Farmers are raising concerns the federal government's plan to reduce the emissions of big polluters would rely too heavily on carbon credits from agriculture.
But Ms Lawson said she didn't want to reduce her emissions to sell as carbon credits to other industries."There is a genuine desire, I think, for farmers to reduce their emissions," she said."I think it could set a dangerous precedent, where farmers are not going to have the ability to offset their own emissions and become carbon neutral themselves," she said.
"There is a big place for offsets and carbon farming and buying carbon credits but it shouldn't come instead of decreasing real emissions," she said.At Moora, in the West Australian wheatbelt, gas and oil company Woodside has purchased land to revegetate as part of its native reforestation project, a key part of its plan to be net zero by 2050.He said he was unimpressed by the new arrival in his neighbourhood.
"They should be solving their emissions at source too, just like we are going to have to solve our emissions source, the gas companies need to solve their emissions right where the wells are.""In relation to our carbon projects in Australia, we are working with regional communities to ensure we do not displace traditional agriculture, but instead enhance the areas where we have a presence.
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