Press release: Climate Change Commission's final advice

Lawyers for Climate Action NZ (LCANZI) is deeply disappointed that the Climate Change Commission’s final advice today recommends emissions budgets to 2030 which would see Aotearoa New Zealand’s emissions continuing at a level higher than is compatible with keeping global warming to 1.5C.

Climate Change CommissionLCANZI9 June 2021Climate Change Commission, Climate Change, Judicial Review

LCANZI supports changes to the freshwater management regime in New Zealand

The Government has released its plan to improve freshwater in New Zealand. This includes a draft National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management, draft National Environmental Standards for Freshwater, Sources of Drinking Water and Wastewater, and proposed regulations in relation to stock exclusion and water metering.

LCANZI12 November 2019freshwater, New Zealand, National Policy Statement, Freshwater Management, National Environmental Standards, sources of drinking water and wastewater, regulations, stock exclusion, water metering, freshwater management regime, Climate Change, submissions, LCANZI, Lawyers for Climate Action NZ

Enabling Fonterra to deter further dairy conversions and reject milk

Lawyers for Climate Action NZ has submitted in support of clauses 22 and 23 of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill.

LCANZI23 October 2019Lawyers for Climate Action NZ Inc.Lawyers for Climate Action NZ, LCANZI, Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill, Fonterra, dairy, Climate Change

Lawyers for Climate Action NZ welcomes progress on Zero Carbon Bill

The Environment Select Committee has released its report and recommendations on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Bill. The report follows the public submissions period, during which Lawyers for Climate Action NZ made a written and oral submission on the Bill.

LCANZI23 October 2019Zero Carbon Bill, Climate Change, Environment Select Committee, Lawyers for Climate Action NZ, ESC report

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