He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN ) is a proposed pricing scheme for livestock emissions. This is a four-part series explaining the big four mistakes it makes and what it needs to do to fix these. Part 1 HWEN misunderstands the science of methane … [Read more...]
Forestry Owners Association Throwing Farmers Under The Bus
“The Forestry Owners Association motives in calling for the inclusion of livestock emissions in to the ETS are driven by profit and not environmental concerns,” Robin Grieve Chairman of Pastural Farming Climate Research Inc said today. “The … [Read more...]
The Green's Carbon Tax
PFCR has not gone away, I know we have been very quiet lately but we are still here. A funding shortfall has brought our progress to a halt part way through the process that we set out on. The ETS and livestock emissions have been issues that … [Read more...]
ETS, the greatest crime against humanity ever committed by any NZ Government.
Last post for the year, with Doha done and Kyoto almost done I think we all deserve a break from the topic of global warming and ETS etc. A new year will dawn soon and we will have no Kyoto obligation. No NZ Government has been able to stem the … [Read more...]
Commissioner for the Environment doesn't understand the ETS
A lot of misinformation about the ETS is being bandied about as the Finance and Expenditure hear submissions on the proposed changes to the ETS. I will be appearing before them on Monday. Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright … [Read more...]
Cost of removing entry date of biological emissions into the ETS grossly exaggerated
Labour Party MP Sue Moroney claimed that delaying the entry of bio emissions into the ETS would cost $400 million. She said this during debate over her private members bill to increase paid parental leave to 26 weeks which passed its first reading in … [Read more...]
Carbon Trading to favour Aussie Farmers
Phil O’Reilly and John Carnegie of Business NZ believe New Zealand and Australia should able to buy and sell each other's carbon credits. Australian carbon credits are created under the Carbon Farming Initiative and New Zealand carbon credits are … [Read more...]
Labour going to suck $4.8 billion out of agriculture
A perplexing weekend. I was watching Q & A, Paul Holmes was interviewing Don Nicholson the ACT candidate for Southland. Paul Holmes said that we need innovation and Labour’s $800 million R & D policy was good, and to fund it farmers were … [Read more...]
Now they are contradicting themselves
Dairy NZ is giving a series of workshops on livestock farming and greenhouse gases. They are delivering it on behalf of MAF so there is a fair amount of Government propaganda delivered. "We need an ETS or they won't buy our produce " sort of … [Read more...]
Fears For Safety of Nick Smith at ETS meeting
This from Karen Arnold of the NZ Herald There were fears for the safety of Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith tonight as he faced a barrage of abuse from mainly irate Southland farmers at a meeting to discuss the Emissions Trading Scheme … [Read more...]