Govt concedes to farmers on emissions
Labour Cabinet backs down on farm emissions and sequestration after farmer groups revolted; Shaw defends 'political reality' of concessions; National wants action delayed to 2025
TLDR: It turns out everyone says they want to reduce climate emissions to net zero some time in the vague and unaccountble future, but when push comes to shove most business and political leaders (and voters) say: ‘not us, not now and not that much’.
That was again evident yesterday as the Labour Government made a series of last-minute concessions to far…
