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Without the right financial strategies, NZ's climate change efforts will remain unfinished business

  • Written by David Hall, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology
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When it comes to climate change, money talks. Climate finance is critical for enabling a low-emissions transition. This involves investment and expenditure — public, private, domestic and transnational — that demonstrably contributes to climate mitigation, adaptation or both.

As New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda...

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