The government has changed methane targets, aiming to make the changes easier for farmers. 

The Government's slashed the 2050 targets to 14% to 24% below 2017 levels, it was previously 24% to 47% lower than previously.

Former Speaker of the House Sir Lockwood Smith told Kerre Woodham that this change is the right decision. 

He said that it would be a bad idea to impede New Zealand's meat and dairy production when the business will fall to 'countries that actually put out more methane and more carbon dioxide in producing it.'

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