New Zealand's new climate pledge is a step up, but not a 'fair share'
- Written by Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University
Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesAs the Glasgow climate summits gets underway, New Zealand’s government has announced a revised pledge, with a headline figure of a 50% reduction on gross 2005 emissions by the end of this decade.
This looks good on the surface, but the substance of this new commitment, known as a Nationally Determined Contribution (N...





