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New Zealand must reduce methane emissions to avoid further climate harm -watchdog

Published 10:46 on August 30, 2018  /  Last updated at 19:53 on August 30, 2018  / /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

New Zealand must cut methane emissions from livestock - one of its biggest sources of GHG emissions - by as much as 22% below 2016 levels to avoid having further impact on global climate change, the parliamentary commissioner on the environment said Thursday.
New Zealand must cut methane emissions from livestock - one of its biggest sources of GHG emissions - by as much as 22% below 2016 levels to avoid having further impact on global climate change, the parliamentary commissioner on the environment said Thursday.


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