New Zealand proposed a climate change plan: taxing burps and pee from farm animals
"No other country in the world has yet developed a system for pricing and reducing agricultural emissions, so our farmers are set to benefit from being first movers," the press release released on Tuesday said.
"This is an important step forward in New Zealand's transition to a low emissions future and delivers on our promise to price agriculture emissions from 2025," the release said. reported that while the country only has 5 million people, it has around 10 million beef and dairy cattle and 26 million sheep. That has resulted in half of the country's greenhouse gas emissions coming from farms.
The farming industry's leading lobbying group told the AP that the plan would force farmers to sell their farms and leave. statement
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