17 Jul 2024

Govt draft emission plan will result in higher emissions

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 17 July 2024

The Government is facing the heat over its draft Emission Reduction Plan - with climate experts saying it ignores decades of advice, places too much faith in technology that doesn't exist and will result in higher emissions. Its draft plan released today contains little in the way of spending on reducing emissions, and instead emphasises tree-planting and other carbon capture technology as ways to meet emissions targets. Massey University Professor Emeritus Ralph Sims speaks to Susana Lei'ataua.