Climate crisis ‘insufficient’ to halt oil and gas exploration, says New Zealand government
Nothing demonstrates the nature of the Jacinda Adern government than this story. In 2020 Jacinda Adern declared a State of Climate Emergency and announced an end to offshore gas and oil exploration. Now, the government says the climate crisis ‘insufficient’ to halt oil and gas exploration. NZ govt ends new offshore oil and gas exploration The New Zealand government will issue no new exploration permits for offshore oil and gas fields in a historic move to support its commitment to…