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PROS AND CONS OF USING FORESTRY AS A COMPENSATION MECHANISM FOR GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS ON NEW ZEALAND PASTORAL FARMS

Mitigating or offsetting GHG emissions from pastoral farms is a complex issue. Within New Zealand, mitigation options include fine-tuning farm systems to make them more efficient, and/or land use change into horticulture or arable cropping. Both these approaches have limitations to the degree to which GHG emissions can be reduced. Offsetting via forestry is often the cheapest and most practical option for many farms, although the system to achieve this is also relatively complex and does not reduce gross emissions. The introduction of a value for carbon has resulted in carbon farming being a much more profitable option compared to sheep & beef farming, which has wider economic implications. The proposed introduction of a farm-level levy also provides an incentive to use forestry to offset this.

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PROS AND CONS OF USING FORESTRY AS A COMPENSATION MECHANISM FOR GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS ON NEW ZEALAND PASTORAL FARMS

  • DOI: 10.37572/EdArt_3010242772

  • Palavras-chave: Greenhouse gas mitigation, agricultural systems, carbon farming, forestry offsets

  • Keywords: Greenhouse gas mitigation, agricultural systems, carbon farming, forestry offsets

  • Abstract:

    Mitigating or offsetting GHG emissions from pastoral farms is a complex issue. Within New Zealand, mitigation options include fine-tuning farm systems to make them more efficient, and/or land use change into horticulture or arable cropping. Both these approaches have limitations to the degree to which GHG emissions can be reduced. Offsetting via forestry is often the cheapest and most practical option for many farms, although the system to achieve this is also relatively complex and does not reduce gross emissions. The introduction of a value for carbon has resulted in carbon farming being a much more profitable option compared to sheep & beef farming, which has wider economic implications. The proposed introduction of a farm-level levy also provides an incentive to use forestry to offset this.

  • Phil Journeaux