Emissions across the economy – Expert Reaction

Jun 27, 2019

Our Lynn Riggs comments to the Science Media Centre about the release of Stats NZ's latest environmental-economic accounts report which sums up the changes to greenhouse gas emissions across industry and households between 2007-2017.

Emissions from industry accounted for 89 per cent of all of the greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with households making up the rest. Dairy farming alone accounted for 20 per cent of total emissions, with sheep, beef, and grain combined making up 27 per cent.

Growing transport emissions have boosted household emissions overall, which is in part due to the higher number of tourists driving our roads. 

Read Lynn's comment here...

Stats NZ has released its latest environmental-economic accounts report which sums up the changes to greenhouse gas emissions across industry and households between 2007-2017.

Emissions from industry accounted for 89 per cent of all of the greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with households making up the rest. Dairy farming alone accounted for 20 per cent of total emissions, with sheep, beef, and grain combined making up 27 per cent.

Growing transport emissions have boosted household emissions overall, which is in part due to the higher number of tourists driving our roads.