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New Zealand watchdog wants ETS decisions to stay with government

Published 08:03 on March 7, 2018  /  Last updated at 00:46 on March 8, 2018  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

Decision-making power over New Zealand’s ETS should remain with elected officials, the nation’s new Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment said in a report Wednesday, putting him at odds with a government keen to take the scheme out of politicians’ hands.
Decision-making power over New Zealand’s ETS should remain with elected officials, the nation’s new Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment said in a report Wednesday, putting him at odds with a government keen to take the scheme out of politicians’ hands.


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