Smith v Fonterra: Big Polluters Dodged Democracy
Private emails, hidden lobbying and big polluters trying to dodge Smith v Fonterra. This is what corporate influence looks like.
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Mike Smith Climate Case Exposes Big Polluter Farce
They call it parliamentary sovereignty. Martyn calls it what it looks like: retrospective law to shield big polluters from a citizen using the courts.
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Government Ignored Advice to Shield Big Polluters
Officials said do not intervene. Big Polluters wanted protection from Mike Smith’s court case. The Government went ahead and gave them exactly what they wanted.
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Super El Niño Could Splinter Politics as Climate Crisis Bites
The rich will raise walls and buy more air conditioning. Everyone else gets heat, hunger, displacement and a political system protecting the polluters.
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Labour Demands Answers Over Luxon Corporate Lobbying
Private companies sought protection from climate lawsuits. The public found out through court action, not the Prime Minister’s Office. Labour says Luxon now owes New Zealand an explanation.
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Greens Demand Inquiry Into Luxon Climate Lobbying Scandal
Fonterra and Z Energy wanted protection from climate lawsuits. Luxon’s Government moved to give it to them. Now the Greens want an inquiry into who knew what.
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Luxon John Campbell Clash Over Big Polluters
John Campbell asks why big polluters appear to be getting the law rewritten in their favour, and Luxon responds with a warning. That alone tells you how rotten this looks.
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Luxon Shields Polluters From Mike Smith Climate Lawsuit
Mike Smith won the right to take major emitters to court. Now Luxon’s Government is changing the law before the evidence can be heard.
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Fonterra & Z Energy Lobbying Hidden From PMO OIA Release
Fonterra and Z Energy lobbied the Prime Minister’s Office over climate litigation. The public only found out through the courts. That should alarm everyone.
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Global Pressure Mounts Over Smith v Fonterra
Environmental groups, lawyers and global academics are condemning the Government’s attempt to shield major emitters from climate liability.
