New NZ party pledges ETS reform, high carbon prices and no international offsets

Published 10:24 on March 10, 2017  /  Last updated at 10:24 on March 10, 2017  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

New Zealand philanthropist Gareth Morgan on Friday outlined his new political party’s climate change policy platform ahead of the Sep. election, pledging to reform the emissions trading scheme, permanently close it off from international offsets and cancel nearly 100 million surplus government carbon credits.
New Zealand philanthropist Gareth Morgan on Friday outlined his new political party’s climate change policy platform ahead of the Sep. election, pledging to reform the emissions trading scheme, permanently close it off from international offsets and cancel nearly 100 million surplus government carbon credits.


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