Read our letter to Auckland Transport highlighting their legal obligations in relation to climate change

Transport is a significant contributor to New Zealand’s emissions.  LCANZI wrote to the Board of Auckland Transport on 16 June calling for its Statement of Intent for 2020-2030 to include a commitment to pursue measures to reduce Auckland’s transport emissions consistent with the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5C.  We also set out the reasons why we believe Auckland Transport has legal obligations to consider the climate change impacts and risks of its investment and policy decisions, and to ensure these are consistent with Auckland Council and the government’s climate change targets.

You can read our letter here.