NZ is off track on emissions targets: Climate Change Commission

NZ is off track on emissions targets: Climate Change Commission
New Zealand's net zero 2050 target is at risk. (Image: NZME/Genpix)
Greg Hurrell
The Government’s current climate plans are not sufficient to meet New Zealand’s long-term emissions budgets, the Climate Change Commission reported on Friday.There are also serious risks that NZ could fail to meet its 2050 target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, except for biogenic methane.The Climate Change Commission (CCC) said that although NZ was on track to meet its first emissions budget for 2022-2025, it needed to act urgently if it is to meet the second and third budgets. Total gross emissions fell 2% from 2022 to 2023,...

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