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National is taking New Zealand down an environmental track that will leave us all poorer if we continue to follow it, Labour's Environment spokesperson, Charles Chauvel, says.
Charles Chauvel was speaking at the launch of Labour's Environment and Climate Change Policies today in Auckland.
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National continues its forked tongue on climate change
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The Government continues to have two messages on whether it will include agriculture in its Emissions Trading Scheme, says Labour’s Climate Change spokesperson Brendon Burns.
His comments follow the ETS Review Panel’s recommendation for a more gradual introduction of agriculture – which Climate Change Minister Nick Smith says is well considered.
National still blind to warnings on climate change
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s stark warning about climate change could have been written as a message to the Government, says Labour’s climate change spokesperson Brendon Burns.
Government’s lignite mining ambitions still billowing smoke
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The Government’s new Energy Strategy might not refer specifically to lignite mining, but plans to turn the dirty brown coal into fuel are still very much alive, Labour’s Climate Change spokesman Brendon Burns says.
“Comments from Solid Energy’s CEO, Dr Don Elder, make that blatantly clear.
Commissioner damns lignite, PM signals support
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Damning evidence against lignite mining presented by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment flies in the face of Prime Minister John Key’s support for such projects, Labour’s climate change spokesman Brendon Burns says
Smith takes credit for the weather
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Any reduction in New Zealand’s emissions is welcome, but Climate Change Minister Nick Smith shouldn’t crow too loudly about the part the National Government has played in any ETS success, says Labour’s climate change spokesman Brendon Burns.
National’s ETS will mean burning more coal; failure to reduce emissions: IEA
The International Energy Agency's (IEA) has issued a stinging criticism of the National-led Government's changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Charles Chauvel, Labour's Environment Spokesperson, says that in a study released on Monday, the Paris-based IEA concludes:
Smith must be honest on new renewable generation
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Climate Change Minister Nick Smith should stop pretending his Emissions Trading Scheme is encouraging new renewable electricity generation, says Labour’s Climate Change spokesman Brendon Burns.
