New Zealand’s Ardern declares ‘climate emergency’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared a "climate emergency" yesterday, telling parliament that urgent action was needed for the sake of future generations. Lawmakers passed the largely symbolic emergency declaration by 76 votes to 43 after Ardern urged them to back the move. Britain's parliament became the first in the world to declare a climate emergency, passing the motion in May last year, followed closely by more than a dozen nations. Ardern last year committed New Zealand to become carbon neutral by 2050 and to generate all its energy from renewable sources by 2035.