Earth's Climate is Changing?
To the best of our knowledge, Earth's climate has always been changing.
Is it changing any faster now than ever before?
There seems to be a flood of science suggesting that it is, which seems to be overwhelming the most rigorous studies which maintain it is not.Either way, should we do anything about our polluting behaviour?
Trying to clean up mother earth must be A Good Idea.
Who is going to pay for it?A small team of Tree Croppers is tracking these questions.
And investigating what spins off in our direction.
More news here as we progress. October 2007.
Contents
- Tree Land in the Emissions Trading Scheme article from TreeCropper 52 condenses current perceptions and implications for tree cropping land users in New Zealand.
- An earlier more precautionary look at ETS:
Land Owners Affected by the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) –
If you have a substantial area with heavy tree cover planted before 1990, read this now!
Includes:
Notes from the Rotorua engagement meeting
Notes from the Gisborne Engagement Meeting - Scientific Rigour: The IPCC on Climate Change
- Amazon Drought: anyone watching?
Links - Study the most relevent & recent documents:
- NZ Government Climate Change (C-change) web pages
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Questions and Answers - Forestry in NZ ETS -
- MAF’s Short-form introductory web page
- Forestry and the Emissions Trading Scheme -
- www.climatechange.govt.nz/files/Forestry-in-a-New-Zealand-ETS.pdf
- How to participate in the discussion on the NZ ETS -
- www.climatechange.govt.nz/.../participate-in-discussion-nz-ets
More information:
- New Zealand Government -
- New Zealand Climate Change Solutions
- Ministry of Ag and Forestry -
- About Climate Change (C-change)
- Stop Press - Government Announces NZ ETS –
- NZ Emissions Trading Scheme
- New emissions trading scheme:
- the reality now for business
- Tree Cropper queries and comments about ETS -
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