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 in … [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...]
Livestock emissions continue to track downwards
Livestock emissions continue to track downwards, according to the just released New Zealand’s greenhouse gas inventory update for 2009. I loathe giving these CO2equivalents any credibility as a unit by using them but that is how methane and nitrous … [Read more...]
Good hard working salt of the earth NZers do not deserve these attacks
I have just spent four hours with a lovely couple in their early 60’s who have had only two days away from their dairy farm in eight years. They work hard for every cent they have ever earned; they have a mortgage to pay and bills each month, mud in … [Read more...]
CO2 Levels in New Zealand
No cow, sheep, pig or goat has ever managed to create carbon out of nothing. They produce products by taking carbon out of the air which is then stored in the bones of growing children, in wool for carpets and leather for furniture and clothing. No … [Read more...]