I appeared before the Finance and Expenditure Committee on Wednesday. It went well, you only get ten minutes and while they had received our submissions in advance how much of each of them they remember is debatable. There were over 300 submissions … [Read more...]
MAF can not justify the claims they have made about enteric methane.
The response I have received from MAF to my last query leaves me gob smacked for two reasons. Firstly it is an admission that I thought they would never make and it is exciting because it finally confirms what we have been saying. WE ARE RIGHT … [Read more...]
Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill
National's changes to the ETS are before the select committee. It is the Finance & Expenditure Committee and they will be reporting back on the 16th November. Submissions are due by the 13th October. I would say it will be a pretty rushed process … [Read more...]
Rain forests significant producer of Nitrous Oxide
" We project that Basin-wide, the effect of clearing for pasture in the future will be a small reduction in total N2O emissions if the extensive pastures of the Amazon continue to be managed in a way similar to current practices." This conclusion … [Read more...]
Nitrous Oxide is a neat litle gas
Nitrous Oxide is laughing gas and it is laughable how it is being treated by journalists. Now called the most significant ozone depleting gas nitrous oxide's association with agriculture sees farmers now taking the rap for depleting the ozone layer … [Read more...]
Review of the Emission Trading Scheme & related matters
Surprise surprise we are going to have an ETS. The minority reports at the back from p95 on, are the key to this document because National can’t get this through without support from either ACT, Maori Party or Labour. The Maori Party tried to get … [Read more...]
Stock numbers in New Zealand dropping
With 1990 the base year for our emissions targets it makes one think about 1990 and what was happening in NZ at the time. We were all a lot younger of course and while it would be easy to think that life was more carefree back then it probably … [Read more...]
We should only sign at Copenhagen if it is in our best interests
Here is one for you global warming sceptics. I don't put myself in that category; my view is that I don't know if the globe is warming, or if it is cooling, whatever it is doing I don't know what is causing it. What I do know is that if it is warming … [Read more...]
Green agenda is unsustainable
The Green's have released their action plan that they say will enable NZ to reduce our emissions cheaply. The two I will focus on are agriculture and forestry. They advocate reducing stock rates on dairy farms from 2.83 to 2.3 cows per hectare. this … [Read more...]
Jeanette Fitzsimons doesn't like what we are saying
Jeanette Fitzsimons asked this question in Parliament last week. It was heartening and it was to Dr Nick Smith, Minister of Climate Change Issues. Jeanette Fitzsimons: What plans does the Minister have to counter the misinformation repeatedly … [Read more...]