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By Samantha Hayes
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The Prime Minister has re-affirmed his belief that humans are responsible for climate change.
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John Key has announced $50 million of new funding for research into reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture - and promises more is on the way.
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Opening the greenhouse gas research centre in Palmerston North, Mr Key called it a modest building for which he has big expectations.
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&quot;We don&#39;t have an option but to tackle this, half of our entire profile of greenhouse gases comes from the agricultural sector,&quot; he says.
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The centre has been given $5 million of funding per year for a decade.
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Proof the Government is confident scientists will solve the agricultural sector&#39;s big problem.  
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&quot;I back them to do that, you may have to throw some money at them and give them some time but we&#39;ve already see progress being made,&quot; says Mr Key.
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The centre is a virtual hub for research being carried out all over the country.
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&quot;We will be funding work around reducing something called enteric methane, which is the methane which is belched out of the animal,&quot; says the Greenhouse Gas Research Centre director, Harry Clark.
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Scientists have found that in a controlled environment one sheep may belch up to 50 percent less methane than another sheep.
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The findings provide promising grounds for breeding animals which produce far fewer greenhouse gases.
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And for those sitting on the climate change fence, Mr Key reiterated his stance.
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&quot;I think human induced climate change is occurring. We can have a debate about the speed and the impacts but my own view is that it is occurring,&quot; he says.
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More funding for science will be announced in the May budget.
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