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The Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGGRC) carries out research to find methods of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change. Most is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas. The largest emitters include coal in China and ...
from livestock. The consortium, established in 2004, has a Memorandum of Understanding with the
New Zealand Government. Almost half of the greenhouse gas emissions in
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
are due to agriculture and since the New Zealand government has signed and ratified the
Kyoto Protocol methods are being sought to seek a reduction of these emissions.
In 2003 the Government attempted to impose an
Agricultural emissions research levy on farmers to fund research into agricultural emissions reduction but it proved to be unpopular and the proposal was abandoned. The PGGRC is an alternative method of addressing agricultural emissions.
An independent review in 2006 found that the PGGRC was producing world-leading research and is excellent value for money.
Partners
The partners in the consortium are:
*AgResearch
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Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational publicly traded dairy co-operative owned by around 9,000 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and with revenue exce ...
*Fert Research
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PGG Wrightson
PGG Wrightson Limited is an agricultural supply business based in New Zealand. It was created in 2005 through the merger of Pyne Gould Guinness Ltd and Wrightson Limited and has its roots in a number of stock and station agencies dating back to ...
*DairyNZ
*Deer Research
*Meat & Wool New Zealand
Associate members are the
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,
NIWA
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research or NIWA ( mi, Taihoro Nukurangi), is a Crown Research Institute of New Zealand. Established in 1992, NIWA conducts research across a broad range of disciplines in the environmental scien ...
and
Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
The Foundation for Research, Science and Technology ( mi, Tūāpapa Rangahau Pūtaiao) was a Crown entity of New Zealand, established by the Foundation for Research, Science, and Technology Act 1990.
It had the stated mission of "investing for ...
. Research is carried out by AgResearch, DairyNZ, LIC and
Lincoln University.
See also
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Agriculture in New Zealand
In New Zealand, agriculture is the largest sector of the tradable economy. The country exported NZ$46.4 billion worth of agricultural products (raw and manufactured) in the 12 months to June 2019, 79.6% of the country's total exported goods. T ...
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Climate change in New Zealand
Climate change in New Zealand involves historical, current and future changes in the climate of New Zealand; and New Zealand's contribution and response to global climate change. Summers are becoming longer and hotter, and some glaciers have m ...
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Environment of New Zealand
The environment of New Zealand is characterised by an endemic flora and fauna which has evolved in near isolation from the rest of the world. The main islands of New Zealand span two biomes, temperate and subtropical, complicated by large mount ...
References
External links
Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium
Climate change in New Zealand
Agricultural organisations based in New Zealand
2004 establishments in New Zealand
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