• New Zealand announced a draught plan on Wednesday to put a price on agricultural emissions in an effort to combat belching sheep and cattle, which are one of the country’s greatest emitters of greenhouse gases.
• According to the Ministry for Environment, the proposal would make New Zealand, a significant agricultural exporter, the first country to make farmers pay for emissions from cattle.
• New Zealand has roughly 10 million cattle and 26 million sheep and has a population of 5 million people.

New Zealand announced a draught plan on Wednesday to put a price on agricultural emissions in an effort to combat belching sheep and cattle, which are one of the country’s greatest emitters of greenhouse gases.

According to the Ministry for Environment, the proposal would make New Zealand, a significant agricultural exporter, the first country to make farmers pay for emissions from cattle.

New Zealand has roughly 10 million cattle and 26 million sheep and has a population of 5 million people.

Agriculture produces about half of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions, primarily methane, although agricultural emissions were previously exempt from the country’s emissions trading plan, sparking criticism of the government’s commitment to combat global warming.

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Farmers would have to pay for greenhouse gas emissions starting in 2025, according to a draught proposal put together by the government and farm community groups.

Although a single measure will be used to assess their volume, short- and long-lived agricultural gas will be charged individually.

“There is no doubt that we need to reduce the quantity of methane we emit into the atmosphere, and an efficient emissions pricing scheme for agriculture will play a critical role in achieving that goal,” said Climate Change Minister James Shaw.

Farmers who minimize emissions by using feed additives will be rewarded, and on-farm forests will be used to offset emissions. The scheme’s proceeds will be used to fund agricultural research, development, and consultancy services.

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