Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton has recommended a two-pronged approach to greenhouse gas emissions. New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions have risen once again. The country's gross greenhouse gas emissions were 80.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) in 2017 - up 2.2 per cent from the year prior. The emissions increase was largely driven by climbing road transport emissions, and fossil fuel-generated electricity production. Net emissions are gross emissions minus carbon from forestry and agricultural soils.

Source: Stuff April 11, 2019 07:52 UTC