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.

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.

Environmental groups, lawyers and global academics are condemning the Government’s attempt to shield major emitters from climate liability.

Critics say the Government is attempting to rewrite the law to protect major polluters after the Supreme Court allowed Smith v Fonterra to proceed.

The Government wants to rewrite climate law before major polluters can be tested in court, and legal experts say the implications could be enormous.

The Government is moving to protect Fonterra and major polluters from climate lawsuits just as floods, droughts and climate chaos hammer New Zealand harder than ever.

The Government wants to stop major emitters being sued for climate damage before the election. Lawyers say it’s an attack on accountability, justice and the courts themselves.

Greenpeace says Luxon’s Government is rewriting climate law to protect corporate polluters like Fonterra from facing accountability in court while New Zealanders carry the cost of climate chaos.

The Government’s current Treaty settlement mandate process in Te Tai Tokerau is deeply divisive and runs counter to the collective…
Iwi leader Mike Smith has won his case in the Supreme Court against some of New Zealand’s biggest climate polluters….