By Brian FallowCritics and defenders of the Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan will be able to agree on one thing at least: now is not the best time to embark on such a plan. Transport, the second largest source of emissions after farming, is responsible for about 20% of national emissions and 43% of CO2 emissions. The Climate Change Commission has recommended cutting transport emissions by 13% by 2030 and 41% by 2035. Transport will get the biggest chunk, $1.2 billion, of the $2.9 billion of CERF money committed at this stage. The other big chunk of CERF money, $710 million over four years, is for agriculture and forestry.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 16, 2022 03:44 UTC