Planning for Certainty in a Changing Climate
In Otago, local catchment group initiatives are building momentum from the ground up, with farmers reimagining how they manage gullies and wet areas that were once seen as a nuisance.
Recently, the Government announced a reduction in New Zealand's methane reduction targets, a welcome adjustment for many in the primary sector, as it acknowledges the realities of agricultural production and the pace of technological change.
Long-term environmental and business planning simply can’t happen if the goalposts keep moving.
Most farmers agree that reducing methane emissions is a worthwhile aim, but the path must be steady enough for practical investment and innovation to take hold.
That innovation is already coming, and a steady approach will allow it to continue.
Author's summary: Farmers need steady climate policies.
More News
- Texas faces heightened wildfire threat amid ongoing drought
- Trump commutes George Santos' prison sentence out of pity: "Horribly mistreated!"
- Dan's Daily: Jagr Back; Team USA Makes Demands; Penguins Changes
- Jared Moskowitz tops 1 Primary challenger, 4 GOP foes in Q3 fundraising with $372K haul
- Judge Dismisses Case Seeking Removal of V.I. Elections Board Chair Raymond Williams, Rejects TRO After Finding No Conflict, No Evidence
- Men’s soccer Wolves prey on the Falcons to advance to the quarterfinals – Algonquin Times
- Core strike gold at Effie 2025 awards - Marketing.ie
- Inside the Chicago Resistance
- Chelsea enjoy thumping win at Forest - West London Sport
- A caregiver's survival guide: Advice from people who've been there