Robyn Edie/Stuff Anti-coal protesters Extinction Rebellion Waihōpai Invercargill, outside the Southland District CouncilREAD MORE:* We're getting more worried about climate change – and want Government to act* What does the Climate Change Commission's roadmap mean for our lives? "It really points to the way our electricity system is set up whereby the electricity retailers profit from coal being burned. To March this year, 44 per cent of Genesis' total electricity generation came from coal. Joanne Naish/Stuff Westland mayor Bruce Smith doesn't see coal going anywhere any time soon. Smith wants more electricity generation from rivers.

Source: Stuff June 10, 2021 19:55 UTC