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ACT Deputy Leader and Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen today welcomed news that Climate Change Minister Dr Nick Smith is seriously considering delaying the inclusion of agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), and called on him to now revisit the provisions relating to forestry.

“Dr Smith’s indication that the inclusion of agriculture may be further delayed is a victory for ACT and for commonsense,”

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16 November 2010

The Carbon Sense Coalition said today that to introduce a carbon tax would be to wage war on consumers for the benefit of vested interests.

The Chairman of “Carbon Sense”, Mr Viv Forbes, also accused Australian PM Gillard of deceptive advertising in her support of a carbon tax.

 “When our PM says “we need a price on carbon”, she is just sprouting another misleading Wongism like “we must reduce carbon pollution”.

Act Party media release 15 November 2010

ACT Deputy Leader and Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen today urged the Government to open its eyes and see what New Zealanders have already begun to realise - that the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) poses an enormous risk to our standard of living for absolutely no environmental benefit.

"The climate change survey released today shows more and more New Zealanders are of the view that there is no point in continuing to pour money into the ETS," Mr Boscawen said.

"Our emissions levels are miniscule compared with those of other nations, yet we’re the only country with a comprehensive ETS.  In the absence of meaningful international action, our ETS will not affect the climate - in fact, National may as well start dumping money into the ocean for all the good that its ETS will do for global weather.

"And, as I predicted, the cost of the ETS is causing public opinion to turn even further against the scheme.  While New Zealanders want action on climate change, they don’t want it to be in the form of a scheme that imposes a significant cost burden for absolutely no benefit.

Members newsletter:

Emissions Factors.

In just 6 weeks agriculture will start the voluntary reporting of the bullshit emissions as calculated using the science defying logic of the Ministry of Bullshit. This is a new ministry that encompasses the Ministry’s of Climate Change issues, Climate Change Negotiations, Environment and Agriculture. The Ministers of Bullshit are jointly, Nick Smith, Tim Grosser, Kate Wilkinson and the hapless David Carter. These people are well suited to the job.

The emission factors that are to be used by processors to determine the carbon liability are;