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New Zealand awards new oil permits straight after COP21
2015-12-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Herald Zealand: The New Zealand government has awarded nine new oil and gas exploration permits, almost immediately following the Paris climate change conference, COP21. The Green Party says this is an early suggestion that the National government has no intention of heeding the calls of the historic Paris Agreement to fight climate change. Green Party energy spokesperson Gareth Hughes had extensive criticism for the government's allocation of additional oil and gas permits: "National couldn't even wait a week...
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