51719 (2025). Steve Abel to the Minister of Agriculture

Written Question

Published date: 17 Nov 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	51719 (2025)
Question asked:	30 Oct 2025
Member asking:	Steve Abel
Portfolio:	Minister of Agriculture
Minister replying:	Hon Todd McClay
Answer received:	11 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_51719_2025
Document guid:	fa12725e-dbd3-4cdd-b7d0-1d0cb6190cab

51719 (2025). Steve Abel to the Minister of Agriculture: Which technologies, if any, were relied upon in scenarios for new methane targets, listed by type of technology and current availability?

Hon Todd McClay: I received a range of advice on the 2050 methane target including on the abatement potential of current and new technologies. A progress report on the agricultural emissions reduction pipeline is available here: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/70757-Accelerating-new-greenhouse-gas-mitigations-Progress-report-October-2025.