Delaying the ETS will damage New Zealand's image, I keep hearing. It will seriously threaten trade, I keep hearing. Today the NZ Herald carries an opinion piece urging to government to press on with the ETS. It claims;
This opinion piece reflects concurrence across business, the environment and forestry on the way ahead: Abandon the proposed legislative freeze.
I see 'consensus' has been rightly dropped in favour of "concurrence".
So what news from our largest trading partner, Australia?
Are they getting agitated with New Zealand's position?
As with most NZ mountains (Australian molehills) they have problems of their own consuming them. It appears the Australian government is also taking a cautious approach to the climate change response having just announced it will not set a carbon emissions reduction target until it sees where the rest of the world is going.
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With very few exceptions the NZ Herald always trumpets the government line.
The ETS is Socialist/Marxist theft (income redistribution in PC language):
http://kiwipolemicist.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/the-emissions-trading-scheme-global-socialism/
Heaven help us if this government does take up where Labour left off and decide to become a 'leader' in the global warming swindle
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