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Media Release: Primary Industries Must Adapt to Climate Change Challenge
21/03/19
The ability of primary industries to successfully adapt to climate change is vital to securing New Zealand’s economic resilience. That challenge will be outlined by Nick Cradock-Henry, Senior Researcher in Social Science for Manaaki Whenua...
Media Release: Recent Events Signal Need to Prepare for Climate Change
14/03/19
This year’s Tasman fires and last year’s Cyclone Gita are giving the New Zealand public a taste of what could be coming as our climate changes. That is part of the message that Dr Judy Lawrence, Senior Research Fellow at the Climate...
NZAGRC welcomes independent review
19/02/19
The New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre welcomes independent review concluding centre a scientific success. “The NZAGRC has made fantastic progress,” says Neil Williams, Manager Sustainable Resources at the...
NZAGRC welcomes BERG report
06/12/18
The New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre welcomes the release of the Biological Emissions Reference Group summary report as a further step towards GHG mitigation in New Zealand’s agricultural sector. MR_181206_NZAGRC...
World Soil Day: New Zealand researchers remain committed to maintaining soil health and vitality to feed a growing population
05/12/18
World Soil Day is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and advocating for the sustainable management of soil resources. More information at...
Media release: NZAGRC Director to take key role in Government
17/04/18
The expertise of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre’s leadership has been recognised with the appointment of the Centre’s Director to a key role in the Government’s newly established Interim Climate...
Media release: NZ-led rumen microbial genome work published in prestigious journal
20/03/18
A global scientific project led by New Zealand researchers, which has generated a reference set of genome sequences of microbes found in the stomachs of sheep and cattle, has been published in the respected international scientific journal Nature...
Media release: NZAGRC leaders to contribute to next IPCC report
14/03/18
The Director and Deputy Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) have been appointed to prestigious international scientific leadership roles for the next wide-ranging climate change report by the...
Livestock emissions must be cut, say scientists
14/11/17
LIVESTOCK emissions will have to be cut if the world is to keep warming down to Paris Agreement levels, two top New Zealand scientists are warning. The scientists have found that methane, a short-lived greenhouse gas released by...
Farm animals responsible for quarter of global warming, study shows
13/11/17
Livestock are responsible for almost a quarter of all global warming, which is more than estimates based only on greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change scientists say this a wake up call for New Zealand. About...
Livestock to blame for 19% of global warming - study
12/11/17
Livestock emissions are responsible for almost a a fifth of total global warming, a new study has revealed. Research from the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre shows methane and nitrous oxide emissions from livestock...
New research shows significant impact from livestock on actual warming
10/11/17
The direct contribution of livestock to global warming is significantly greater than estimates based on CO2-equivalent emissions would suggest, according to newly published research by two leading New Zealand climate change scientists. The Deputy...
New NZAGRC research shows significant impact from livestock on actual warming
09/11/17
The direct contribution of livestock to global warming is significantly greater than estimates based on CO2-equivalent emissions would suggest, according to newly published research by two leading New Zealand climate change scientists. The deputy...
NZAGRC: Global methane emissions discrepancy not applicable to NZ
04/10/17
An overseas report stating that global methane emissions from agriculture are larger than estimated previously does not call into question the accuracy of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas measurements, say the leaders of the New Zealand...
OPINION: Farmers advocate takes wrong message from climate reports - Andy Reisinger
24/08/17
As a climate scientist, I strongly rebut Tuesday's opinion piece by Robin Grieve who claimed he was relating facts from the Motu Research report, Cows, Sheep and Science: A Scientific Perspective on Biological Emissions from Agriculture, that I...
Course gives rural greenhouse gas skills
12/07/17
A new course enabling its students to better understand how greenhouse gases and policies aimed at curbing them will affect farming is likely to become a standard qualification in the future for rural professionals. Richard Rennie spoke...
Dr Andy Reisinger: livestock impact on climate change set to rise
03/04/17
The impact of agriculture on global warming could be as high as 14 per cent says an agricultural greenhouse gas specialist. But livestock may be even higher globally at 19 per cent. Andy Reisinger the deputy director...
Greenhouse gas awareness of livestock's contribution to emissions rises among farmers
29/03/17
More farmers are aware of the impact of livestock on global warming, says an agricultural greenhouse research expert. New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre director Dr Harry Clark said farmer awareness of their...
NZAGRC welcomes PCE report on agricultural GHG mitigation
19/10/16
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s report into greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture highlights the need for a suite of mitigation solutions rather than a single silver bullet....
Is seaweed the answer to NZ's methane problem?
14/10/16
Is seaweed the answer to NZ's methane problem? | Nine To Noon, 9:31 am on 14 October 2016 | RNZ Livestock is one of New Zealand's biggest climate change issues and the methane they produce makes up almost a third of the country's...
NZAGRC welcomes stocktake of New Zealand's action on climate change
23/09/16
Friday, 23 September 2016 The NZAGRC supports the New Zealand government’s commitment to progress action on climate change, summarised yesterday in the Ministry for the Environment’s stocktake document: “New...
Cutting emissions not impossible
26/05/16
Pastoral grazing systems and already efficient farms make reducing greenhouse gas emissions a challenge but not impossible. And despite efficiencies already made, further cuts would be necessary in global agricultural emissions to achieve the...
Global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture should be reduced by 1 gigatonne in 2030, but less than half of this is possible with current options - international study
17/05/16
A global team of scientists, including one from New Zealand, has estimated that emissions of non-CO2 greenhouse gases from agriculture should be reduced by about 1 gigatonne (1 billion tonnes) annually by 2030 to help achieve the goals set...
