“Just like in NZ, we are up against powerful agribusiness interests spinning misleading narratives to block real climate action. Gvt must resist commercial pressure and start reprioritising people, planet & future." - Thomas O’Connor, Irish agroecological farmer www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

I was quoted about New Zealand's rowing back of ambition on methane in Bloomberg this week: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... To explain why New Zealand’s new methane target puts the Global Methane Pledge (and ultimately climate targets) at risk. 🧵

My recent comments on NZ methane targets summarised here. theconversation.com/a-lack-of-am...

Good Lord!

So Luxon seems to think that he's doing farmers a solid by weakening action on methane. I guess Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb are banking on Government bailouts when the consequences come home to roost? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Oh the irony of hosting your country's biggest ever climate conference the literal day after your Government rewrite its climate law to weaken action... www.rnz.co.nz/news/country...

Pretty much.

An excellent article from Marc Daalder, if you want all the shifty details. newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/13/f...

"Farmers, despite making near-record profits off high international dairy prices while hiking the price of butter on Kiwi supermarket shelves, are apparently existentially threatened by the prospect of a methane price of 0.5c per litre of milk" @marcdaalder.bsky.social newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/13/f...

Agriculture systems are at risk from rising temperatures. Ahead of #COP30, close to 100 organizations have issued an open letter to governments. 🧵

“Industrial agriculture is polluting water, depleting soils, razing forests and turbo-charging global warming. Yet meat and dairy giants keep pushing limited techno-fixes and false solutions while blocking real transformation.” - @shefalisharma.bsky.social www.reimaginefoodsystems.org#statement

Animal farming is the world’s biggest source of methane — a gas driving one-third of global warming. Over 90 groups, including Greenpeace International, are calling on governments to reject false fixes and back a just transition to agroecology: reimaginefoodsystems.org #StopBigAg #AgroecologyNow

Nicola Willis wants us to believe that high prices for milk and butter are good for NZers' cost of living because #TrickleDownEconomics. But is it true? www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

The world is watching on methane. Now is not the time for NZ to weaken action on our biggest polluter. "Mottley warned that waning international resolve threatens the planet’s future and said decisive action on methane could make a critical difference." barbadostoday.bb/2025/06/21/m...

Luxon is right to call Seymour out – farmers and agribusiness know that ditching Paris is a disastrous idea. But Luxon needs to do more than just call out a cynical extremist. The same arguments he’s made in defence of Paris apply to the #methane target. www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...

James Renwick and Paul Behrens: Securing a future for NZ agriculture requires ambitious climate action. #opinion

"Rather than asking others to do the work ... gvts could work together to implement all the available solutions & support farmers to make the changes that are needed." Sensible words from @cubaraglanguy.bsky.social and @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social businessdesk.co.nz/article/prim...

Reading this as the wind is howling and rain is dumping down on Auckland. Luxon's government is actively pouring fuel of the climate fire that is accelerating extreme weather events.

"Falling short doesn't just mean missing a target - it means higher costs down the track, lost economic opportunities, and more disruption for communities." www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

In which the former Chair of the Climate Commission makes a compelling case for why ambitious methane targets are in the best interests of the farming sector. www.thepost.co.nz/business/360...

This is a warning shot to Luxon that his Government’s #WarOnNature and the climate comes with consequences. The Court is clear: states must take action to prevent climate harm. And they regulate businesses for the harm caused by their emissions. www.lawyersforclimateaction.nz/news-events/...

When Fed Farmers say: We want NZ to stay in the Paris Agreement but we'll fight methane targets & emissions pricing... What they mean is: We want the economic benefits of being seen to be pro-climate but we won't do anything to contribute to climate action. www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rural-news/r...

Pulling the Methane Emergency Brake @ UNFCCC Reducing agricultural methane is one of the most effective ways we have to limit near-term warming and avoid overshooting the critical 1.5°C threshold. #toomanycows #climate unfccc-events.azureedge.net/SB62_106601/...