Tracking of climate change finance not good enough: Auditor-General

Tracking of climate change finance not good enough: Auditor-General
There is good and bad in NZ's climate change response. (Image: NZME)
Greg Hurrell
The Auditor-General says there is a void of information on how the Government is achieving its climate goals, which is indicative of most public sector financial reporting.On Nov 7, a report from the controller and Auditor-General’s office was tabled in Parliament, which investigated New Zealand’s climate change response using a new international assessment tool.This is the second report this week from the Auditor-General’s office investigating NZ’s responses to climate change. On Nov 5, it released a report examining ho...

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