When the Prime Minister declared a climate change emergency last week, she conceded that New Zealand is unlikely to meet its commitment to reduce to a net-zero physical greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
And Climate Change Minister James Shaw says to meet our carbon dioxide reduction target will mean a halving of our current emissions.
He is warning that on our current trajectory, we are in danger of falling behind even the industrialised members of the G7.
Given that transport makes up nearly half of all carbon dioxide emissions, Shaw’s figures would mean a 25% cut in vehicle emissions which, without significant electrification of our motor vehicle r (sic!) fleet, would more or less imply a 25 per cent reduction in motor vehicle usage.
Asked if it was possible to achieve the target purely by emission reductions Ardern said “no one has even taken off the table the need for international credits. “ Figures provided by Climate Change Minister James Shaw demonstrate the enormity of the challenge. Agriculture is so far the only sector to have a specific target.
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