Germany needs more climate-friendly livestock farming ā minister
Germanyās agriculture ministry plans to boost sustainable forestry and sees the need for more climate-friendly livestock farming in order to achieve the agricultural sectorās emission reduction targets, federal agriculture minister Julia Klƶckner (CDU) told the Rheinsche Post in an interview. A 10-point plan drafted by her ministry would ensure that the sector cut its annual greenhouse gas emissions by 14 million tons by 2030, she said. And this āwithout a carbon tax, which the environment minister has proposed and now obviously does not pursue further. That tax is unnecessary,ā Klƶckner said. Forestry was one of the key levers for climate protection. āPut simply: the use of wood from sustainable forestry qualifies as active climate protection.ā
Read her interview and get the background on emissions in farming and forestry in the Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę dossier on the wicked task of feeding 83 million in a climate-friendly way.