Think climate action is expensive? Try climate inaction

Think climate action is expensive? Try climate inaction
Auckland's Sky Tower shrouded in orange smoke in 2020 during the Australian bushfires. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
Climate change inaction will likely cost New Zealand more than action ever will.I mention this because, in recent months, it has seemed like “NZ Inc” has been moving ever closer to the idea that undermining the global push towards climate change will be a profitable endeavour for us.This month's Los Angeles County fires and the words of the people buying our most valuable exports show this is a dangerous economic delusion.NZ is currently edging away from meeting its Paris Agreement commitments, with the Government making noises...

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