Start shutting the door on petrol cars and prepare to go electric. That's one message from the Climate Change Commission in a major new report that outlines a plan to address rapidly rising emissions.
It proposes banning petrol car imports by 2035, along with slashing livestock numbers by about 15 percent and closing Tiwai Point.
But with some barely able to afford to heat their home, questions are being raised on how people are expected to afford an electric car.
Rachel Thomas reports.
