New Zealand Dairy and Beef Under Climate Scrutiny

The New Zealand government may opt for a strategy focused on preventing additional warming from methane, rather than achieving a significant reduction.

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New Zealand Dairy and Beef Under Climate Scrutiny — Cattle in Lismore, New South Wales state, in Australia on March 1, 2022. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

By Rex Widerstrom

12/5/2024Updated: 12/5/2024

New Zealand, home to over six million dairy cows and nearly four million beef cattle, faces an outsized challenge in addressing methane emissions.

Dairy products alone account for nearly a quarter of the nation’s export earnings, valued at $23.7 billion in the year to March 2024.

Rex Widerstrom

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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.

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