The New Zealand government was advised that reducing its 2050 biogenic methane emissions target could see the gap to its third emissions budget (2031-35) double, official papers released Tuesday showed.
The Swedish furniture giant is one of the biggest forestry owners in a region, and it's worrying residents. The post A district ‘swallowed’ by pine trees: Fears over IKEA forests appeared first on Farmers Weekly.
A pilot using nature credits to restore forests in New Zealand co-governed by Maori trustees is seeking buyers, they announced this week.
Emissions in the New Zealand ETS will sit below the cap for the next decade, officials told the government in advice released on Thursday, creating a buffer for dry years.
Daniel Carson cites recent research to argue that there’s a metric we dare not leave out when measuring farming credentials. The post Nutrient density: the missing link in the emissions debate appeared first on Farmers Weekly.
The New Zealand government has formally rejected the Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) advice to tighten its emissions targets across all sectors, almost two weeks after the deadline.
An experienced trader says government back-tracking on climate change has tanked the price that emitters have to pay for carbon units. The post Final ETS auction of the year fails to sell a single carbon unit appeared first on Farmers Weekly.
New Zealand’s finance minister Nicola Willis on Tuesday defended the government’s decision not to budget for offshore mitigation to meet its Paris Agreement targets, saying that there is no legal obligation to meet it.
