Coverage dated October 10, 2022

New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, pee to tackle climate change

Headline from Fox7 Austin

New Zealand’s government is proposing a tax on the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.

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34 articles, oldest first.

  1. Valdosta Daily Times

    New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The government said

  2. Fox7 Austin

    New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, pee to tackle climate change (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    New Zealand’s government is proposing a tax on the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.

  3. Christian Science Monitor

    New Zealand proposes 'burp tax' to combat climate change (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s administration is proposing a tax on greenhouse gasses that originate from farm animals. Dairy is New Zealand’s largest export, and this tax would be the first of its kind. Farmers have been quick to condemn the proposal.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    New Zealand Proposes Taxing Cow Burps and Peeing, Angering Farmers (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The government said the farm levy would be a world first, and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly products.

  5. NPR

    New Zealand angers its farmers by proposing taxing cow burps (opens NPR)

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    New Zealand's government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. Farmers quickly condemned the plan.

  6. Breitbart News

    New Zealand Proposes Tax on Cow, Sheep Burps and Peeing to Curb Emissions (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    New Zealand left-wing government led by Jacinda Ardern proposes taxing the gasses farm animals create from burping and peeing.

  7. Hot Air

    Farmers outraged over New Zealand cow-burp tax (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change....

  8. France 24

    New Zealand outlines plans to tax livestock burps, farts (opens France 24)

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    New Zealand on Tuesday unveiled plans to tax the greenhouse gas emissions from farm animals, in a controversial proposal designed to tackle climate change.

  9. FOX Business

    New Zealand government proposes taxing cow burps, pee to tackle climate change (opens FOX Business)

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    New Zealand's government has proposed a plan to tax greenhouse gases farm animals produce, which includes burping and urinating. Farmers are angered by the idea.

  10. The Daily Caller

    New Zealand Proposes Tax On Cow Burps, Farts In Latest Effort To Save The Planet (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    New Zealand's government has proposed a tax on the greenhouse gases that emit from farm animals pooping and peeing in a plan to tackle climate change.

  11. Washington Times

    New Zealand proposes taxes on animal burping, peeing (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.

  12. Sioux City Journal

    Farmers condemn New Zealand's proposed tax on animal burps (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The government said

  13. Deutsche Welle

    New Zealand: Plan to tax cow burps angers farmers | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    As New Zealand aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the government is considering a controversial proposal to tax the greenhouse gases that farm animals make.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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