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Budget 2021: Farmers concerned funding calls will reverse economic reforms

Warwick Smith/Stuff Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard is worried the Government is signalling a return to the 1970s when strikes at meat works were common. There would be many farmers concerned by the tone of Robertson’s Budget speech, Hoggard said. He believed farmers should “pat themselves on the back” after reports the economy had performed better than expected through the Covid-19 pandemic. “We didn’t have the financial carnage primarily because of the primary industries and the fact that we were able to keep on doing well.” The Government announced it was putting more than $50 million towards lowering agricultural emissions, including a $24m boost for agricultural greenhouse gas mitigation research and development.

Auckland Council pays $50k a week to guard Western Springs pines from protesters

DAVID WHITE/STUFF Auckland Council has employed security guards to prevent members of the public from entering the site during tree removal. She said Auckland Council was spending an average of “just under $50,000” on the security a week, however the final cost would depend on how long they are required for. Wyss said the price for security was “higher than originally anticipated” but the council would continue to keep security on site until it was deemed safe to re-enter. DAVID WHITE/STUFF Security guards are working “around the clock” as the removal of 95-year-old trees are underway. “Security is also necessary to ensure the safety of council’s staff and contractors, and to assist with the protection of assets, for example diggers, wood-chippers and noise and vibration sensors,” Wyss said.

What it would take for NZ to nearly halve methane emissions by 2030

The report also contained methane-cutting tips for consumers: to boost the energy efficiency of our homes, appliances and lightbulbs, to minimise waste (particularly of food) and to eat a healthy diet, without too much meat and dairy. The research calculated 40 per cent of the world’s methane is produced by farming – roughly 32 per cent from livestock and 8 per cent from rice paddies. Fossil fuel extraction, processing, and distribution account for another 35 per cent of methane. Waste produces another 20 per cent. “Lower methane concentrations would rapidly reduce the rate of warming, making methane mitigation one of the best ways of limiting warming in this and subsequent decades,” the report explained.

UN scientists: World needs to nearly halve methane emissions by 2030

The report also contained methane-cutting tips for consumers: to boost the energy efficiency of our homes, appliances and lightbulbs, to minimise waste (particularly of food) and to eat a healthy diet, without too much meat and dairy. The research calculated 40 per cent of the world’s methane is produced by farming – roughly 32 per cent from livestock and 8 per cent from rice paddies. Fossil fuel extraction, processing, and distribution account for another 35 per cent of methane. Waste produces another 20 per cent. “Lower methane concentrations would rapidly reduce the rate of warming, making methane mitigation one of the best ways of limiting warming in this and subsequent decades,” the report explained.

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