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"Introducing the New Zealand government’s first Emissions Reduction Plan in
June, climate change minister James Shaw observed:
The climate crisis is no longer something happening elsewhere, to someone
else, in the future – it is happening here, to us, now.
The plan, which sets the direction for climate action for the next 15 years,
requires the transport sector to reduce emissions by more than 40% by 2035
compared with 2019.
Meanwhile, in the same month, Ford launched the “New Zealand Drives A Ranger”
campaign for its mainly diesel-powered, high-emission double cab ute. The
Ranger remains the country’s top-selling new vehicle, and average CO2 emissions
of the new line are higher than before through the inclusion of a V6 model.
We have a problem. On the one hand, climate action requires rapid, deep
reductions in greenhouse pollution. At the same time, businesses lean in the
other direction if they sense rapid decarbonisation threatens their commercial
success."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
