Govt eyes 2025 for farm-level emissions pricing, tests interim steps

Govt eyes 2025 for farm-level emissions pricing, tests interim steps
Gavin Evans
By Gavin Evans July 16 (BusinessDesk) - The government plans to start policing emissions at the farm level from 2025 but has split with industry on how best to start bringing emissions down in the meantime. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Climate Change Minister James Shaw today launched a formal consultation on the proposals which will involve farmers calculating their on-farm emissions annually and being charged – or credited for reductions – from that date. Emissions from nitrogen fertiliser would be paid by importers and manu...

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