Campbell Parker: Dairy NZ CEO on the Government removing agriculture from the emissions trading scheme

Published: June 11, 2024, 8:05 p.m.

Dairy NZ's welcoming the Government's decision to keep agriculture out of the Emissions Trading Scheme.\xa0

A law change will stop farming being charged through the scheme, which offsets credits against emitting. \xa0

It's also disestablished He Waka Eke Noa and plans to replace it with a new group tasked with tackling methane emissions from farming. \xa0

Dairy NZ chief executive Campbell Parker told Mike Hosking that they're looking forward to having more precise emission targets.\xa0

He says when farmers get clarity, they will invest in the things needed to improve their farms.\xa0

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