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'Transformational and lasting change across society'


Transformational and lasting change across society
Newsroom
31/01/2021
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Analysis: The Climate Change Commission has called for transformational and lasting change across society and the economy to respond to the climate crisis. Marc Daalder reports
In an historic, landmark report, the Climate Change Commission finds New Zealand will miss its emissions reduction targets if it doesn t engage in strong and decisive action now and recommends ambitious limits on the amount of greenhouse gases the country should be allowed to release over the next 15 years.
The Commission s draft advice to the Government includes three emissions budgets covering five-year periods to 2035, recommendations on how to meet these budgets and a finding that New Zealand s target under the Paris Agreement is aligned with an approach - that if adopted by all nations - carries major risks in the ability to limit global warming to 1.5°C . ....

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