New Zealand Farmers Battle Carbon Credits As Sheep Farms Disappear From Rural Land

Savage Warthog from Asaba

about 1 month ago

This Reuters report looks at how carbon credit schemes are changing rural New Zealand. As more land goes into forestry for carbon offsets, sheep farming is shrinking and whole communities are feeling the pressure. It is a clear look at the real cost of climate policy on ordinary farmers, and the same debate is already touching parts of Africa.