Govt’s $200Million Fossil Fuel Handout In Breach Of Trade Agreement

Govt’s $200Million Fossil Fuel Handout In Breach Of Trade Agreement

The National Party tell us they’re good economic managers then tank the economy; they tell us they’re committed to our climate commitments then breach those commitments, says the Green Party Climate Change spokesperson and co-leader, Chlöe Swarbrick.

Govt’s $200mill fossil fuel handout in breach of trade agreement – Greens

Legal advice commissioned by the Green Party shows the coalition Government’s $200 million “investment” in new gas fields is a clear breach of the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS). “The National Party tell us they’re good economic managers then tank the economy; they tell us they’re committed to our climate commitments then breach those commitments,” says the Green Party Climate Change spokesperson and co-leader, Chl…