How New Zealand has become the most environmentally friendly country in the world

New Zealand is an amazingly beautiful country located on islands in the Pacific Ocean. New Zealanders are very proud of their country and their nature. Here, stunningly beautiful landscapes, including all the variety of landscapes of the planet: geysers and sea bays, glaciers and caves, sandy beaches and mountain lakes, as well as a unique wildlife. In New Zealand, there are more than 35 reserves and national parks and about 3,000 small reserves that are protected by the conservation regime.

But the love of New Zealanders for amazing nature was not limited to the creation of national parks. The government of this country has set a course for environmental protection, which implies the rejection of traditional fuels. And a country with a population of 4.8 million people, most of whom live in cities, plans to stop the last coal-fired CHP in 2018. But how did they manage to do this?

But the first step towards caring for the ecological well-being of the country was a conscious rejection of industrialization. Here, agriculture is held in high esteem: the production of grain, meat, milk and wool. Therefore, industrial production does not have a negative impact on the environment, they simply are not here. And it’s unlikely that they will appear: from the moment the struggle for environmental cleanliness began, the government has increased taxes on carbon dioxide and other pollutants so much that any production here becomes unprofitable.

But even without industrial enterprises, New Zealanders do a great job of filling the budget. Here, educational and enlightenment tourism is actively developed, and the income from traditional tourism makes up a considerable share of the country's budget.

New Zealand strives to become the country with the most environmentally friendly image. Such a level of development of "green energy" is not found in any other developed country in the world. But, if you think about it, New Zealanders export all industrial products from other countries - someone has to produce the necessary equipment, household appliances, cars and much more for them. Unfortunately, an ideal ecology in a single country cannot exist without the surrounding "dirty world."