And he’s the kind of person that the Government will be getting no argument from today over its draft emissions plan which, in my view, is smoke and mirrors and a pipedream. The Government’s also pinning its hopes on new technologies that can capture emissions but, generally, it’s all about threes. It reckons it can plant 22,500 thousand hectares in trees - 5,000 hectares of indigenous trees in 2027, 7,500 in 2028; and 10,000 hectares in exotics from 2027. Here’s what the draft plan document itself says about that: “Estimates of the area of Crown land that is suitable for planting are preliminary and conservative. The Government says it wants to take the approach outlined in its draft plan because it doesn't want to sacrifice economic growth to save the planet.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 17, 2024 08:22 UTC