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  1. In Dunedin, a mayor is calling for a 'tactical war on methane' while critiquing New Zealand's emissions assessment policy, alongside findings on glacial outburst disasters.

New Zealand's Methane Targets Under Scrutiny for Global Climate Impact

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Research commissioned by Greenpeace International found that an alternative greenhouse gas accounting metric, backed by agribusiness lobbyists, could allow major meat and dairy exporting nations to conceal their livestock sector’s impact by overstating methane reductions. The New Zealand Government has adopted this 'No Additional Warming' approach, which weakened New Zealand’s methane target by nearly 50%.

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Greenpeace International states that New Zealand is leading a global race to the bottom on climate action. If the world’s 10 largest meat and dairy exporters were to adopt similar metrics, it could shift the burden of pollution onto less responsible parties.

A mayor in Dunedin is currently criticizing New Zealand's emissions assessment policy while calling for a 'tactical war on methane'.

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