Luxon must end climate denial speculation

The Greens welcome the open letter from world-leading climate scientists to the Prime Minister, urging his Government to abandon any plan to water down climate targets.

“Christopher Luxon must end any further speculation that his Government is on the climate denial bandwagon. After wasting a year playing around with the mythical ‘no additional warming’ idea, international alarm bells are ringing,” says Green Party co-leader and Climate Change spokesperson, Chlöe Swarbrick.

“The Climate Change Commission is clear that any entertainment of ‘no additional warming’ from agricultural gasses would mean households and businesses across the rest of the economy carrying a far higher burden.

“International experts are rightfully calling out this accounting trick. It’s about fixing numbers on a page while the real world burns.

“While the Government doesn’t tend to show any care for people and the planet, perhaps they would understand that pushing ahead with this agenda poses huge risks for our international exports, climate and trade agreements.

“The Greens have shown how we can reduce real-world emissions five times faster than the Government’s ‘plan,’ while reducing the cost of living and improving our quality of life.

“New Zealanders deserve so much better than this Government’s low ambitions for our country,” says Chlöe Swarbrick.

* The Green Party has raised this issue multiple times. Please see some examples below

9th April 2024: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/HansS_20240409_050640000/2-question-no-2-prime-minister

10th April 2024: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/HansS_20240410_050700000/3-question-no-3-prime-minister

30th April 2024: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/HansS_20240430_053820000/swarbrick-chloee-watts-simon

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