To: NZ Prime Minister John Key - Please Scrap the Emissions Trading Scheme
"The Copenhagen summit was a fiasco and the credibility of the United Nations chief climate body - the IPCC - is in tatters. Yet New Zealand is due to become the first country outside of Europe to have an Emissions Trading Scheme and the first country in the world to tax its farmers.
New Zealand's ETS was based on the proposed Australian ETS Bill. Since passed it has become obvious that Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd will not be able to get his ETS through in Australia.
New Zealand is left facing a serious competitive disadvantage, which is why I have drafted a Private Member's Bill to scrap the ETS. The Bill has been entered into the Ballot.
ACT will continue the fight against the ETS for the benefit of all New Zealanders".
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