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Since becoming New Zealand’s prime minister, she has not attended a U.N. climate change conference, or visited the Middle East. She could do both by traveling to Egypt later this month. ....
New Zealand passed a law Thursday forcing banks to reveal the impact of their investments on climate change, describing it as a world-first move to make the financial sector's environmental record more transparent. ....
New Zealand introduces incentives for low-emission vehicles From July, the New Zealand government will subsidise the purchase of new electric cars and plug-in hybrids with up to 8,625 New Zealand dollars (around €5,100). The incentives also include pre-owned zero-emission vehicles. The programme is financed by introducing new levies on vehicles with high emissions, making it a bonus-malus scheme. According to the Guardian, this will make an imported Toyota Hilux – one of New Zealand’s most popular off-road vehicles – 2,900 New Zealand dollars (about 1,700 euros) more expensive. The new system is based on recommendations of the New Zealand Climate Change Commission. The commission had recently suggested to the government that the share of electric vehicles in new registrations should reach 50 per cent by 2029 and 100 per cent by 2032 to meet the emission targets for the transport sector. ....