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Signaling its commitment to a clean energy future, New Zealand's government announced Thursday it won't issue any more permits for offshore oil and gas exploration.

紐西蘭政府周四（12日）宣布，為達成未來使用乾淨能源承諾，將不再核發外海石油、天然氣探勘許可證。

The move won't affect existing permits for exploration or extraction, meaning the industry is likely to continue in the South Pacific nation for several more decades.

此舉將不會影響現有油氣探勘或開採許可證，代表業者可以持續在這個南太平洋國家繼續運作數十年。

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has pledged to go green by reducing the country's net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. Her government also plans to plant 100 million trees each year and ensure the electricity grid runs entirely from renewable energy.

紐國總理賈辛達．阿爾登已經承諾，要在2050年之前將溫室氣體淨排放量降為零，讓國家走向綠能。她的政府也計畫每年種1億棵樹，並確保電網供電全部來自再生能源。

The oil and gas industry is relatively small in New Zealand, employing about 11,000 people and accounting for about 1 percent of the overall economy. It is dwarfed in importance by farming and tourism.

石油和天然氣產業在紐西蘭規模相對較小，雇用員工約1.1萬人，占整體經濟約1%。和農業和觀光業的重要性比起來小巫見大巫。

The idea of an expansion in offshore drilling has proved contentious in New Zealand, particularly after problems elsewhere like the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

在海外鑽探的想法在紐西蘭國內引發爭議，尤其是其他地方出問題之後，例如2010年的墨西哥灣「深水地平線」鑽油平臺漏油意外。