Published 20:08 IST, November 7th 2019

New Zealand passes Zero Carbon bill to fight global climate change

New Zealand has passed a bill on climate change; all the members of the parliament voted in favour to implement a bill to reduce carbon emissions globally

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New Zealand has joined hands and passed a bill on climate change. All members of parliament voted in favor to implement a bill that aims at fighting climate change. bill called zero carbon bill aims to reduce carbon emissions in New Zealand and make nation carbon-neutral till 2015. bill will be beneficial to farmers who are responsible for contributing to country’s ecomy by bringing more foreign investment. 

New Zealand to set an example for global leers

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed her despair as she believes or nations are putting more efforts to combat climate change and global warming. She pledged that New Zealand will set an example for world in fighting climate change. During her dress in parliament, she said that” globe is alrey warming, levels of saltwater are disturbing freshwater balance and some of nations are alrey witnessing impacts. refore it is important on which side of history we choose to stand, she furr said that ‘climate change is biggest challenge of our times”

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Bill passed with consensus

Liberal government proposed bill in Parliament, which was later supported by biggest opposition party of Conservatives. However, y expressed concerns with certain discrepancies with Zero Carbon Bill. However, y said that y would change those after coming in power. 

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Zero Carbon Bill

According to Zero Carbon Bill, all greenhouse gases will be reduced to a net of zero by 2050, except methane which is released by animals. bill aims at reducing Methane emissions by 10 per cent by 2030. According to bill, government of New Zealand will form a Climate Change Commission which will work in collaboration with government to form period targets in order to monitor success of bill. However, Jacinda Ardern asserted that it is important to move beyond targets that are required at moment. government will have Carbon budgets that will help to establish targets with respect to wide spectrum. 

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government will also plant 1 billion trees in next 10 years along with use of renewable sources of energy to produce electricity by 2035. James Shaw, Climate Change Minister said that new bill promises a better and safe planet for everyone including next generation. Agriculture will play a major which also is a key factor in ecomic growth of country.

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(With inputs from ncies)

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17:36 IST, November 7th 2019