Emissions-Heavy Agriculture Wins Climate Reprieve in New Zealand
- Government confirms sector won’t join emissions trading system
- Agriculture accounts for about half of the country’s emissions
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New Zealand confirmed the agriculture sector, which accounts for about half the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, will be excluded from a national carbon pricing system.
Farmers had protested against previous proposals to impose a regulated price on methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions from late 2025, arguing it would force some in the industry off their land.