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    How ministers and officials developed the first emissions reduction plan

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    Are we building harder, hotter cities? The vital importance of urban green spaces
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    Environmental reporting, research and investment

    Do we know if we're making a difference?

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    How much forestry would be needed to offset warming from agricultural methane?
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    Knowing what's out there: Regulating the environmental fate of chemicals
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      6 September 2023
      Improved process needed for emissions reduction plans, Commissioner says
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      29 July 2023
      Address at the Forest & Bird Centennial Conference: 100 years of conservation
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      16 June 2023
      Fair comparisons needed for major electricity investments
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      23 March 2023
      Address at the Environmental Defence Society Conference 2023: Pivot Point
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      16 March 2023
      The start of a series on annual environmental expenditure
    • A Zero Carbon Act for New Zealand
      In this video, Simon Upton discusses his first report as Commissioner, in which he gives detailed advice to Parliament on plans for a Zero Carbon Act and an independent Climate Commission.
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