Agricultural emissions research levy
- Agricultural emissions research levy
The Agricultural emissions research levy (commonly described as a "flatulence tax" or "fart tax") was a tax proposed in New Zealand in 2003 to assist with compliance with the Kyoto Protocol. [cite book
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title = Agricultural Emissions Research Funding
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date = June 2003
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url = http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/sustainable-resource-use/climate/agricultural-emissions-research-funding/agricultural-emissions-research-funding-cover.pdf
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The tax would target the release of methane by farm animals, which in New Zealand account for over 50% of the greenhouse gas emissions. The name of the tax is misleading, since most ruminant methane production is a product of the burping of methane produced by bacteria in the first stomach (the rumen) rather than of flatulence.
The proposed tax was opposed by the ACT Party [http://www.act.org.nz/node/24587 ACT's Message To Farmers: Stand Firm] and the National Party. Shane Ardern, a National Party MP drove a tractor up the steps of Parliament as part of a protest against the tax.
ee also
*Climate change in New Zealand
References
External links
* [http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/rural-nz/sustainable-resource-use/climate/agricultural-emissions-research-funding/ Agricultural Emissions Research Funding] - discussion document
* [http://neon.otago.ac.nz/chemistry/magazine/magazine.php?csNum=38 Department of Chemistry, University of Otago] - "Methane — and lots of hot air"
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3005740.stm BBC] - "NZ flatulence tax outrages farmers"
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