Aussie-NZ governments on the same climate change page – for a change

Aussie-NZ governments on the same climate change page – for a change
Left to right: NZ Climate change minister James Shaw, his Australian counterpart Chris Bowen, Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers and NZ finance minister Grant Robertson. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Greg Hurrell
The New Zealand and Australian governments are aligned on climate change policies for the first time in a very long time, climate change minister James Shaw says.On June 8, the two countries’ finance and climate ministers met in Wellington in what they described as the world’s first such “two plus two” joint meeting.It was a chance for Australian treasurer Jim Chalmers and climate and energy minister Chris Bowen to compare notes with their NZ counterparts, finance minister Grant Robertson and Shaw.The four ministers of t...

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