New Zealand’s carbon emissions are on the way down – thanks in part to policies now under threat

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New Zealand’s carbon emissions are on the way down – thanks in part to policies now under threat

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Policies and funds to decarbonise high-emitting industries and electrify transport are already delivering emissions cuts. But they are at risk of being disestablished or weakened.

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