New Zealand introduces climate bill to become carbon neutral

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Wed, 2019-05-08 01:23

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand’s government on Wednesday introduced an ambitious climate change bill that aims to make the nation mostly carbon neutral by 2050 while giving some leeway to farmers.
However, some farming industry groups say the measures remain too onerous and threaten the future of regional communities, while some environmentalists say the bill doesn’t go far enough because there are no penalties for noncompliance.

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