Imports account for half of New Zealand’s carbon footprint | interest.co.nz

“Over the last five years household consumption-based emissions have hovered around 42,000 to 43,000 kilotonnes.

The common person needs transport because there is no better alternative for many than having more than one car per household , they have to eat and they need power and water.

Christchurch council have invested a lot of money into cycle ways, bikes are now an easier option than cars for most journeys in and around the city centre.

We also include the emissions that occur when we consume fossil fuels because we are ‘producing’ those emissions here in NZ.

The Stats Department to data used to produce the article here is calculated in a different way , with that being ‘consumption-based’.

Nor do we include the emissions involved in  drilling for oil and the energy used in refining the oil.

Also, where airlines are domiciled in different countries with different carbon accounting rules, some airlines would be favoured over others.

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