New Zealand passes ‘zero carbon’ law to combat climate change | World News, The Indian Express

New Zealand passes ‘zero carbon’ law to combat climate change | World News, The Indian Express

By Deutsche Welle |Published: November 7, 2019 6:00:00 pm

New Zealand passes ‘zero carbon’ law to combat climate change

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said countries are not moving fast enough when it comes to combating climate change. "We're here because our world is warming. Undeniably it is warming," Ardern said. "And so therefore the question for all of us is what side of history will we choose to sit on."

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks in Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. New Zealand lawmakers joined forces across the aisle to pass a bill aimed at combating climate change. (AP)

New Zealand lawmakers Thursday passed a “Zero Carbon” bill that it hopes will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to a near-neutral level by 2050.