National calls for more detail on CCC proposals before voting

Posted: 12 Apr 2021

In a submission to the Climate Change Commission on its draft emissions reduction plan, National’s climate change spokesperson Stuart Smith said National’s chief objections included a lack of transparency from the commission about the modelling of the economic effects of emissions reduction, and a lack of detail around the more than 70 policies it suggested could be implemented to curb emissions.  The National party said it therefore can’t support the commission's draft plan to cut NZ's greenhouse gas emissions unless changes are made.  

Climate Change Minister James Shaw said that the commission wasn’t designed to be a policy shop, so it was wrong to look at the policy proposals put forward as being holy writ. “The model here is one of challenge and response."  Read more here.