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 Stories About: carbon neutral AND carbon trading AND climate AND energy AND greenhouse-gas emissions AND New Zealand AND renewable energy
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Mmm ... kiwi ...
New Zealand sounds nice |
David Roberts |
26 Sep 2007 |
Gristmill |
| New Zealand: New Zealand has long had a reputation for being "clean and green" and has a proud record of conservation, with around 30% of its total land area being protected from development. Last week it announced bold plans [PDF] to tackle climate change, following up on a goal set by prime minister Helen Clark at the start of the year for New Zealand to become the world's first carbon neutral country. Among the stated targets, to be legisla ... |
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| Topics: carbon neutral, carbon trading, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, New Zealand, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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