27 Apr 2023

Government advised to speed up climate action to meet targets

From Morning Report, 8:46 am on 27 April 2023

The Government is being advised to speed up on climate action if it wants to meet its own emissions target to be carbon neutral by 2050.

The Climate Change Commission has released a 200 page draft report recommending faster progress of renewable energy, more charging stations for electric vehicles, cycleway development, and public transport.

It wants tree-planting excluded from the targets.

James Renwick, a climate scientist and one of the commissioners, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.