Dr Olaf Morgenstern: NIWA Scientist says Intergovernmental Panel report shows emissions will need to be halved by 2030

Concerns have been raised that our climate change policies are too insufficient to mitigate the effects of climate change. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report shows emissions will need to be halved by 2030 to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius. It also warns every degree will exacerbate extreme weather events, as seen at the start of the year. NIWA Principal Scientist Dr Olaf Morgenstern told Kate Hawkesby the report is a blueprint for what we need to do to get to net zero. He says getting there means we have to tackle our own emissions, and that of our emission profile of agricultural greenhouse gases, nitrous oxide and methane. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.