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Category Archives: greenhouse gases
The NZ system for GHG reporting will be crucial
Big decisions still lie ahead as to how New Zealand reports its GHGs to the United Nations. Keeping short and long-life gases separate in the reporting headlines is vital. A key forthcoming decision for New Zealand is how it will … Continue reading
Posted in greenhouse gases, Uncategorized
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Dairy markets have hit a sweet spot but big challenges remain
Global dairy markets continue to grow despite negative sentiment in some quarters. The Climate Change Commission expects less cows to be balanced by more milk per cow. Man-made ‘udder factories’ are yet to emerge. The combined effect of the three … Continue reading
Posted in Composting mootels, Dairy, greenhouse gases, Uncategorized
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Is regenerative agriculture the real deal
Regenerative agriculture is in vogue as a concept but what does it really mean? I often get asked my opinion about regenerative agriculture. My standard rejoinder is to ask what does the questioner mean by ‘regenerative agriculture’? That typically gets … Continue reading
Posted in Agribusiness, Composting mootels, Dairy, greenhouse gases, Land and water, Water
19 Comments
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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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
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Why methane is different
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
