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Scoop
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Climate Activists Dressed As Lawyers Would Sacrifice Farmers To The Climate Gods
Press Release – ACT New Zealand ACT is committed to climate policies that are practical, not performative. We will back Kiwi innovation, not regulation for its own sake. Well support farmers, not sue them. We know that when farmers do well, all New Zealanders are better off. Responding to legal action from Lawyers for Climate Action NZ, ACT Rural Communities spokesperson Mark Cameron says: 'This is a courtroom stunt by climate activists dressed as lawyers. They would sacrifice our rural lifeblood at the altar of climate ideology. 'The clear goal of this challenge is to place more restrictions on Kiwi farmers. It's the same tired approach we saw from Labour and the Greens. 'Shutting farms down or burying them in regulation won't save the climate. It will just shift food production offshore, cost us jobs, and make food more expensive. 'New Zealand farmers are the most emissions-efficient food producers on the planet. We need to back them, which is what ACT is doing in government. 'This government is right to back off from costly, unworkable policies that punish rural New Zealand. The idea that New Zealand – responsible for just 0.17% of global emissions – should wreck its economy to impress international activists is absurd. 'ACT is committed to climate policies that are practical, not performative. We will back Kiwi innovation, not regulation for its own sake. We'll support farmers, not sue them. We know that when farmers do well, all New Zealanders are better off.'
Scoop
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Climate Activists Dressed As Lawyers Would Sacrifice Farmers To The Climate Gods
Responding to legal action from Lawyers for Climate Action NZ, ACT Rural Communities spokesperson Mark Cameron says: "This is a courtroom stunt by climate activists dressed as lawyers. They would sacrifice our rural lifeblood at the altar of climate ideology. "The clear goal of this challenge is to place more restrictions on Kiwi farmers. It's the same tired approach we saw from Labour and the Greens. "Shutting farms down or burying them in regulation won't save the climate. It will just shift food production offshore, cost us jobs, and make food more expensive. "New Zealand farmers are the most emissions-efficient food producers on the planet. We need to back them, which is what ACT is doing in government. "This government is right to back off from costly, unworkable policies that punish rural New Zealand. The idea that New Zealand – responsible for just 0.17% of global emissions – should wreck its economy to impress international activists is absurd. "ACT is committed to climate policies that are practical, not performative. We will back Kiwi innovation, not regulation for its own sake. We'll support farmers, not sue them. We know that when farmers do well, all New Zealanders are better off."
The Advertiser
10-06-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
New Zealand government sued over climate plan
A group of environmental lawyers is suing New Zealand's government for allegedly failing to act on climate targets. The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) and Lawyers for Climate Action NZ filed legal proceedings against minister, Simon Watts, alleging that the government's emissions reduction plan fails to fulfil the law. The government must legally put in place an emissions reduction plan for the country every five years, with the ultimate goal to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050. Lawyers for Climate Action NZ executive director Jessica Palairet said the latest plan missed the mark. "It takes a high-risk, forestry-led approach to emissions reductions. Our law requires more," Palairet said. "As it stands, the government's emissions reduction plan will carry huge consequences for our country. We don't take this step lightly, but the plan needs to be challenged." ELI's director, research and legal, Matt Hall said the current government had cancelled 35 policies and actions that were part of the first plan, without consultation as required by the law. "It then put in place a second emissions reduction plan which is almost devoid of actions or policies for reducing emissions at their source." The group said it believed in fairness and the rule of law. "As a wealthy country, we need to meet our climate targets with real action, as part of the global effort to limit warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius this century," a joint statement said. Mr Watts, who is the Minister for Climate Change, declined to comment on the judicial review as the matter was before the courts. A group of environmental lawyers is suing New Zealand's government for allegedly failing to act on climate targets. The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) and Lawyers for Climate Action NZ filed legal proceedings against minister, Simon Watts, alleging that the government's emissions reduction plan fails to fulfil the law. The government must legally put in place an emissions reduction plan for the country every five years, with the ultimate goal to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050. Lawyers for Climate Action NZ executive director Jessica Palairet said the latest plan missed the mark. "It takes a high-risk, forestry-led approach to emissions reductions. Our law requires more," Palairet said. "As it stands, the government's emissions reduction plan will carry huge consequences for our country. We don't take this step lightly, but the plan needs to be challenged." ELI's director, research and legal, Matt Hall said the current government had cancelled 35 policies and actions that were part of the first plan, without consultation as required by the law. "It then put in place a second emissions reduction plan which is almost devoid of actions or policies for reducing emissions at their source." The group said it believed in fairness and the rule of law. "As a wealthy country, we need to meet our climate targets with real action, as part of the global effort to limit warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius this century," a joint statement said. Mr Watts, who is the Minister for Climate Change, declined to comment on the judicial review as the matter was before the courts. A group of environmental lawyers is suing New Zealand's government for allegedly failing to act on climate targets. The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) and Lawyers for