NZ's pledge of a carbon-neutral govt seen facing uphill struggle
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By Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation 5 Min Read Dec 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The New Zealand government’s goal to become carbon neutral by 2025 will only happen if backed by more funding and bold policies - including those targeting dairy farmers - rather than relying on carbon offset schemes, environmentalists said. In addition to promising a carbon-neutral public sector in five years, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared a climate emergency earlier this week, a move the main opposition party dismissed as “virtue signalling”. “It’s an ambitious goal and it’s go...