Govt says lower methane reductions will still meet climate obligations without farm closures

Govt says lower methane reductions will still meet climate obligations without farm closures
The independent panel was led by Nicola Shadbolt. (Image: Massey University)
Rebecca Howard
Reduced methane reductions targets will still allow New Zealand to meet its climate obligations “without shutting down Kiwi farms”, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says.McClay made the comments on Wednesday after the Government released an independent review of NZ's biogenic methane science and targets.The five-person panel was appointed in June to review the 2050 targets. It was led by Nicola Shadbolt, a former climate change commissioner. In 2016, NZ signed the Paris Climate Agreement, which aims to hold the increase in...

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