12 Oct 2022

Christopher Luxon on government's agriculture emissions proposal

From Morning Report, 7:45 am on 12 October 2022

The government's proposal for farm emissions pricing has been met with criticism by farmers and environmentalists. 

Under the plan farmers will pay for on-farm emissions from 2025 - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it's a world-leading initative. 

Greenpeace calls it greenwashing and says it won't properly regulate, price or cut methane emissions. 

Beef and Lamb New Zealand, on the other hand, believe the proposal does not take into account everything farmers are already doing to mitigate carbon release. 

The National Party's response has simply been a warning for the government to not do anything that might undermine the industry consensus built during the He Waka Eke Noa process. 

Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon spoke to Kim Hill.