New Zealand Plan Would Halve 1990 Emissions Levels By (All Together Now!!!) 2050

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New Zealand will target halving its emissions from 1990 levels by 2050, a plan that will require major changes to the economy, the government said on Thursday.

"Setting a long-term target provides long-term certainty about where domestic climate change policy is headed so we can plan and invest accordingly," Minister for Climate Change Nick Smith said in a statement.

"Halving New Zealand's emissions is going to require major changes in economy over the next 40 years," Smith said.

The main tool to cut carbon will be the country's emissions trading scheme, with other major initiatives including increasing the use of public transport, energy and biofuels as well as research to mitigate the effects of agriculture, which accounts for almost 50 percent of emissions.

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