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Party key and links to websites:
Green Party
Labour
National
Maori Party
United Future
ACT New Zealand Party
New Zealand First (not assessed)
Note: Links correct at time of original posting.
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| Accepts the science that the current Climate Change is largely human caused |  |
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| Separate Climate Policy | |
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| International | ||||||
| Supports the UN lead Kyoto Process |  |
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| Recognition of International Equity Issues around climate change | |
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| Support for developing and poorer nations to tackle climate change | |
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| Goals* | Greens |
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| Carbon DiOxide Stabilisation Goals | ||||||
| 300 ppm CO2 or below | |
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| Interim Target of 350 ppm CO2 | |
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| Zero Emission Goals | ||||||
| Zero Emissions Minus | |
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| Near Zero | |
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| Zero Net | |
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| Zero or Negative emissions by 2020 | |
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| 80% reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020 | |
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| 60% reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020 | |
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| 40% reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020 | |
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| 20% reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2020 | (1) |
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| A reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 | |
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| 2050 Goals | ||||||
| -25% or more reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2050 | |
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| Negative emissions by 2050 | |
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| Zero emissions by 2050 | |
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| 80% reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2050 | (1) |
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| 60% reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels by 2050 | (1) |
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| Emission Reduction Mechanisms | Greens |
Labour |
Nats |
Maori |
UF |
ACT |
| Government designed mandatory reductions | |
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| Carbon Tax | |
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| Carbon Trading | |
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| Energy | Greens |
Labour |
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| Support crash conversion to renewable based electricity system | |
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| Support major role out of renewables | |
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| Support minor role out of renewables | |
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| Support "Gross Feed in Tariff" for small small scale renewables | |
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| Support "Net Feed in Tariff" for small small scale renewables | |
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| Phase Out Domestic Coal Industry | |
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| Oppose "Clean Coal Carbon Capture and Storage" | |
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| Remove Fossil Fuel Subsidies | |
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| Oppose Nuclear Power Plants | |
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| Energy efficiency / reduction | ||||||
| Plan to limit energy growth | |
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| Plan to promote energy efficiency | |
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| Supports Roleout of Smart "Smart Meters" | |
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Transport | Greens |
Labour |
Nats |
Maori |
UF |
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| Near Zero Emission Transport Policy | |
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| Major improvements in public transport | |
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| Minor improvements in public transport | |
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| Support High Speed Rail Link between major cities | |
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| Significant improvements in cycling and walking infrastructure | |
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| Significant decrease in road spending | |
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| Upgrading and expand rail freight | |
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| Support of EV and Plug in Hybrid Vehicles | |
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| Supports low emissions car industry | |
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| Identifies need to act on issues of oil peak | |
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| Opposes coal to oil and other GHG intensive fuels | |
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| Opposes conversion of food to fuel | |
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| Land Clearing and Forestry | Greens |
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| End to land clearing or greenhouse intsification of land use | |
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| End to logging of native / old forests | |
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| Including land clearing and forestry emissions in carbon tax/trading systems | |
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| Policy to reduce emissions from agriculture | |
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| Acknowledgement of the key role livestock and consequently meat and dairy consumption have on emissions | |
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| Including agricultural emissions in carbon tax/trading systems | |
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| Social Justice / Equity | Greens |
Labour |
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| Social justice elements in plans to address climate change | |
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| Social equity elements such as global carbon rationing | |
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| Accepting regional climate refugees | (4) |
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| Plans to reduce or stabilise population growth | |
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1. The Greens call for a 30% reduction by 2020 and a 90% reduction 2050 but actually only require 20% and 60% reduction to be achieved locally. Given that very little carbon trading schemes actually reduce to absolute volume of CO2 in the atmosphere but instead only relatively reduce CO2, this is a dubious policy. 2. Nationals GHG reduction goal is 50% reduction on 1990 levels of emissions by 2050. 3. Labour will delay agriculture in to the ETS till 2013. 4. The Greens also support New Zealanders returning home during times of global crisis.
Key:
= Especially good policy or goes beyond stated goal.
= Supports
= Does not support or no evidence of support.
= Policy position has negative outcomes that deserve highlighting.
= Policy has very negative outcomes or moves us backwards.
= Yet to be assessed.
* = if goals listed in policy are given in a range, for example 60-80% reduction on 1990 the lower figure is used as the reference point.
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