Livestock producers are calling on the government to recognise the good environmental work they do, saying a new report just focuses on the sector’s emissions.
The report from the environmental and economic think-tank, the Australia Institute, says a carbon levy should be imposed on farming, rather than including agriculture in an emissions trading scheme.
It suggests the levy could be introduced by 2010.
But president of the Cattle Council, Bill Bray, says the government, and the report, don’t take into account the positive work farmers do for the environment.
“Also a really important part, that a lot of people, and I think people in the government are missing out on, and certainly in the report that’s been referred to, is the life cycle analysis, the carbon accounting, how we’re quite strong sequesters of carbon in our production systems.”
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