A 'make-or-break year' for a planet on red alert 17 minutes to read In what has been described by the UN as a "make-or-break year" for a planet on red alert, New Zealand's future will be determined by what happens next. By Matthew McKinnon. On January 31, the Climate Change Commission published the advice it is planning to give to the Government about how to cut New Zealand's climate pollution. You could be forgiven for not having the time to read it, or for getting lost in the more than 800 pages of recommendations and supporting materials put out by the commission. But nothing is likely to affect the future of the country more than what happens next.