Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 7:18 pm Press Release: Green Party
Green Party celebrate passing of bill to end offshore oil
and gas drilling
The Green Party is celebrating the
passing of the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill, ensuring we
are act meaningfully to address climate change in
Aotearoa.
“This is a significant day for our
transformation away from fossil fuels, and towards a clean,
green, low carbon future”, Green Co-leader James Shaw said
today.
“This Bill is an essential first step in
winding down offshore exploration for new sources of fossil
fuels. We are in Government together to do this work, to
create the change our people and our planet need to
flourish.
“The Green Party recognises the
interdependence of people and planet, and the need to ensure
that all economic activity is within the carrying capacity
of our environment. The burning of fossil fuels is
inherently unsustainable.
“We are responding to the
challenge of climate change and ensuring we are a stronger,
fairer, and more sustainable
country”.
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