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{"id":15619,"date":"2021-10-22T08:58:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T08:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorporatemagazine.com\/?p=15619"},"modified":"2021-12-06T05:46:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T05:46:38","slug":"australias-farmers-are-not-against-the-net-zero-emissions-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecorporatemagazine.com\/australias-farmers-are-not-against-the-net-zero-emissions-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia’s farmers are not against the net zero emissions target"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t

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October 22, 2021: -Australia’s farmers are not opposed to net-zero carbon emissions, but they don’t want climate change policies to burden them, Agriculture Minister David Little proud said on Wednesday.<\/p>
\u201cI think what they want to do is be part of the global community,\u201d the minister said on CNBC.<\/p>
“They want to ensure that anything, any policy setting that the government implements, does not cost too much and doesn’t put the burden back on them,” he added.<\/p>
According to policy think-tank Grattan Institute, the agriculture sector was responsible for 15% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, around 76.5 million tonnes in 2019.<\/p>
The transportation sector accounts for nearly 20% of Australia’s emissions, while the industrial sector is responsible for nearly 30%.<\/p>
Still, agriculture needs to be included in any net-zero targets for Australia. The report said it would reduce the risk of exporters being hit with future carbon tariffs from other countries.<\/p>
The National Farmers’ Federation, representing farmers and Australia’s agriculture sector, already backs a national aspiration to have net zero emissions by 2050.<\/p>
However, they have stipulated those two things must happen: an economic pathway must be identified, and farmers should not be burdened by unnecessary red tape.<\/p>
“The NFF being crystal clear and steadfast in our discussions with the Government, climate change policy must chart a course for agriculture and the bush to not survive but thrive in a reduced emissions future,” the president of the federation, Fiona Simson, has said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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