AS THE Federal Government and corporations aim to fulfil their ambitious environmental commitments, concerns have been raised about some recent proposals being put forward for the agricultural industry.
Agriculture was the first cab off the rank on a series of six sectoral plans to become “net zero by 2050”, with the Government opening consultation this week. Electricity and energy, industry, resources, the built environment and transport are set to follow.
The Federal Government is also looking to overhaul its main environmental laws. While one of Australia’s big banks has pledged…