{"id":53445,"date":"2022-10-06T15:10:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T02:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=53445"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:33:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T00:33:33","slug":"pce-report-pr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/pce-report-pr\/","title":{"rendered":"Report shows tree planting no substitute for cutting dairy emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa says that a <a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/887140ee5f1eeb23b55010cff\/files\/b4ff7679-5091-75ef-1c40-9befe5f53217\/PCE_2022_Note_How_much_forestry_would_be_needed_to_offset_warming_from_agricultural_methane_EMBARGO.01.pdf\">new report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE)<\/a> shows New Zealand can\u2019t plant its way out of climate pollution from intensive dairy. Instead, the Government has to act &#8211; and cut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/new-zealands-hidden-climate-killer-synthetic-nitrogen\/\">synthetic nitrogen fertiliser<\/a> and reduce the dairy herd, for the sake of the climate and future generations.<\/p>\n\n<p>The PCE report finds that each dairy cow in New Zealand would need more than half a hectare of fast-growing pine forest to offset their methane emissions. In total, the PCE report finds 3.9 million hectares would be required to offset the total herd of 6.2 million dairy cows; the equivalent of planting out the entire Canterbury plains.<br><br>Greenpeace lead agriculture campaigner Christine Rose says \u201cThe numbers speak for themselves. There are too many cows in this country, and the stats show intensive dairy polluters can\u2019t plant their way out of dealing with the emissions they create.<\/p>\n\n<p>Rose adds, \u201cTo reduce dairy emissions and protect the climate that we all rely on to survive, we must shrink the dairy herd through phasing out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and imported feed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThe PCE report demonstrates that tree planting cannot replace actual emissions reductions. Offsets and technofixes are not the silver bullets the agri-industry claims.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>The PCE report acknowledges this, noting \u201cWhile forestry offsets may add to other emissions reduction measures, they are no substitute for reducing emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>The PCE report comes when global media attention is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/10\/04\/1126562195\/the-nord-stream-pipelines-have-stopped-leaking-but-the-methane-emitted-broke-rec\">on the catastrophic Nord Stream pipeline methane leak in the Baltic sea, but to put it in perspective,<\/a> the worst-case estimate of the Nord Stream leak is lower than New Zealand\u2019s annual farming methane emissions.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/story\/methane-emissions-are-driving-climate-change-heres-how-reduce-them\">Methane is over 80 times more potent than CO2<\/a>. Each year, New Zealand livestock produces 1.2m tonnes of methane emissions, 89% of the country\u2019s total, producing 55% of the country\u2019s climate warming. Intensive dairying is the main source,&nbsp; responsible for almost a quarter of New Zealand\u2019s climate emissions (23.5%). The agriculture industry as a whole creates half of New Zealand\u2019s emissions.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cNew Zealand must <a href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/agriculture-halve-the-dairy-herd\">halve the dairy herd<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/campaign\/regenerative-farming-revolution\/\">support the regenerative farming revolution<\/a>. The government could and should support farmers to shift farming from New Zealand\u2019s biggest polluter into an environmental solution. Plant-based regenerative organic farming works with nature, instead of against it. We can have thriving rural communities where the land, climate and people are healthy. There is no need for food production to &#8211; literally &#8211; cost the Earth,\u201d says Rose.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-51438 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/halve-the-dairy-herd-petition\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/03\/703506ff-screen-shot-2022-03-16-at-1.06.55-pm-1024x685.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/03\/703506ff-screen-shot-2022-03-16-at-1.06.55-pm-600x401.png 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/03\/703506ff-screen-shot-2022-03-16-at-1.06.55-pm-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/03\/703506ff-screen-shot-2022-03-16-at-1.06.55-pm-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/03\/703506ff-screen-shot-2022-03-16-at-1.06.55-pm-1536x1027.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/03\/703506ff-screen-shot-2022-03-16-at-1.06.55-pm-508x340.png 508w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/03\/703506ff-screen-shot-2022-03-16-at-1.06.55-pm.png 1606w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Too many cows\" title=\"Too many cows\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/halve-the-dairy-herd-petition\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Halve the dairy herd\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Call on the Government to halve the dairy herd to reduce the impacts on freshwater, biodiversity, climate and people\u2019s health.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/halve-the-dairy-herd-petition\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        Take Action\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa says that a new report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) shows New Zealand can\u2019t plant its way out of climate pollution from intensive dairy. Instead, the Government has to act &#8211; and cut synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and reduce the dairy herd, for the sake of the climate and future generations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":51259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_planet4_optimize_post_is_variant":false,"_planet4_optimize_experiment_name":"","_planet4_optimize_variant_name":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"","p4_og_description":"","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"not set","p4_local_project":"not set","p4_basket_name":"not set","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[19,16],"p4-page-type":[7],"class_list":["post-53445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greenpeace","tag-food-and-farming","tag-climate","p4-page-type-press-release"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Report shows tree planting no substitute for cutting dairy emissions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/pce-report-pr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Report shows tree planting no substitute for cutting dairy emissions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Greenpeace Aotearoa says that a new report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) shows New Zealand can\u2019t plant its way out of climate pollution from intensive dairy. 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