We are just 38 signatures short of our target. We need at least 100 signatures to be able to use it to put pressure on Dairy NZ, Beef and Lamb and Federated Farmers to stop selling NZ farmers out and agreeing to an inequitable farm emission … [Read more...]
We are going to the Fieldays
FARM (Facts About Ruminant Methane), the organization I teamed up with to continue the fight against those who want to tax farmers for methane emissions, has a stand at Mystery Creek. We are in Rural Living Marquee site RM118 Please come along … [Read more...]
Important to move on methane now
The PM is soon to announce who will be climate minister and we are gearing up to campaign for the removal of all unscientific methane reduction requirements. We hope James Shaw will be kicked to touch and he deserves to be after adopting unscientific … [Read more...]
Minister for Primary Industries, Damien O’Connor out of touch with science
‘A statement by the Minister for Primary Industries, Damien O’Connor, "that it is a huge concession for agriculture to only face a 5 percent obligation when it enters the ETS in 2025", shows how out of touch with the science of methane … [Read more...]
Carbon Zero bill is a bad bill
The Carbon zero bill sets out to set up a climate commission which is going to advise the Government on carbon budgets to meet the targets set in the legislation. The only target for CO2 is that net CO2 emissions be reduced to zero by 2050, … [Read more...]
Carbon Zero Climate Bill submissions due by 16 July
Parliament is considering the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill. It is before the Environment Select Committee which are taking submissions until 16 July This is a big deal for farmers and all farmers should make a … [Read more...]
Submissions close on the Zero Carbon Bill proposal on 19th July at 5pm
There has never been a better time for farmers to get a win than now. The online submission process is quick and easy and could take less than ten minutes. There are 16 questions and options and submitters just have to click the options they wish. … [Read more...]
Farming leaders committed to zero emissions but it is not clear they know what that is.
An informal group who describe themselves as farming leaders have issued a joint statement committing themselves to the Government’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050. They include Federated Farmers, Dairy NZ, Beef and Lamb, Fonterra Shareholders … [Read more...]
NZ Herald article by Robin Grieve
The New Zealand Herald published an article I wrote in response to statements made during the Paris Climate talks by our world leaders and some opinion piece writers that were inaccurate. While the article was primarily for that purpose I did manage … [Read more...]
Language changing over livestock emissions.
The Government has taken livestock emissions out of the ETS review for later this year. The ETS is an absolute joke so there will be plenty to review including the dodgy forestry credits NZ foresters sell, without the contentious issue of … [Read more...]