Show Notes
“NZ in the Dock” The EU NZ fair Trade Agreement complaint – Government legislating to stop the Mike Smith case from proceeding – importance of government heeding evidence – lobbying influence in New Zealand politics – NZ’s Zero Carbon Act – forestry and the ETS – the roles of central and local government – train MPs in good lawmaking
https://www.eli.org.nz/ https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/nz-in-the-dock-climate-matters-special https://www.bothends.org/en/Whats-new/Press/Both-ENDS-files-first-climate-complaint-under-EU-trade-enforcement-mechanism-over-New-Zealands-climate-rollbacks/
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