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·E1536

Landmark case could force rewrite of emissions strategy

March 8
22 mins

Episode Description

The once quiet workhorse of climate policy, the humble tree, is now headline material, fuelling political fights and finding itself at the very root of a legal battle over our climate future

Two environmental groups are taking the Government to court over the country's second Emissions Reduction Plan and its 'risky' reliance on trees. The verdict won't just interpret the law but will test the country's climate ambition.

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