According to Queensland University of Technology environmental economist Professor Clevo Wilson, “if carbon and nitrogen use was taxed, carbon emissions would go down and less nitrate would leach into waterways and the Great Barrier Reef”. He argues this is a more effective way to encourage behaviour change in the agricultural sector than threatening farmers with large fines, an ineffective approach currently being pursued because it is politically easy.
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