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The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand promotes and encourages responsible and scientifically-based nutrient management.
Submissions
The Fertiliser Association of New Zealand regularly makes submissions on issues related to the fertiliser industry.
Regulation of Inhibitors used in Agriculture
25 June 2020
Many New Zealand farmers are looking for ways to reduce their nutrient losses and greenhouse gas emissions. A range of new and also well-established inhibitor products provide very significant environmental benefits. Therefore, their use and application is expected to increase. However, the inhibitor products are not well defined in the legislation, which applies to agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines. The review of inhibitors was supported, including amending the regulatory oversight of inhibitors so that the primary sector is better able to confidently, safely and effectively use existing and new inhibitors to mitigate environmental, sustainability and climate change issues. Declaring 'Inhibitors' as agricultural compounds is favoured and a modified version of the proposed definition is presented. There is support for a managed transition for existing products plus adequate resourcing to support registration of new products within the proposed legislation.
Reforming the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme Proposed Settings
11 March 2020
FANZ has submitted a submission to the Ministry for the Environment, with feedback on Section 2 of the 'Reforming the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Proposed settings - Consultation document'. We continue to support development of a predictable transition pathway for reducing carbon emissions for New Zealand agriculture. We also believe that the reduction in emissions will be dependent on policy development and implementation programmes, which drive the adoption of additional mitigations.
Climate Change Response Emissions Trading Reform Amendment Bill Submission
22 January 2020
FANZ has released its submission on the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill. We continue to support development of a predictable transition pathway for reducing carbon emissions for NZ agriculture. Farmers and growers should have choice about the most effective way of managing emissions on their land and we continue to support farm scale accounting for greenhouse gas emissions, including nitrogen fertiliser.
Action for Healthy Waterways Submission
23 October 2019
FANZ has released its submission to the Ministry for the Environment on Action for Healthy Waterways. It welcomes the Government's aspirations and is calling for the Government to take a pragmatic, phased and balanced approach to achieving these goals. FANZ believes that aligning environmental, social, cultural and economic objectives should be the Government's first step.
Action on agricultural emissions
14 August 2019
The feedback in this submission to the Ministry for the Environment considers the factors that are critical for New Zealand to successfully meet our commitments to the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a manner that does not threaten food production. If adopted globally, New Zealand's leadership, working in partnership with the primary sector to achieve sustainable, low emissions food production, could achieve a significant reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill
31 July 2019
We support establishing an independent Climate Change Commission and provide suggestions for the selection of members. We also advocate a split-gasses approach, including offsets for short term gases, to achieve net zero emissions. This submission provides suggestions for transitioning successfully to a low emissions economy, while providing for certainty and consistency to allow for business investment and development.
Draft National Planning Standards
21 August 2018
While we support an approach to achieve national consistency in Planning Standards, we are opposed to the proposed definition of fertiliser in this document. We see this definition as too broad, and suggest some revised wording.
Zero Carbon Bill
19 July 2018
We seek a firm climate change target, enabling transition and business certainty – and permitting use of international credits. We support achieving net zero emissions for long-lived gases and stabilising emissions for short-lived gases by 2050, while maintaining social and economic well-being. We recommend provision for ‘intensity’ based measures (emissions per unit production) and the flexible review of emissions budgets.
Feedback on Draft Ruamahanga Whaitua Implementation Programme
11 July 2018
We support this plan’s overall approach and recommendations but suggest changes regarding nutrient management. This includes opposition to the control on choice of land use, avoiding recommending what constitutes appropriate allocation approaches in 10 years and amending the proposed activity status where there is an increase in farm system contaminant losses.
Draft Report on Low-Emissions Economy
8 June 2018
The feedback in this submission to the New Zealand Productivity Commission focusses mostly on the findings and recommendations relating to agricultural emissions. In particular, it provides feedback on the chapters about emissions pricing, short- and long-lived gases, and land use.
