Category Archives: greenhouse gases

Carbon farming has hidden consequences

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

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

Why methane is different

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

This is the second of a series of articles discussing some of the difficult issues that have to be understood and resolved in relation to New Zealand’s proposed Zero Carbon Bill. The first article is here  For many years, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Agribusiness, greenhouse gases, Science ethics and communication | 2 Comments