Seasonally adjusted greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.7% in the three months to the end of March.
Statistics New Zealand said the drop was the equivalent of 541 kilotonnes and is the largest quarterly decline, excluding the pandemic years.
On an annual basis, though, emissions rose 0.5%, up
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Emissions up for the year but down for the quarter
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