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Zero Carbon Bill Announcement Due Friday
Tuesday March 12, 2019
Youth Climate advocacy group Generation Zero are putting pressure on the Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, to make a statement on the release of the Zero Carbon Bill.
At their ‘Zero Hour
4 Climate’ protest held outside Parliament in late
February, Minister Shaw promised a public announcement on
the Zero Carbon Bill would be made ‘in three weeks
time’.
Today the three weeks are up, however, in the spirit of the School Strike 4 Climate this week, Generation Zero have given Minister Shaw a three day extension on the deadline. They have asked that he make any announcements on the Zero Carbon Bill this Friday at the Wellington School Strike for Climate event.
“As thousands of
Aotearoa’s rangatahi strike across the country to demand
climate action, Minister Shaw will have the opportunity to
be part of making history with his announcement on the Zero
Carbon Bill, and show that he cares about youth
voices.”
Kiwi school students are planning to join
millions of other youth across the globe in the
transnational ‘School Strike 4 Climate’ movement,
inspired by Swedish Schoolgirl Greta Thunberg.
“Our
generation refuses to be complicit in the destruction of the
planet. We draw the line here, and demand that Minister Shaw
sits on the right side of history.”
New
Zealand School Strike 4 Climate
https://www.facebook.com/schoolstrike4climatenz/
Wellington
School Strike 4 Climate
Event page - https://www.facebook.com/events/407880519979016/
About
the Zero Carbon Act
Read the summary paper
here.
For more information see
www.zerocarbonact.nz
Zero
Carbon Act National Convener - Lisa McLaren, 027 405
3218, lisa@generationzero.org.nz
What
is the Zero Carbon Act?
The Zero Carbon Act is a
proposed law based on the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008. It
will require governments to reduce New Zealand’s emissions
year-on-year and plan towards a long-term zero carbon
target.
About Generation
Zero
Generation Zero is a nationwide, volunteer,
youth-led organisation formed in 2011 to progress New
Zealand toward a zero carbon future. www.generationzero.org
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