The Climate Minister says lockdown disruptions have caused delays to NZ's Emissions Reduction Plan, but a climate campaigner says slow government response is to blame.
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LCANZ argues that the commission’s recent advice was based on an error in maths and physics that led them to significantly underestimate the scale of emissions reductions required by 2030. If the action succeeds, it would likely radically change the commission’s advice to the Government and consequently Government’s policy decisions on decarbonisation. The commission argues it isn’t an error and that its advice is Goldilocks-level just right. The commission is recognised as a leading independent body. But LCANZ also has the support of credible scientists behind its claim – this is not just a bunch of misguided lawyers. The physics is best represented by the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC).
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Analysis - The government must decide about climate change proposals, ministers are relieved with news of more vaccines, and Nick Smith leaves Parliament with an apology, Peter Wilson writes.