A major report by experts from 27 national science academies has set out the widespread damage that global heating is already causing to people’s health and the increasingly serious impacts expected in future.
The Society is preparing a submission on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill which stands referred to a select committee.
The Bill aims to formalise New Zealand’s climate change commitments by making them law including setting greenhouse gas reduction targets into law. It also:
- Establishes a Climate Change Commission
- Creates a requirement that the Government sets emission budgets every five years that will act as ‘stepping stones’ towards the ultimate goal of zero greenhouse gases by 2050
Creates a requirement that the Government understands the risks of climate change (for example, rising sea levels) and produces plans to address these
A major report by experts from 27 national science academies has set out the widespread damage that global heating is already causing to people’s health and the increasingly serious impacts expected in future.
The Society is preparing a submission on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill which stands referred to a select committee.
The Bill aims to formalise New Zealand’s climate change commitments by making them law including setting greenhouse gas reduction targets into law. It also:
- Establishes a Climate Change Commission
- Creates a requirement that the Government sets emission budgets every five years that will act as ‘stepping stones’ towards the ultimate goal of zero greenhouse gases by 2050
Creates a requirement that the Government understands the risks of climate change (for example, rising sea levels) and produces plans to address these