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New Zealand’s Climate Crisis Deepens | Auckland News
New Zealand’s climate crisis is hitting hard — with rising risks, stalled emissions cuts, and a broken disaster response system. Floods in Auckland are driving insurance costs sky-high, while the government dodges responsibility by pushing councils to plan without funding. Key sectors like electricity, agriculture, and transport are falling short: dry years strain power grids, emissions pricing was scrapped, and clean vehicle standards are weakening. The Emissions Trading Scheme alone won’t cut it — it’s too weak, too narrow, and lacks teeth. Globally, nations are failing their targets, and…
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