted in carbon farming, forestry, greenhouse gases, Meat Industry
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Conversion of farms to forestry is now ramping up
Earlier this year I wrote two articles, archived here and here, about the likely impact and consequences of policies that encourage conversion of pastoral land to forestry. I was particularly concerned about the actions and power of foreign investors, and … Continue reading
Posted in Agribusiness, carbon farming, forestry, Meat Industry
10 Comments
Forestry decisions need to be made now
New Zealand’s forestry policy is in a mess. We have drifted into a situation where the big decisions are made outside of New Zealand. Governmental forestry policy is like steering a dog by the tail. And this particular dog has … Continue reading
Posted in carbon farming, forestry, Meat Industry
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Carbon farming has hidden consequences
New Zealand’s Zero Carbon Bill is based on the assumption that carbon farming through forestry provides a climate-change solution, at least until the arrival of new technologies that allow New Zealand to move away from fossil fuels. In contrast, Environment … Continue reading
Posted in carbon farming, forestry, greenhouse gases, Land and water
29 Comments
