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New Zealand agriculture contributed 50% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, an unusually high proportion by world standards. Dairy farming was responsible for about half of the 39.1 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂-eq) emitted, or 25% of all emissions.

As the crackdown on our freedoms intensifies, the list of our national ailments seems endless. But there’s one issue that can prise things open, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Campaigner Guy Shrubsole aims to double 1% land area where rainforests endure so more people can rediscover their magic

The Just Stop Oil activists are accused of tactics that will stop people listening. But ‘respectable’ protest is roundly ignored, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The PM’s vision of growth is part of the class war that is transferring power from Britain’s poorest people to its richest, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Letters: The reality of these organisations’ ideology – and its US origins – must be clearly exposed, writes Paul Clarke. Plus letters from Rev David Haslam, John Figliozzi and Martin Kerridge

In today’s newsletter: One million people have already been displaced by the country’s second famine in just over ten years. This is how Somalia found itself in a dire situation once again

Why are representatives of these shadily funded groups treated as impartial observers on news programmes? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The prime minister’s ideology encourages the extraction of as much income as possible from nature, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The last 12 months have produced alarming incidents of extreme weather across the globe, leading to serious ripple effects, from energy shortages to severe food insecurity. Guardian journalists are prioritising this foremost crisis of our times

The prime minister is in hock to rightwing lobbyists who are themselves indebted to oligarchs and corporations, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot