Remember the Climate Commission?
Well, a group of more than 300 lawyers, from the oranisation Lawyers for Climate Action is taking is taking the commission and Climate Minister James Shaw to court.
They allege the commission's recommended emissions budgets and advice on strengthening New Zealand's Paris Agreement target are not consistent with the international climate pact, the Zero Carbon Act or limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees above preindustrial levels. Read more about it here. Great to see so many communities out there using their skills to act on climate.
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