New Zealand's promised action on climate is nothing more than a tottering baby's first steps | Sue Bradford

Instead of taking on vested interests in the agriculture and corporate sectors, the government continues to take the line of least resistanceOn the campaign trail during New Zealand's 2017 election, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern talked about climate change as her generation's "nuclear-free" moment. She went on to become prime minister, taking Labour to a second-term victory in 2020 with an outright majority, unusual in New Zealand's proportional representation system.Her preface to this week's budget talks about "making investments to secure our future" and says it "makes the greatest strides in climate action by any government to date". Continue reading...