3 Aug 2020

James Shaw discusses new Climate Change risk assessment

From Checkpoint, 6:21 pm on 3 August 2020

Storms, heatwaves, extreme rainfall and drought - along with more coastal erosion and risk of wildfires.

The first national climate change risk assessment out today paints a grim picture of the long list of risks New Zealand faces as a result of climate change.

It's the first time all the risks have been in one place - and shows how communities, ecosystems and businesses will be affected. It also identifies ten areas that need urgent attention.

Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, says the report provides a very specific snapshot which in some ways, he says, is a comfort.