The Climate Change Commission’s final advice on farming emissions is about the probable, rather than possible. David Williams reports Methane, the powerful, short-lived greenhouse gas, has experienced something of a pile-on of late. Last month, the United Nations Environment Programme, with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, showed human-caused methane emissions, including agricultural methane, could be reduced by 45 percent this decade. That.
But the key point to note is that we simply cannot continue to produce greenhouse gases and the demand for natural gas, as for coal and oil, will soon have to decline rapidly. In its draft package of recommendations to the Government, New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission has called for a stop to new connections to the natural gas grid for commercial and residential buildings after 2025. In that context, comparing the retail price of gas with electricity is not useful unless all other costs and likely future trends are considered.
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Natural gas is extracted from gas fields and processed to scrub out other gases and condensates. The resulting gas, mainly methane, is then distributed through pipelines. (File photo)
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Chris Lynch: Is the state buying off media independence?
31 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta proudly announced the country has joined the Media Freedom Coalition. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta proudly announced the country has joined the Media Freedom Coalition. Photo / Mark Mitchell
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OPINION:
New Zealand s Foreign Affairs Minister has proudly announced the country has joined the Media Freedom Coalition a partnership of countries working to uphold media freedom where it is under threat.
Nanaia Mahuta made the announcement on Twitter, a place where people go to get their political world views cuddled.