As part of its 100 - day priority plan, New Zealand's new government has pledged to set a target of carbon neutrality by 2050, which
means phasing out fossil fuels and products that burn them.
That will
mean phasing out fossil fuels more quickly and ramping up effort to protect and restore forests.
Not exact matches
Realistically, this
means planning to deal with inevitable climate trajectories is just as important as transitioning to renewable energy and
phasing out fossil fuels.
Some outlets have incorrectly reported that the World Bank Group will eliminate only their finance for
fossil fuel exploration, but it's even bigger than that: the World Bank described it as a commitment to end «upstream oil and gas finance,» which
means they're planning to
phase out all of their extraction - related finance.
Post-Paris rich industrialised countries must learn what «fair share»
means, and take action to urgently
phase out fossil fuels.»