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July 8, 2023
Pacific island countries’ “relentless” efforts at the UN’s specialist agency on shipping, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), has resulted in the adoption of a new emissions reductions strategy to ensure the Paris Agreement goal remains within reach. The IMO’s 80th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC80) was under pressure to deliver an outcome to reduce the global ... <a title="UN shipping agency endorses 1.5 degrees plan after ‘relentless Pacific lobbying’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/08/un-shipping-agency-endorses-1-5-degrees-plan-after-relentless-pacific-lobbying/" aria-label="Read more about UN shipping agency endorses 1.5 degrees plan after ‘relentless Pacific lobbying’">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Robert McLachlan, Massey University As the Glasgow climate summits gets underway, New Zealand’s government has announced a revised pledge, with a headline figure of a 50 percent reduction on gross 2005 emissions by the end of this decade. This looks good on the surface, but the substance of this new commitment, known as ... <a title="COP26: New Zealand’s new climate pledge is a step up, but not a ‘fair share’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/cop26-new-zealands-new-climate-pledge-is-a-step-up-but-not-a-fair-share/" aria-label="Read more about COP26: New Zealand’s new climate pledge is a step up, but not a ‘fair share’">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2021
ANALYSIS: By James Renwick, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission this week released its long-anticipated advice to the government on how to reshape the economy to meet the country’s domestic and international climate change obligations. The document sets out three emissions budgets, covering 15 years to 2035 in ... <a title="Climate Change Commission calls on NZ to take ‘immediate, decisive action’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/03/climate-change-commission-calls-on-nz-to-take-immediate-decisive-action/" aria-label="Read more about Climate Change Commission calls on NZ to take ‘immediate, decisive action’">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2020
By Will Steffen of the Australian National University Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s announcement on Friday that a Labor government in Australia would adopt a target of net-zero emissions by 2050 was a big step in the right direction. But a bit of simple maths reveals the policy is too little, too late. Perhaps the most ... <a title="ALP’s climate policy too little, too late – we must run faster to win the race" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/25/labors-climate-policy-too-little-too-late-we-must-run-faster-to-win-the-race/" aria-label="Read more about ALP’s climate policy too little, too late – we must run faster to win the race">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Megan Darby in London A world-leading climate action plan or a betrayal of future generations? The UK’s net zero emissions plan certainly sorted the technocrats from the activists. In a 277-page report, the Committee on Climate Change set out how Britain could stop changing the climate by 2050, calling for legislation to make ... <a title="Britain, home of industrial revolution, plans ‘net-zero’ climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/04/britain-home-of-industrial-revolution-plans-net-zero-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about Britain, home of industrial revolution, plans ‘net-zero’ climate change">Read more</a>
