Emissions targets could be a risk for agriculture

Energy Minister Angus Taylor wants Labor to think about the cattle.

Rising emissions could seriously impact on Australia's agricultural industry. 

As the opposition prepares to unveil its energy policy on Thursday, Mr Taylor says they must explain how their existing 45 per cent emissions reduction target and 50pc renewable energy target will affect manufacturing and agriculture.

"Which aluminium smelters and refineries are going to shut? Which cement factories are going to shut? How many head of cattle have got to go?" Mr Taylor told Sky News on Wednesday.

"It'll go into slashing sectors that are emissions intensive.

"Our biggest export sectors like agriculture, like resources, like our manufacturing sector, these are very, very serious issues for the Australian economy.”

Read the Farmonline story by Rebecca Gredley - “Emissions targets could be a risk for agriculture.”

How a Massive Wall in Antarctica Could Hold Back Sea-Level Rise

Stephanie Pappas.

Glaciers are mighty rivers of ice that can carry boulders on their backs and grind valleys into rugged mountain ranges. But now, scientists say that humans might need to think about trying to engineer these formidable forces of nature.

Propping up glaciers in the Arctic and Antarctic might be the most targeted — and, amazingly, the cheapest — way to slow sea-level rise in a warming world, according to a new paper in the journal The Cryosphere. A seawall, or even just a series of artificial seamounts for the glacier to get stuck against, could hold back unimaginable amounts of meltwater, the research suggests.

Read the story by Stephanie Pappas from LiveScience - “How a Massive Wall in Antarctica Could Hold Back Sea-Level Rise.”