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"It’s now official. Last year was the warmest year on record globally and the
first to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This doesn’t mean it’s too
late to rein in further warming, but the ambition required rises with each
delay in action.
New Zealand is no exception. Current climate policies are no longer a
sufficient contribution to the global effort to keep warming at 1.5°C,
according to the Climate Change Commission’s first review of the country’s 2050
climate target.
New Zealand’s current 2050 target has two components. Methane emissions from
livestock must be cut by 24% to 47% below 2017 levels and emissions of all
other greenhouse gases must reach net zero. But the commission has made three
main recommendations to raise ambition:
* a net negative target for emissions of long-lived gases (carbon dioxide and
nitrous oxide) by removing 20 million tonnes more from the atmosphere than is
released each year
* a higher target range for biogenic methane emissions to reach at least 35% to
47% below 2017 levels
* and the inclusion of emissions from international shipping and aviation.
The commission says these changes would bring New Zealand closer to “net zero
for all gases”, in line with what is needed to achieve the goals of the Paris
Agreement."
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
