ETS proposals show genuine progress on carbon farming issue
The Government’s announcement of consultation on proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in response to...
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Changes to overseas investment rules for forestry a good start but Government needs to do more
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the ending of the streamlined forestry test for overseas investors planning to...
Discussion paper outlines carbon farming threat to sheep and beef sector
Urgent national policy changes are required to ensure the increase in carbon farming to meet New Zealand’s climate...
Climate scientists urge countries to adopt split gas approach
In a paper published in the prestigious Nature journal, 33 leading climate scientists call for countries to take a split...
Extension to agricultural emissions pricing consultation
The Government has agreed to extend the amount of time farmers will have to provide feedback on the emissions pricing...
Emissions pricing consultation update
Consultation on the agriculture emissions pricing options developed by the He Waka Eke Noa partnership is now open – and...
B+LNZ reaction to Government signals on carbon farming
B+LNZ has cautiously welcomed Government signals that it is considering policy changes to address the wholesale...
Trade Blog: Brexit two years on
In this Trade Blog, the Meat Industry Association’s Senior Manager Strategy reflects on Brexit’s impact on the food...
New report confirms trend of land-use change from pastoral farming to carbon farming
The latest analysis of farm sales data confirms the increasing price of carbon in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is...
B+LNZ elected to board of prestigious global sustainable beef organisation
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has been elected to the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB).
B+LNZ welcomes new report on methane and warming in Royal Society journal
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has welcomed the publication of a major new report that will help build understanding of...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s attendance at COP26
Beef + Lamb New Zealand attended COP26 – the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – to...
B+LNZ says Government can’t ignore growing calls for carbon forestry limits
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) supports the formation of the Native Forest Coalition and says the growing chorus of...
Farmer voice vital on emissions pricing future
Farmers will play a key part in deciding which agricultural emissions pricing framework the primary sector recommends to...
Explainer: metrics in B+LNZ’s GHG Calculator
The GWP* metric has, rightly, been getting a lot of attention lately and we’ve been asked about the use of metrics in B...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand reacts to Global Methane Pledge
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is concerned the Government’s support for the Global Methane Pledge, announced at COP26...
B+LNZ says split gas approach key to climate targets
B+LNZ is calling on the Government to use the split gas approach within its newly announced NDC (Nationally Determined...
B+LNZ’s recent advocacy on methane emissions reductions
We don’t agree with NZ’s methane reduction targets and in the lead-up to the COP26 climate change conference we’ve upped...
Government acknowledges carbon farming is not the silver bullet to address climate change
The acknowledgement by the Government that current policies will likely see too much carbon forestry planted, along with...
Updated climate change chapter for farm plans
Additional guidance on climate change and new templates have been added to the Climate Change chapter of the B+LNZ Farm...