Comments on: The great climate debate http://weblog.greenpeace.org.nz/ship-tour/the-great-climate-debate/ The Greenpeace NZ blog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:24:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Susannah http://weblog.greenpeace.org.nz/ship-tour/the-great-climate-debate/#comment-519 Susannah Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:27:56 +0000 http://weblog.greenpeace.org.nz/ship-tour/the-great-climate-debate/#comment-519 Yes there was comment on coal mining and exports. David Parker and Nick Smith said that they will not restrict coal mining in NZ or exports from our shores. Parker's excuse? That if we don't export coal, China will just import it from somewhere else. But this kind of argument doesn't fly - if everyone said the same thing, we'd never make any progress. We need to stand up, speak out, and remove ourselves from an industry that we know is destroying the planet. How can we possibly have any credibility at international climate negotiations trying to convince other countries to transition away from coal, when we're the ones supplying it? Jeanette Fitzsimons said that we shouldn't have any new coal mines in New Zealand and that we should gradually phase out coal production. Hone Harawira agreed. Yes there was comment on coal mining and exports. David Parker and Nick Smith said that they will not restrict coal mining in NZ or exports from our shores. Parker’s excuse? That if we don’t export coal, China will just import it from somewhere else. But this kind of argument doesn’t fly - if everyone said the same thing, we’d never make any progress. We need to stand up, speak out, and remove ourselves from an industry that we know is destroying the planet. How can we possibly have any credibility at international climate negotiations trying to convince other countries to transition away from coal, when we’re the ones supplying it?

Jeanette Fitzsimons said that we shouldn’t have any new coal mines in New Zealand and that we should gradually phase out coal production. Hone Harawira agreed.

]]> By: DoC - Department of Coal http://weblog.greenpeace.org.nz/ship-tour/the-great-climate-debate/#comment-516 DoC - Department of Coal Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:39:38 +0000 http://weblog.greenpeace.org.nz/ship-tour/the-great-climate-debate/#comment-516 no comment on coal reductions and stances on the 'Cypress Mine' Solid Energy want to devistate Happy Valley with? no comment on coal reductions and stances on the ‘Cypress Mine’ Solid Energy want to devistate Happy Valley with?

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