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Which country’s parliament recently voted by 76-43 to declare a climate emergency and committed the government to achieving carbon neutrality by 2025? (As reported on 31 December 2020)
AUSA
BAustralia
CNew Zealand
DGermany
Correct answer
C. New Zealand
Explanation
New Zealand’s parliament voted Wednesday to declare a climate emergency and committed the government to achieving carbon neutrality by 2025. The 76 – 43 vote fell along party lines. In passing the measure, New Zealand joins more than 30 countries in taking the largely symbolic step. The government also launched a new initiative requiring many public agencies to become carbon neutral by 2025, in part by eliminating coal boilers and buying electric cars.