Did she make it? Weighing up the two tonne challenge
Fri 26 Sep 2025
To meet our “fair share” of international climate targets, every person on Earth needs to emit less than 2.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide each, annually by 2030. Is that achievable in New Zealand today? Emily Mabin Sutton attempted to find out.
OPINION: At the start of 2024, I embarked on a year-long challenge to get my carbon emissions compatible with 1.5 degree living.
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Kāpiti Coast charts a low-carbon course
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Kāpiti Coast District Council has signed off a new Emissions Reduction Strategy, setting a district-wide net-zero target for 2040.
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Marginal drop in last year's regional emissions
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Coal use drove recent emissions increase
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Mangroves' overlooked climate role
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Tech alone won’t save us, warns climate expert
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By Shannon Morris-Williams | Technology alone won't be enough to reach net zero emissions, environmental psychologist Lorraine Whitmarsh told the Carbon and Energy Professionals conference in Auckland last week.
