New Zealand declares a climate change emergency
by Phil Taylor in Auckland from Environment | The Guardian on (#5B3Y5)
Jacinda Ardern calls climate change one of the greatest challenges of our time' and pledges carbon-neutral government by 2025
New Zealand has declared a climate change emergency and committed to a carbon-neutral government by 2025, in what the prime minister Jacinda Ardern called one of the greatest challenges of our time".
A motion tabled in parliament on Wednesday recognised the devastating impact that volatile and extreme weather will have on New Zealand and the wellbeing of New Zealanders, on our primary industries, water availability, and public health through flooding, sea level rise, and wildfire".
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