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New Zealand wants to introduce a
tax to help the environment. It wants farmers to pay tax on their
animals. Sheep, cows and other
create a lot of
when they burp or fart. Methane is a
greenhouse gas. It is a big
of climate change. The new "burp tax" would start in 2025. New Zealand has over 20,000 farms. These have 26 million sheep, 4 million cows and other
. James Shaw, New Zealand's climate change
, said: "There is no question that we need to cut the
of methane we are putting into the
."
