Govt releases ‘cost-effective’ second emissions reduction plan

Govt releases ‘cost-effective’ second emissions reduction plan
Climate Change Minister Simon Watts. (Image: NZME)
Greg Hurrell
The Government has released its second emission reduction plan, which it says could put New Zealand on track to reach the 2050 net zero emissions target by 2044.The emissions reduction plan (ERP) will target economic sectors with the highest emissions: agriculture, transport, energy and waste. It sets out how the Government plans to achieve NZ’s second emissions budget period from 2025 to 2030.NZ’s maximum average annual net emissions for those years are set at 61 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e), compared with 72.5 mtCO2e...

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