Source: Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is welcoming ACT’s announcement that it will campaign on New Zealand adopting a split-gas approach to both its international Paris Agreement targets and its domestic emissions budgets, says Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford.
“Federated Farmers has been calling for a split-gas approach for our Paris target and our carbon budgets for a long time,” says Langford, who is also the organisation’s climate change spokesperson.
“The current Paris Agreement target is for a 50% reduction, across all gases, by 2030.
“This goes way beyond what the science says is required to achieve no further warming from methane emissions.
“Such a target creates a huge financial cost for New Zealand and unrealistic expectations for farmers.”