Climate Action NZ filed legal proceedings against minister, Simon Watts, alleging that the government's emissions reduction plan fails to fulfil the law. The government must legally put in place an emissions reduction plan for the country every five years, with the ultimate goal to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050. Lawyers for Climate Action NZ executive director Jessica Palairet said the latest plan missed the mark. "It takes a high-risk, forestry-led approach to emissions reductions. Our law requires more," Palairet said. "As it stands, the government's emissions reduction plan will carry huge consequences for our country. We don't take this step lightly, but the plan needs to be challenged." ELI's director, research and legal, Matt Hall said the current government had cancelled 35 policies and actions that were part of the first plan, without consultation as required by the law. "It then put in place a second emissions reduction plan which is almost devoid of actions or policies for reducing emissions at their source." The group said it believed in fairness and the rule of law. "As a wealthy country, we need to meet our climate targets with real action, as part of the global effort to limit warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius this century," a joint statement said. Mr Watts, who is the Minister for Climate Change, declined to comment on the judicial review as the matter was before the courts. A group of environmental lawyers is suing New Zealand's government for allegedly failing to act on climate targets. The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) and Lawyers for Climate Action NZ filed legal proceedings against minister, Simon Watts, alleging that the government's emissions reduction plan fails to fulfil the law. The government must legally put in place an emissions reduction plan for the country every five years, with the ultimate goal to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050. Lawyers for Climate Action NZ executive director Jessica Palairet said the latest plan missed the mark. "It takes a high-risk, forestry-led approach to emissions reductions. Our law requires more," Palairet said. "As it stands, the government's emissions reduction plan will carry huge consequences for our country. We don't take this step lightly, but the plan needs to be challenged." ELI's director, research and legal, Matt Hall said the current government had cancelled 35 policies and actions that were part of the first plan, without consultation as required by the law. "It then put in place a second emissions reduction plan which is almost devoid of actions or policies for reducing emissions at their source." The group said it believed in fairness and the rule of law. "As a wealthy country, we need to meet our climate targets with real action, as part of the global effort to limit warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius this century," a joint statement said. Mr Watts, who is the Minister for Climate Change, declined to comment on the judicial review as the matter was before the courts.
West Australian
10-06-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
New Zealand government sued over climate plan
A group of environmental lawyers is suing New Zealand's government for allegedly failing to act on climate targets. The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) and Lawyers for Climate Action NZ filed legal proceedings against minister, Simon Watts, alleging that the government's emissions reduction plan fails to fulfil the law. The government must legally put in place an emissions reduction plan for the country every five years, with the ultimate goal to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050. Lawyers for Climate Action NZ executive director Jessica Palairet said the latest plan missed the mark. "It takes a high-risk, forestry-led approach to emissions reductions. Our law requires more," Palairet said. "As it stands, the government's emissions reduction plan will carry huge consequences for our country. We don't take this step lightly, but the plan needs to be challenged." ELI's director, research and legal, Matt Hall said the current government had cancelled 35 policies and actions that were part of the first plan, without consultation as required by the law. "It then put in place a second emissions reduction plan which is almost devoid of actions or policies for reducing emissions at their source." The group said it believed in fairness and the rule of law. "As a wealthy country, we need to meet our climate targets with real action, as part of the global effort to limit warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius this century," a joint statement said. Mr Watts, who is the Minister for Climate Change, declined to comment on the judicial review as the matter was before the courts.
Perth Now
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
New Zealand government sued over climate plan
A group of environmental lawyers is suing New Zealand's government for allegedly failing to act on climate targets. The Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) and Lawyers for Climate Action NZ filed legal proceedings against minister, Simon Watts, alleging that the government's emissions reduction plan fails to fulfil the law. The government must legally put in place an emissions reduction plan for the country every five years, with the ultimate goal to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050. Lawyers for Climate Action NZ executive director Jessica Palairet said the latest plan missed the mark. "It takes a high-risk, forestry-led approach to emissions reductions. Our law requires more," Palairet said. "As it stands, the government's emissions reduction plan will carry huge consequences for our country. We don't take this step lightly, but the plan needs to be challenged." ELI's director, research and legal, Matt Hall said the current government had cancelled 35 policies and actions that were part of the first plan, without consultation as required by the law. "It then put in place a second emissions reduction plan which is almost devoid of actions or policies for reducing emissions at their source." The group said it believed in fairness and the rule of law. "As a wealthy country, we need to meet our climate targets with real action, as part of the global effort to limit warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius this century," a joint statement said. Mr Watts, who is the Minister for Climate Change, declined to comment on the judicial review as the matter was before the courts.
