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Primary Sector
We can't simply plant away our methane problem – Upton
To reach a net-zero warming impact from methane, even with reductions of 47% of actual animal emissions, we would need to plant 4.1 million hectares of pine forest between now and 2050.
Energy
Māori knowledge will help clean up Tiwai Point
The company that runs Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is working with local iwi to draw up remediation plans for the site.
Primary Sector
The road to 2025 – reporting agriculture greenhouse gas emissions
Steps to get the farming community reporting its emissions by 2025 might be gaining traction, but it will be difficult and challenging to get everyone over the line, the environment select committee heard last week.
Transport
Carbon cost of clean car rebate 1,465 times the ETS price
Decarbonising transport is the key to reaching NZ's net zero 2050 goal, with difficult decisions needed on heavy freight, shipping and rail.
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