Climate Commission side-stepped in methane measurements review; Govt tightens settings to slow “unsustainable” migration; Funding stops for Growing up in NZ longitudinal study
Even the creator of GWP* has said we shouldn't be using it instead of GWP100:
"The lead author of the Federated Farmers report, Myles Allen of Oxford University, has stated “We have consistently said we are not advocating the replacement of GWP100 with GWP*. It was proposed as a way of using the information provided by GWP100 to work out warming impacts, and that remains what it is for. It’s a supplement, it’s additional information.” “If you’re trying to use [GWP*] to say what the responsibilities of a sector are, without consideration of anything else — like the history of a sector, the wealth of a sector, and the other impacts that sector might have had on the environment — then I think that’s inappropriate,” he added."
Guess Fed Farmers and the govt just skipped over that bit.
The never ending adjustment of immigration settings is interesting. You want inflation to go down so you bring in more migrants to ease skills shortage and wage inflation. More people come into country and increase demand for goosa ans services and accomodation which increases inflation. Has anyone (may be Bernard in the past?) expressed a formula that balances the competing pressures that are created and resolved through immigration? Certainly requiring a minimum level of English is a good idea in my view.
Thank god for the time-line cleansing pics!... on that note, @Bernard, can you check the link for the Michael Sheen interview (seems to be going to the climate charts for me?)
The reason this government has eliminated funding for the 'Growing up in NZ' survey, (a world famous study) & 'Living in Aotearoa' is that they are committed to worsening child poverty by impoverishing more families but don't want anybody to record this. It's the same reason they repealed the Tax Principles Reporting Act so that IRD no longer has to report on how the wealthy rort our tax system to further enrich themselves. This government is driven by one overwhelming aim - to shift as much wealth as possible from middle & lower income earners up the food chain to the parasites at the top, (like Stephen Joyce on his $4k per day).
What idiots. I thought corporate speak a.k.a. Bullshit speak said we cannot change what we do not measure( Bald headed Boardroom Bandit). BS also about methane emissions. Farmers get a free ride to produce what the world does not need. Hope EU simply bans our non sustainable exports of the worst products for a sustainable Planet.
I would have expected "Aotearoa's CEO" would want to keep the longitudinal study as a way to measure to see if their policies are working. Isn't that the way it's done in business? Measure to see if you're being effective?
I live in rural hill country, although not a farmer. At the moment most sheep and beef farmers are running at a considerable loss because Australian drought conditions have led to too much sheep meat being dumped onto the international market, with resultant very low prices. And farms have still not recovered from Cyclone Gabrielle, followed by a drought. Farmers are very anxious about their future.
Our local farmers continue to win environmental awards; each winter they plant thousands of native and deciduous trees.
Ramming emissions discussions down their throat right now and making the usual urban observations that farmers aren't doing anything is plain wrong. That notwithstanding, there are some deeply reactionary conservative elements of rural advocacy - particularly in the deep south - that give entirely the wrong impression of modern, forward-thinking, environmentally aware farmers.
Carbon-emitting companies - airlines, fuel companies, power generators, etc - are waiting with boatloads of money to buy up hill country land for carbon farming. Half our district's highly productive farmland has gone into pine trees. Some will be harvested, some will be left to rot on its own.
Push sheep and beef farmers too hard and they will sell up, confident there's a well-heeled buyer for their farm waiting in the wings. Rural supply companies have their backs to the wall as well, as farmers aren't spending. Everytime a farm goes into forestry, that means fewer lambs, fewer export dollars and a reduced regional economy.
And with so many pine trees wildfires are a considerable risk.
I think you mean 'asterisk', Bernard. Asterix is the hero of a wonderful French cartoon series set in ancient Gaul. His best mate is a very rotund Obelix and the druid who keeps them all happy with his potions is called Getafix (I'd put a big smiley face here if I knew how) :-).
I love the Seeing Stars report. We should also note that the 'report back' time is 'by the end of the year', when they could do it in a couple of days (yes, really) - a classic delaying tactic.
