Methane inquiry a 'vote of no confidence' in climate commission

Methane inquiry a 'vote of no confidence' in climate commission
Act MP and former Fed Farmers president Andrew Hoggard has been in the thick of the methane debate (Image: NZME)
Pattrick Smellie
The government’s decision to seek an independent review of the current approach to methane emissions in climate change policy is a “vote of no confidence” in the Climate Change Commission, says a key critic of the approach to date.The comments from Canterbury University physics professor David Frame come as the commission (CCC) conducts a seven-hour locked briefing today for media before the release of its latest suite of advice on climate change targets.They follow a decision – announced, unusually, by four government m...

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