Cow farts and burps will be taxed from meat due to climate change

The left-wing New Zealand government intends to tax the burping and butchery of cattle and sheep to save the world.

Jacinda Ardern’s left-wing Labor government has drafted tax proposals for farmers on methane emissions from cattle and sheep, which will be the world’s first green tax on animals.

“There is no doubt that we need to reduce the amount of methane we emit into the atmosphere, and an effective emissions pricing system for agriculture will play an important role in how we achieve this,” said James Show, the government’s climate change minister. Telegram.

With a population of 5 million, New Zealand is a net exporter of meat, with approximately 10 million cattle and 26 million sheep grazing on its pastures.

As a result, about half of the country’s emissions come from agriculture, mostly methane produced by burping or gassing cattle and sheep. Previously, agriculture was exempted from the government’s carbon trading program.

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However, despite its large animal population, the Pacific island nation ranks only 74th in the world for carbon emissions, accounting for only 0.09% of global emissions, meaning such a tax is likely to have less of an impact on the likely anthropogenic climate. change.

However, the tax is likely to increase the value of sheep and cattle in New Zealand and the countries where meat is exported, and farmers are likely to pass on the extra cost to consumers.

The draft proposal, which will take effect in 2025, should be completed in December.

The transition of a socialist government comes amid greater efforts by governments and global institutions to steer people away from meat. The UK, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said it was also discussing imposing border taxes on meat and dairy products to combat climate change.

Organizations such as the World Economic Forum, which has long promoted insect consumption, have recently called for the widespread adoption of veganism and the consumption of “climate foods” such as seaweed and seaweed.

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