[S.O.T.T]: New Zealand farmers have five years to reduce their carbon emissions before the government introduces financial penalties, prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.
Ardern's Labour coalition government has committed to making New Zealand carbon net-zero by 2050, with the PM likening the climate change battle to the previous generations' struggle against the rise of nuclear power.
If emissions are not adequately reduced, farmers could face additional taxes as early as 2022.
There has been long-simmering hostility between the Labour government and farmers, especially in the dairy sector, with many saying the government's sweeping plans to force them to be more environmentally sustainable are not economically viable and would cause some to walk off their properties.
The climate emissions reform plan and cleaning up the waterways has caused stress for many, farmers say.
But Ardern says she has listened to farmers and is willing to give them time to reform on a property-by-property basis. "For too long politicians have passed the buck and caused uncertainty for everyone while the need for climate action was clear," Ardern said.
"This plan provides the primary sector with certainty and puts us shoulder-to-shoulder on a path to reduce emissions, with ongoing support to help with the plan such as the $229m sustainable land use investment."
"This will reduce emissions by giving farmers the autonomy to plan to do so, and reward those who do," she said...<<<Read The Full CRAZY Article Here>>>...
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