New Zealand plans to spend $48 million to wean its universities and hospitals off coal-fired boilers.
New Zealand parliament building known as the Beehive in central Wellington, New Zealand / Photo: Reuters
In a statement, the country's Climate Minister James Shaw said on Wednesday the move is part of new plans to speed up emissions reductions at hospitals and government departments. Under the plan, the government will spend a total of NZ$78 million on 38 projects, including heating and cooling, fleet electrification and efficient lighting projects across the state sector.
"The removal of the 14 remaining coal boilers that supply energy to public hospitals is set to reduce emissions in the health sector by around 203,760 tons of CO2 equivalent over the next 10 years – the equivalent of taking 8,385 cars off the road," according to his statement.Last month, New Zealand said that its greenhouse gas emissions decreased for the second successive year in 2021.
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