Why? They don't even vote for Labour, so why pander to them?
I'm guessing it's something like if you implement something, farmers and corporates will complain to the media about how much it's going to increase the price of food. Food price increases impact the average Labour voter more than the average National voter.
Part 2 is available now: https://www.rnz.co.nz/...
God, this stuff is complex!
Pretty terrible how at the end it is revealed that the govt and industry had completely different ideas about the goal of the partnership, all along.
Labour/Greens have tried so hard, but those in the industry simply won't pay for their pollution. Time for some draconian action or NZ agriculture's value on the world stage will plummet (or perhaps that should be is plummeting) . I bet they will have their hand out then too...
Part 3 for those who may have missed it: Crown vs Cow part three: Why farming reneged on its deal to cut emissions
Very interesting point toward the end due to proposed legislation of the Free Trade Agreement between NZ and the EU:
if New Zealand can’t reduce its greenhouse gases by 30 percent by 2030 - a very real possibility at this point given its current trajectory - it could be sanctioned, or cut off by the EU.
thanks for using Leebra!
go to feed...
Great summary. Looking forward to part 2.
Living amongst the Southland Dairy community, I can honestly say I cannot believe the influence that they reign on Local Councils (regional and district) as well. They have repeatedly come up with schemes that delay any meaningful change and often claim best practice changes without actually measuring outcomes.
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