New Zealand needs urgent action to cut emissions, says climate change commission
New Zealand needs to urgently increase its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if it is to meet its obligations under the Paris climate accords.
The country’s climate change commission – an independent body – has delivered its draft advice to the prime minister, on the vital steps that must be taken if it wants to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change.
“Current government policies do not put Aotearoa on track to meet our recommended emissions budgets and the 2050 targets,” the report found, after a year of research and analysis.
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