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New Zealand sets separate target for livestock emissions in ‘zero’ carbon bill

Published 03:00 on May 8, 2019  /  Last updated at 10:09 on May 8, 2019  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

New Zealand on Wednesday published its draft “Zero Carbon Bill” to make the country achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 except for methane output from livestock, which accounts for more than a third of GHGs and was given a less ambitious target.
New Zealand on Wednesday published its draft “Zero Carbon Bill” to make the country achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 except for methane output from livestock, which accounts for more than a third of GHGs and was given a less ambitious target.


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