Agriculture emissions pricing possible by 2025 says CCC

Agriculture emissions pricing possible by 2025 says CCC
Rodd Carr says perfect is the enemy of the good when it comes to agricultural emissions pricing. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Ian Llewellyn
The Climate Change Commission believes it will be possible to have a simple system to put a price on agricultural emissions at the farm level outside the emissions trading scheme (ETS) by Jan 1, 2025, with considerable effort.It also advised the government to put a price on synthetic nitrogen fertiliser as soon as possible through the ETS, while working towards a more detailed farm-level system in the longer term.The Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) advice follows the work of the He Waka Eke Noa partnership between farmers and government...

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