The Zero Carbon bill passed yesterday afternoon with the center-right opposition New Zealand National Party throwing its support behind it late in the day, despite none of its proposed amendments being accepted. The bill passed 119 votes to one. “Climate change is the defining long-term issue of our generation that successive governments have failed to address. The bill will enshrine a new 2050 greenhouse gas reduction target into law and require that future governments have plans to meet the target. It will also establish a climate change commission and ensure future any future government’s plan and budget for adaption and mitigation.

Source: Taipei Times November 07, 2019 16:07 UTC