Even the creator of GWP* has said we shouldn't be using it instead of GWP100:
"The lead author of the Federated Farmers report, Myles Allen of Oxford University, has stated “We have consistently said we are not advocating the replacement of GWP100 with GWP*. It was proposed as a way of using the information provided by GWP100 to work out warming impacts, and that remains what it is for. It’s a supplement, it’s additional information.” “If you’re trying to use [GWP*] to say what the responsibilities of a sector are, without consideration of anything else — like the history of a sector, the wealth of a sector, and the other impacts that sector might have had on the environment — then I think that’s inappropriate,” he added."
Guess Fed Farmers and the govt just skipped over that bit.
https://enviroaccounts.com/2024/01/07/the-methane-debate-navigating-new-zealands-agricultural-emission-reductions/
The never ending adjustment of immigration settings is interesting. You want inflation to go down so you bring in more migrants to ease skills shortage and wage inflation. More people come into country and increase demand for goosa ans services and accomodation which increases inflation. Has anyone (may be Bernard in the past?) expressed a formula that balances the competing pressures that are created and resolved through immigration? Certainly requiring a minimum level of English is a good idea in my view.
Thank god for the time-line cleansing pics!... on that note, @Bernard, can you check the link for the Michael Sheen interview (seems to be going to the climate charts for me?)
https://twitter.com/emmccatt/status/1776891017758699851
Michael Sheen /Leos question
The reason this government has eliminated funding for the 'Growing up in NZ' survey, (a world famous study) & 'Living in Aotearoa' is that they are committed to worsening child poverty by impoverishing more families but don't want anybody to record this. It's the same reason they repealed the Tax Principles Reporting Act so that IRD no longer has to report on how the wealthy rort our tax system to further enrich themselves. This government is driven by one overwhelming aim - to shift as much wealth as possible from middle & lower income earners up the food chain to the parasites at the top, (like Stephen Joyce on his $4k per day).
Knocked it out of the park today Bernard. Brilliant job finding that Seeing Stars report.
How many working groups has this government set up now?
Thanks Bernard,
What idiots. I thought corporate speak a.k.a. Bullshit speak said we cannot change what we do not measure( Bald headed Boardroom Bandit). BS also about methane emissions. Farmers get a free ride to produce what the world does not need. Hope EU simply bans our non sustainable exports of the worst products for a sustainable Planet.
Patrick Medlicott
I would have expected "Aotearoa's CEO" would want to keep the longitudinal study as a way to measure to see if their policies are working. Isn't that the way it's done in business? Measure to see if you're being effective?
I live in rural hill country, although not a farmer. At the moment most sheep and beef farmers are running at a considerable loss because Australian drought conditions have led to too much sheep meat being dumped onto the international market, with resultant very low prices. And farms have still not recovered from Cyclone Gabrielle, followed by a drought. Farmers are very anxious about their future.
Our local farmers continue to win environmental awards; each winter they plant thousands of native and deciduous trees.
Ramming emissions discussions down their throat right now and making the usual urban observations that farmers aren't doing anything is plain wrong. That notwithstanding, there are some deeply reactionary conservative elements of rural advocacy - particularly in the deep south - that give entirely the wrong impression of modern, forward-thinking, environmentally aware farmers.
Carbon-emitting companies - airlines, fuel companies, power generators, etc - are waiting with boatloads of money to buy up hill country land for carbon farming. Half our district's highly productive farmland has gone into pine trees. Some will be harvested, some will be left to rot on its own.
Push sheep and beef farmers too hard and they will sell up, confident there's a well-heeled buyer for their farm waiting in the wings. Rural supply companies have their backs to the wall as well, as farmers aren't spending. Everytime a farm goes into forestry, that means fewer lambs, fewer export dollars and a reduced regional economy.
And with so many pine trees wildfires are a considerable risk.
I think you mean 'asterisk', Bernard. Asterix is the hero of a wonderful French cartoon series set in ancient Gaul. His best mate is a very rotund Obelix and the druid who keeps them all happy with his potions is called Getafix (I'd put a big smiley face here if I knew how) :-).
I love the Seeing Stars report. We should also note that the 'report back' time is 'by the end of the year', when they could do it in a couple of days (yes, really) - a classic delaying tactic.
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