Under-pressure New Zealand sets out carbon-zero plan
Under-pressure New Zealand sets out carbon-zero plan
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Under-pressure New Zealand sets out carbon-zero plan
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New Zealand yesterday put forward a raft of carbon-cutting plans, ranging from reduced vehicle usage to making e-bikes more accessible to meet its target of becoming carbon-emission free by 2050. The proposals — which come ahead of the COP26 climate meeting of world leaders in Glasgow, Scotland, at the end of this month and are a forerunner to the New Zealand government’s emissions reduction plan expected in May next year — drew immediate criticism. New Zealand is under pressure to do more to curb carbon emissions, which are increasing, but the discussion document made little mention of ...
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