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New Zealand reduces carbon emissions target
2013-08-15 23:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: New Zealand scaled back its target for reducing carbon emissions on Friday, saying the move was an interim step ahead of a new United Nations pact from 2020. The government said it would commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. It had previously indicated that it would look at a cut of 10 percent to 20 percent. "In deciding this target, the government has carefully balanced the cost to New Zealand households and businesses against taking ambitious action...
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