NZ should be lauded, not embarrassed, for its climate action

NZ should be lauded, not embarrassed, for its climate action

For much of 2025, it felt like the climate movement in New Zealand was losing.  The government cut climate policy after climate policy – from transport, to our domestic 2050 methane target, to companies’ emissions reporting obligations. Rather than focusing on reducing emissions, the government seemed focused on reducing litigation risk, weakening our once-bipartisan climate laws. The government’s timing was often brazen. Less than a week after …