New Zealand wants to tax farmers for their cows’ burps and farts, reported CNN. Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has announced plans to make farmers pay for their livestock’s emissions, due to the huge contribution they make to climate change. “This is an important step forward in New Zealand’s transition to a low emissions future and delivers on our promise to price agriculture emissions from 2025,” Ardern said.
Men allergic to own orgasm
Shoppers buying more wonky vegetables
Shoppers are turning to “wonky” vegetables in a bid to keep costs down as grocery prices soared by a record 13.9% last month. As inflation in supermarkets reaches the highest level since at least 2008 when the market research group Kantar began collecting data, “sales of cheaper imperfect vegetables – known by some outlets as wonky veg – were up by 38% in September”, said The Guardian.
Article continues belowThe Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
For more odd news stories, sign up to the weekly Tall Tales newsletter.