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7/22/18

New Zealand Is Giving Environmentalists a Reason to Be Hopeful

by Catherine Knight

The country’s politics are changing as voters on both the left and the right acknowledge the need for an independent Climate Commission, which would make recommendations on carbon reduction targets.