WELLINGTON: New Zealand may already be giving the world a glimpse of what global climate policy will look like in the Trump era.
The South Pacific nation, one of the first advanced economies to set a legally-binding net-zero target, has ushered in a series of green reversals since Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s centre-right coalition took office in late 2023, rolling back curbs on fossil fuels, loosening emissions regulations for the giant agriculture sector and criticising banks over their restrictions on lending.
