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Local farmers, growers and landowners can learn more about alternative proposals to the Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) at a roadshow in Wellsford next month.
Dairy NZ, Beef + Lamb NZ and Federated Farmers are organising the event to explain the two new emissions pricing options developed by the He Waka Eke Noa partnership, or joint action plan on primary sector emissions.
Farmers are being asked to submit their thoughts before the recommendations go to the Government in April and a series of roadshows is part of the formal engagement process to answer questions and gather feedback.
The two alternatives have been developed after the farming sector convinced the Government not to bring agriculture into the EMS in 2019. Instead, they agreed to work together to establish a separate regulatory framework to measure, manage and reduce on-farm agriculture greenhouse gas emissions and enable farmers to adapt to climate change, with a view to introducing it in 2025. By that time, He Waka Eke Noa aims to ensure all farmers are including climate change mitigation and adaptation in their farm business and environment plans, calculating their net greenhouse gas emissions and being incentivised to take action on climate change through an appropriate pricing mechanism.
The Wellsford roadshow will be held on Thursday, February 17 at the town’s Memorial RSA in Olympus Road, from 7pm to 9pm. There will also be an option to provide feedback online and a series of webinars.