New tools needed to cut agriculture emissions - study
17/05/16
New tools needed to cut agriculture emissions - study | Radio New Zealand News Not including agriculture in efforts to tackle climate change will make it very difficult to keep global warming within the agreed 2°C limit,...
Agriculture biggest methane source since 2007
11/03/16
Agriculture biggest methane source since 2007 | Checkpoint | RNZ Scientists say new research blaming farming for recent rises in the greenhouse gas methane show it's time for New Zealand to take urgent action to curb...
Science solutions to agricultural emissions
17/12/15
Science solutions to agricultural emissions | Nine To Noon, 9:44 am on 17 December 2015 | RNZ With the completion of the COP 21 climate negotiations in Paris the government is suggesting a scientific solution to agricultural...
Is a global deal on climate change finally within reach?
15/11/15
Insight for 15 November 2015 - Climate Summit - Talkfest or Opportunity? | Insight | RNZ After years of halting progress, this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference looks set to finally nail down a global deal to...
'First Step' in Reducing Methane Emissions
30/04/15
The programme has been looking for new types of inhibitors of methane production from the rumen. This can be regarded as a first step in the process towards developing something that can be used on the farm. Peter Janssen, AgResearch A team of...
Methane find 'first step' in cutting greenhouse gas
28/04/15
Methane find 'first step' in cutting greenhouse gas | Radio New Zealand News A team of AgResearch scientists has identified five compounds that reduce methane emissions from livestock by up to 90 percent in initial short-term...
Media Release: 27 April 2015
27/04/15
New Zealand scientists have identified animal-safe compounds that can reduce methane emissions from sheep & cattle by up to 90 per cent. The announcement was made today by Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGgRc) Chairman and New...
Major methanogen milestone
09/09/14
AgResearch scientists and US researchers are one step closer in their work to reduce methane emissions from sheep. They have identified microbial differences in the rumens of sheep with high or low methane emissions. The work is part of a Global...
Our problem, not our grandchildren's
21/08/14
Dozens of young people, sprawled in loose circles on the floor of Auckland University’s Business School, are trying to figure out how to make climate change action go viral. “We need 100,000 people on this Climate...
Tiny organism a big challenge to methane researchers
20/08/14
Much effort and intellectual grunt is going into solving the livestock methane emissions problem. Peter Burke reports on this science challenge facing New Zealand. A TINY micro-organism one thousandth of a millimetre long is proving a huge...
Scientists work on methane solution
13/08/14
New Zealand scientists hope to have technologies that can be implemented on farm to help reduce methane gas emissions from farm animals such as cows, cattle, sheep and deer within about five years. That's the view of Mark Aspin, manager of the...
Future Food Security in a Warming Planet
04/08/14
Insight for 3 August 2014 - Future Food Security | Insight | RNZ Super Typhoons and record temperatures hog the global warming headlines, but weather changes are also threatening the ability of farmers to grow food....
IDing Livestock Gut Microbes Contributing to Greenhouse Gas Emissions
17/06/14
“Increased to levels unprecedented” is how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) described the rise of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions in their report on the physical science basis of climate change...
Keeping it Pure
05/04/14
Keeping it Pure is a series about the New Zealand environment. The series canvasses the opinion of leading scientists, environmentalists, farmers and business leaders. NZAGRC Director, Harry Clark MNZM PhD and NZAGRC Principal...
Fire, flood, rising sea threaten future
31/03/14
Fire, flood, rising sea threaten future | Radio New Zealand News Wildfires, more frequent and severe floods, and higher risks to coastal infrastructure due to rising seas are just some of the impacts New Zealanders can expect...
Emissions from farm animals still growing
05/06/13
Emissions from farm animals still growing | Radio New Zealand News An agricultural greenhouse gas expert says total methane emmissions from livestock are rising despite increased efficiency in dairy production. Andy...
Agricultural GHG Research Receives Boost through PGgRc
04/02/13
The Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGgRc) has secured funding from the agriculture sector and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to continue research to find tools for mitigating greenhouse gases. For...
Overseas technicians train on methane measurement
22/01/13
Overseas technicians train on methane measurement | Radio New Zealand News Scientists from developing countries are in Palmerston North for a training course on measuring methane emissions from forage-fed farm animals. Nine...
The New Zealand Farming Story: Tackling Agricultural Emissions
15/11/12
This film is the product of years of research into how New Zealand can reduce our agricultural greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) to reduce climate change. It covers the basic science along with current and potential future technological solutions....
Dr Harry Clark on greenhouse gas emissions research
11/07/12
Dr Harry Clark on greenhouse gas emissions research | Nine To Noon, 9:38 am on 11 July 2012 | RNZ Emissions trading and climate change - where are we at with research? Dr Harry Clark is Director of the NZ Agricultural...
Lower methane emissions still years away
20/04/11
Lower methane emissions still years away | Radio New Zealand News Agresearch says it is still five to 10 years away from providing practical solutions to reduce methane emissions in livestock. Methane is New Zealand's most...
Scientists look at new plants to reduce emissions
25/01/11
Scientists look at new plants to reduce emissions | Radio New Zealand News AgResearch scientists are looking at whether farmers might be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by growing high-yielding pasture plants with a...
Greenhouse gas research projects announced
21/01/11
Greenhouse gas research projects announced | Radio New Zealand News The Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre has announced $15 million worth of projects - its first long-term grants. Read more (external website)...
