NEWS AND EVENTS
Climate-related financial disclosures: Bill introduced to Parliament and timeline for Standards released
The Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, which will introduce the Climate-Related Financial Disclosures regime, has been introduced to Parliament.
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.
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.
Call for urgent amendments to RMA to enable effect on climate to be taken into account
Lawyers for Climate Action NZ has written to Ministers David Parker and James Shaw in support of the call by the New Zealand Climate Action Network for urgent amendments to the Resource Management Act and the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act.
Inaugural AGM held on 29 June 2019
The inaugural AGM for Lawyers for Climate Action NZ Inc. was held on 29 June 2019.
We elected the Committee. The Committee Members are as follows: Jenny Cooper QC (President), Carol Weaver (Secretary), James Every-Palmer QC (Treasurer), Duncan Ballinger, Sophie Gladwell, Bronwyn Carruthers and Stephen Mills QC.