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Articles and interviews relating to carbon credits, either NZ or international.
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about the amount of beef and lamb consumed domestically compared with international exports. The article involved much mathematics but was still insufficient to slake my number nerd thirst – so this week I have written an article that calculates the value that an average vegan will save the NZ Government by the year 2050.
Continue reading “How Much Will The Average Vegan Save the NZ Government by 2050?”
This week I wanted to find out what proportion of NZ grown beef and lamb was diverted to domestic consumption relative to the amount that went overseas for export.
Continue reading “How Much Beef and Lamb is Consumed Domestically Compared With International Exports?”
If you are a NZ citizen, it is possible that all of the tax that you pay for the next 30 years will end up being set aside to buy nearly a billion international carbon credits just to meet our 2050 obligations under the Paris Agreement.
Not only that – but all of the tax you pay for the next 30 years might wind up being insufficient to cover the cost of the international units.
Continue reading “Could NZ’s 2050 Paris Agreement Target Bankrupt the NZ Government?”
If we are serious about reducing our national carbon emissions, one of the things we must do is switch from a floating currency to a currency tied to the value of gold.
The NZ Government’s decision to commit to the ETS and fulfil their obligations under the Paris Agreement will require the purchase of at least $1.7 billion NZD worth of international carbon credits by 2030. But is the Government’s commitment truly inescapable?