Ardern tells New Zealand farmers to cut carbon emissions or face penalties

Farmers given until 2022 to make changes or pay higher taxes as part of plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050

New Zealand farmers have five years to reduce their carbon emissions before the government introduces financial penalties, prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.

Ardern's Labour coalition government has committed to making New Zealand carbon net-zero by 2050, with the PM likening the climate change battle to the previous generations' struggle against the rise of nuclear power.