Lawyers challenge 'misconceived' Climate Change Commission advice

Lawyers challenge 'misconceived' Climate Change Commission advice
Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr accused of offering flawed and illogical advice. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Ian Llewellyn
Lobby group Lawyers for Climate Action is seeking a judicial review of the Climate Change Commission’s advice to the government claiming it does not comply with domestic legal requirements and international obligations.Lawyers for Climate Action NZ (LCANZI) president Jenny Cooper QC said the commission’s advice on carbon budgets and policy to achieve them did not meet the requirements of the Climate Change Response Act or New Zealand’s obligations under the Paris Agreement.They allege the emissions budgets do not meet the comm...

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