A net-zero emissions future provides a great opportunity for farmers

The recent announcement by federal Labor to target net zero emissions by 2050 provides a great opportunity for the agricultural sector in Australia to diversify and thrive.  I’ve watched with interest as some suggest this policy will wipe out Australian agriculture, just as they hypothesised the same for the fossil fuel industry. Nothing could be further from the truth. I see there is a huge opportunity for both farmers and brand Australia. However, we need to compare apples with apples – not apples to coal, as some are trying to do.

Although agricultural production contributes around 15 per cent of emissions, it also provides the greatest opportunity to reverse the current trajectory and get a two-for-one benefit in the process.

The red meat industry is committed to net zero emissions by 2030.

You see, investing in research and helping farmers change some agricultural practices will not only reduce CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions but sequestering carbon can actually reverse some of the damage. Additionally it makes famers more resilient to climate change.

Read the story from The Sydney Morning Herald by Niall Blair - “A net-zero emissions future provides a great opportunity for farmers.”