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The government's second climate target w/ Massey University's Professor of Sustainable Energy and Climate Mitigation, Ralph Sims: 3 February, 2025

The government's second climate target w/ Massey University's Professor of Sustainable Energy and Climate Mitigation, Ralph Sims: 3 February, 2025

The government's second climate target w/ Massey University's Professor of Sustainable Energy and Climate Mitigation, Ralph Sims: 3 February, 2025 The government's second climate target w/ Massey University's Professor of Sustainable Energy and Climate Mitigation, Ralph Sims: 3 February, 2025, 9.54 MB
Monday, February 3, 2025

Last week the government announced their second climate target, in accordance with the Paris Agreement. 

The target outlines how much emissions need to be cut by 2035. The government has chosen a target of getting emissions down by 51 - 55% compared to 2005 levels. This is only 1% higher than their previous target. 

The announcement has been slated as unambitious, particularly in relation to comparable nations, as well as developing countries. 

However, with the proposed climate policies from the government, many of which aren’t even in place yet, Aotearoa isn’t forecasted to reach this goal. 

On Friday, Producer Evie spoke to Massey University's Professor of Sustainable Energy and Climate Mitigation, Ralph Sims about the target and how realistic it really is.