Globally, it is considered… 14.5% of greenhouse gases Which causes global warming Methane: A gas secreted by the digestive system of cows and excreted in the form of bloating or burping. For this reason, the Buenos Aires legislator Lucia Klug (Union for the Fatherland) associated with leader Juan Grabois submitted a bill to implement a tax To the livestock industry. The proposal is to allocate the money raised in this way to finance the improvement of urban waste management.
the “Environmental rate of methane in Buenos Aires“TAMBA seeks to offset methane generated by the meat and dairy industry through this improvement in waste management. Livestock farming is responsible for 19% of methane emissions, and inadequate management of urban solid waste – e.g. Open dumps6%. The project is based on the principle Extended producer responsibilityIt is proposed to establish a trust fund as a means of working to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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The proposal has been rejected by livestock industry organizations, such as the Livestock Association Confederation of Rural Associations of Buenos Aires and La Pampa (CARBAB).
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It is proposed in the first article of the project: “Creation of an environmental tax on methane in Buenos Aires (TAMBA) in order to mitigate methane emission and Make your economic activity viable in the long termBased on the principle of extended producer responsibility in the livestock sector. The establishment of a trust fund, as provided for in this law, aims to offset methane gas emitted by livestock farming through the reduction of this gas itself, which is achieved through appropriate management of urban solid waste, in accordance with Article 5, point 13 of Law No. 13592 (GIRSU).”
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CARBAP responded with a post on the social network Why don’t we think about imposing a tax on improvised legislators?“The livestock industry in Buenos Aires already suffers from one of the highest tax pressures in the country,” he points out. Adding a tax to “cow methane” does not reduce emissions; It reduces production, competitiveness and employment opportunities“, they said. He quotes the words of its president Ignacio Kovarski: ““They are punishing the only sector that generates dollars and real jobs.”
According to Greenhouse gas inventory In Argentina, Buenos Aires province produces a quarter of the country’s total emissions. Methane emissions in Argentina come mainly from agriculture, especially livestock, which represented 54% in 2022.
Project author,Lucia Klug, She is the youngest legislator currently serving in Buenos Aires Province. She was elected in 2021, at the age of 24, on the list of the Union for the Homeland. He is a fighter Great homelandparty Juan Grabois. Her term as Buenos Aires MP will end this week.
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