Regional legislator of the Union for the Homeland Lucia Klug Suggested Create a tax For these Livestock producers Which does not provide a mitigation plan Methane (CH4)He is one of those responsible for the phenomenon of global warming, which caused a great media sensation and rejection by the government. He is “Shoot yourself in the foot”The Minister of Production replied Pablo Lavin.
The project was introduced months ago in the Buenos Aires provincial legislature, but has only gained public importance in recent days. The initiative points out that methane gas, which cows produce through their digestion, is one of the main causes of climate change, a scientifically proven argument. However, some reporters treated him with sarcasm, describing him as “Cow fart tax“.
Faced with this situation, the actor, who left the bench on December 10, replied: “We are witnessing.” Sarcasm This issue is very serious, because methane is one of the gases that contributes significantly to global warming. The subject of that too It harms the agricultural sector a lotOr Argentinian because Dehydration Already in Floods“.
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“Incredible”: this is how they called the environmental tax initiative proposed by Kirchneri’s deputy from the countryside
Klug explained that the initiative seeks to create “Environmental rate of methane in the province of Buenos Aires” named “Tampa“, is proportional to the amount of livestock owned by the producer and that the proceeds will go to a special fund to reduce this gas or urban solid waste. However, he warned that the rate will only apply to those who “cannot or do not want to submit a mitigation plan for the methane they emit in their production” and that the project also proposes to conduct a census to find out the true level of emissions.
The lawmaker added in a video clip posted on her networks, “Methane gas is 21 times hotter than carbon dioxide and persists in the environment for up to 10 and 12 years. It is a fundamental issue at this time. It is clear that we need Argentina to be able to survive economically.”
Among those who came out in support of creating the tax was elected representative, Juan GraboisWhich was also sent against the media that questioned it. In this sense, the leader noted on his networks: “ “Informed journalists” He does Kindergarten jokes with Farts and burps “Because the mosquito’s brain doesn’t allow them to take five minutes to study methane.”
He added: “In the country of cows, children don’t drink milk, you can’t eat roast, we have the lowest level of meat consumption in 110 years, while the oligarchy sells everything abroad, but pollution is still here. They burn wetlands, fumigate schools, clear forests, desertify the land, throw liquid waste into the Riachuelo River, and of course, they do not control methane emissions from animal activity, especially from feedlots.” Grabois in his post in X.
Government response to methane tax
Meanwhile, the government responded through Minister Pablo Lavin, who stressed that “taxes, prices or fees” did not favor local production and that adding a new product was “shooting in the foot.”
“They are the opposite of what they are trying to do. Today the world has a huge meat deficit and Argentina can position itself as one of the leading producers and exporters of this type of commodity. This would be ridiculous. Moreover, the country is carbon neutral and can even issue carbon credits. Argentina is decarbonizing, so to speak, on aggregate issues. It seems to me that this is nonsense. It is against exports and against production,” Lavin said.
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