3 Dec 2020

NZ faces the reality of climate change

From Lately, 10:30 pm on 3 December 2020

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yesterday the New Zealand Government declared a climate emergency.

The secretary general of the United Nations has warned today that the planet is broken and humanity is waging a "suicidal" war on nature.

In a speech entitled "State of the Planet", UN secretary general Antonio Guterres announced that tackling global warming will be the central objective next year.

He wants to build a global coalition, whereby every country, city, financial institution and company  adopts plans for a transition to net zero emissions by 2050.