The chances of anything being signed at Copenhagen were never good and thankfully it seems what slim chance there was is getting slimmer. The US is unlikely to get its emissions scheme through its Senate and nor is Australia. It seems NZ is one of the few who have a parliament that is keen forContinue Reading …
Nitrous Oxide is a neat litle gas
September 11, 2009
Nitrous Oxide is laughing gas and it is laughable how it is being treated by journalists. Now called the most significant ozone depleting gas nitrous oxide’s association with agriculture sees farmers now taking the rap for depleting the ozone layer as well as frying the planet. Refer NZ Herald article by Eloise Gibson Livestock gasContinue Reading …
Revised carbon emissions for agriculture
April 21, 2009
Revised carbon liability for agriculture The Ministry of the Environment has released its review of New Zealand’s carbon emissions for the year 2008. It has updated our forecast carbon emissions for the Kyoto commitment for the period 2008- 2012. This shows a change in our carbon emissions from a 21.7 million tonne liability toContinue Reading …
The Kyoto Folly – Lawnmower versus Sheep
March 10, 2009
New Zealand’s Emission Trading Scheme was devised to comply with the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol was devised to combat global warming. The idea is that a country’s carbon emissions are measured, or guessed, in line with clear rules laid out in the Kyoto agreement. If that country emits more carbon than it did inContinue Reading …
Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions Letter
February 17, 2009
To Whom It May Concern It has been reported that agriculture is responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. What has not been reported is what percentage of NZ’s greenhouse gases are removed from the atmosphere by pastoral farming. Any carbon emissions tax charged or credit given should be on the net balance of anContinue Reading …
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