Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 13, 2022 3:41:12 GMT 12
MĀORI PARTY SAYS EMISSIONS BUDGET 'DISAPPOINTINGLY WEAK'
Te Pāti Māori has called out the Government over its "disappointingly weak" carbon emissions budgets and says it is giving predominantly Pākehā farmers a free pass while punishing Māori landowners.
They and Act were the only two parties to vote against the budgets, which set limits on how much carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gases the country can emit over three periods up to 2035, as part of a long-term target of net zero emissions by 2050 and limiting global warming to under 1.5C.
ACT took an entirely different approach, saying the budgets and Zero Carbon Act they came from need to be thrown out entirely......
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/climate-change-maori-party-says-emissions-budget-disappointingly-weak-papatuanuku-is-crying-out-for-help/
Te Pāti Māori has called out the Government over its "disappointingly weak" carbon emissions budgets and says it is giving predominantly Pākehā farmers a free pass while punishing Māori landowners.
They and Act were the only two parties to vote against the budgets, which set limits on how much carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gases the country can emit over three periods up to 2035, as part of a long-term target of net zero emissions by 2050 and limiting global warming to under 1.5C.
ACT took an entirely different approach, saying the budgets and Zero Carbon Act they came from need to be thrown out entirely......
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/climate-change-maori-party-says-emissions-budget-disappointingly-weak-papatuanuku-is-crying-out-for-help/