Post by M. Hawbaker on Jun 14, 2022 22:15:22 GMT
Plans for a tax on cow and sheep burps have been revealed in New Zealand.
The BBC reports how—as New Zealand is home to about 10 million cows and 26 million sheep in comparison to its roughly 5 million-plus people—about half of its total greenhouse gas emissions are the result of agriculture.
As such, the same BBC article states that the country’s Ministry of Environment saw an opportunity to create a proposal that would tax farmers on these methane-filled burps—which they would count as gas commissions—as part of a larger environmental initiative starting in 2025.
www.pennlive.com/life/2022/06/cow-sheep-burp-tax-proposed-in-new-zealand.html?fbclid=IwAR0eTpeDz3LiTnAPsUJNpuD4jPHucUsWgp2uw4Z0GvXJUOXV6df6Hy5j51M
The BBC reports how—as New Zealand is home to about 10 million cows and 26 million sheep in comparison to its roughly 5 million-plus people—about half of its total greenhouse gas emissions are the result of agriculture.
As such, the same BBC article states that the country’s Ministry of Environment saw an opportunity to create a proposal that would tax farmers on these methane-filled burps—which they would count as gas commissions—as part of a larger environmental initiative starting in 2025.
www.pennlive.com/life/2022/06/cow-sheep-burp-tax-proposed-in-new-zealand.html?fbclid=IwAR0eTpeDz3LiTnAPsUJNpuD4jPHucUsWgp2uw4Z0GvXJUOXV6df6Hy5j51M
