Federated Farmers campaign against pine tree planting for emissions offsets
Monday 9 June 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Federated Farmers
Sheep farmers are protesting the government's use of pine tree planting to offset emissions under the Emissions Trading Scheme. Federated Farmers claims that planting pine trees for carbon credits is causing land to be repurposed because it is often more profitable than sheep farming.