Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Climate Change Minister James Shaw. Photo: RNZThe Climate Change Commission has released its final report laying out the roadmap for the country to slash emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050. Government respondsThe Government said the report showed meeting the climate targets were achievable and affordable with existing technology, and delaying action will end up costing more. Climate Change Minister James Shaw said this Government had done more to fight the climate crisis in the last three-and-a-half years than the combined efforts of governments over the last three-and-a-half decades. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reiterated her statement that climate change was this and the next generation's nuclear-free moment.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 09, 2021 04:07 UTC