Auckland Coal Action demonstrated outside Fonterra’s head office in Auckland yesterday against the company’s continued reliance on coal-fired boilers at its dairy factories around the country. The protest caught the eye of passers-by, many stopping to take photos of Fonterra’s “climate ambassador”.
Fonterra, New Zealand’s second largest coal user, claims it will quit coal, but its progress to date is much to slow. Its current targets of “no new coal boilers installed from 2030”, and a 30% emissions reduction by that date, are way too slow to protect us from the serious consequences of climate change.
Auckland Coal Action calls on Fonterra to make these commitments:
- No new coal-fired equipment to be installed.
- Existing coal-fired boilers to be steadily phased out and replaced with alternatives using sustainable fuels.
- IPCC target of 67% reduction in coal emissions by 2030 to be adopted and complied with.
We need action starting right now, not in 2030.
Auckland Climate Action 
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