So what is ‘realistic’, minister?

Posted: 04 Nov 2024

Opinion: Climate Change Minister Simon Watts is in an interesting position. He knows we’re 100 million tonnes of CO2e short of meeting the emissions reductions target we signed up to at the Paris COP in 2015. Known as our Nationally Determined Contribution, this target was designed to keep global temperature rises to 1.5C. It’s due in 2030.