Emissions pricing plan sparks farmer backlash over food costs

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Summarised by Centrist

Groundswell co-founder Bryce McKenzie has criticised the Government’s emissions reduction plan. He called it a “Farming Tax” that will raise food prices without reducing global emissions. While Climate Change Minister Simon Watts claims the plan supports net zero targets by 2050, McKenzie argues it undermines Kiwi farmers, the world’s most efficient, and could shift production offshore to higher-emitting competitors.

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