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Young campaigners see nation adopt carbon laws

Thursday 14 Nov 19 11:00am

A moment in history … Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy gives the zero-carbon law royal assent, watched by (from left) House of Representatives deputy clerk Suze James, Climate Change Commission interim chair Dr Rod Carr, Generation Zero climate campaigners James Young-Drew and Lisa McLaren, and climate minister James Shaw.

New Zealand’s zero-carbon legislation becomes law today.

Generation Zero founders Lisa McLaren and James Young-Drew watched Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy sign the Climate Change Response (Zero-Carbon) Amendment Act into law yesterday.

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