Jim van der Poel: Dairy NZ Chair says National's emissions plan is better than current proposal, work to be done

National's plan to delay emissions pricing is being applauded in some quarters as a step in the right direction. Under the party's policy, the date farmers would need to start paying for emissions, would be pushed back from 2025 to 2030. From 2025, farmers would be able to claim credits for trees planted on farms. Dairy New Zealand Chair Jim van der Poel told Mike Hosking it's definitely better than what's currently proposed but there's still work to be done. He says trees are okay as long as they're planted in the right places. But van der Poel says when whole farms are planted into trees, that is not the right thing to do and will become a regret in time. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.