Sheep farting

I have spent the last two days mingling with climate change moguls at the Climate Change and Governance Conference at Te Papa in Wellington. With loads of big names and important climate scientists speaking, my brain has turned to jelly and is as wobbly as the West Antarctic ice-sheet. Having some university background in climate change, I found the whole thing fascinating and it was really interesting seeing how New Zealand is carving out its role in the global community. Tony Blair addressed the conference via video link in Auckland, and before he signed off, said "Diana, come on home, love", and I said "No Tony, I have to tell Kiwi kids about Jesus". One of my personal highlights was when a protestor managed to gatecrash the panel on the first day, wandered up on to the stage, sat down and poured himself a drink, before being bodily carried out when they realised he was too inebriated to walk.

And my top bit of information that I will remember in 6 months time is.... 49.4% of New Zealand's carbon emissions come from agriculture. Yes, that's right, farting cows and sheep. So whereas sorting out how we manage the demise of fossil fuels, finding alternative energy sources and developing biofuels, New Zealand on the other hand should really be looking at corking their animals.