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Why taxing cow burps isn’t the best climate solution

  • Written by Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland
Why taxing cow burps isn’t the best climate solutionCows generate methane as they digest their food. It's a potent greenhouse gas.Westend61 via Getty Images

New Zealand, where agriculture is one of the largest contributors to climate change, is proposing a tax on cow burps. The reason seems simple enough: Cows release methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and New Zealand has a goal of reaching net-zero...

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