As the Government hails its plan to reduce New Zealand's emissions as a significant landmark, opposition parties remain more sceptical. (Source: 1News)Ministers announced the plan this morning, a strategy for how the Government can achieve the emission reduction targets set by the emissions budgets. In total, there will be six emissions budgets and emissions reductions plans to take us to 2050. "All they needed to do was cap New Zealand's emissions and allow consumers to choose, conscious of the price that they will pay for emissions trading scheme units," he said. Ngarewa-Packer described the ERP as "farmer friendly, low-income unfriendly" and said she expected the country's first climate action plan to be bolder.

Source: Stuff May 16, 2022 09:09 UTC