Climate change is a rising concern for our planet, come listen to Guy Salmon who is a confirmed speaker at ProteinTech 2019. See below for what he plans to talk about at the event:
Guy is the executive director of Ecologic, a small think tank which provides research, policy advice and consultancy services on strategic issues at the interface of the environment and the economy. Guy served on the Land and Water Forum for eight years, has advised Pamu (formerly Landcorp) for four years, and has been a member of technical advisory groups serving successive governments on a range of topics including green growth, climate change, forest policy, and the Resource Management Act.
The agriculture sector faces challenges and opportunities from upcoming changes in the regulation of its environmental impacts. Policy objectives set in 1992 for the improvement of freshwater quality and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions have not been achieved – indeed trends overall have been in the opposite direction. A rapid catch-up in environmental performance is now being sought from the sector. This presentation will outline emerging trends in policy thinking and highlight issues on which governmental decisions are likely to be made over the next two years
The Ecologic Foundation talks about policy objectives set in 1992 for the improvement of freshwater quality and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions have not been achieved – indeed trends overall have been in the opposite direction.
