New Zealand's efforts to cut livestock methane emissions mirrors Ireland

Both countries are, of course, relatively lightly industrialised, but have big agriculture and food sectors. Relatively low populations also result in high emissions per capita

93% of New Zealand farmers would refuse to feed methane inhibitors to their animals. Picture: iStock

Scratch deep enough and you will find that few subjects get livestock farmers going as much as methane from their herds. It's an especially sensitive matter in New Zealand and Ireland.

Almost half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, mostly methane.