Labour’s climate policy – including a commitment not to campaign on taxing agricultural emissions and an urgent review of the Emissions Trading Scheme – has been welcomed by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand.
Labour has campaigned on taxing farm emissions in some form in every election since 2003, Federated Farmers climate spokesperson Richard Dawkins said.
“Credit where credit is due, they’ve clearly listened to farmers’ views, looked at the evidence, and been open to changing their position. That’s a significant policy shift.
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