New Zealand Wants to Plant 1 Billion Trees to Fight Climate Change.

New Zealand is getting closer to finalizing a plan to plant 1 billion trees, according to Stuff.

The government allocated an additional $240 million to the project, bringing its total budget to $485 million over the next three years.

If approved, the program would play a key role in the country’s efforts to mitigate climate change, according to Stuff. New Zealand is considering enacting a zero emissions target by 2050 and planting trees could be incorporated into a cap-and-trade, or emissions trading scheme (ETS), program.

Read the story by Joe McCarthy from Global Citizen - “New Zealand Wants to Plant 1 Billion Trees to Fight Climate Change.”