Thursday, July 23, 2026

Luxon doubles down on ‘Net Zero’

Luxon on Net Zero

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to achieving Net Zero, insisting New Zealand remains on course to meet its climate targets despite a stark warning from the ‘Climate Change’ Commission that current policies leave future emissions budgets at serious risk.

While Luxon maintained the country could even reach its Net Zero goal ahead of schedule, the commission said urgent policy changes are needed within the next two years, citing concerns over the Emissions Trading Scheme and the impact of continued fossil fuel investment.



Critics argue the Prime Minister’s determination to pursue Net Zero comes despite mounting questions over the economic costs, controversial science, and the commission’s own assessment that existing measures are insufficient to achieve the required emissions reductions.

“Our view is based on the fact we’re on track to deliver emissions budgets one and two. There’s more work to do for emissions budget three and beyond, and our indications are we’re on track for net zero. We may even do it a few years earlier,” said Luxon.

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  1. So let me get this right. Man made CO2 emissions causes the earth to warm but natural CO2 from volcanos and oceans don’t!!!!!!!.
    Alternatively, there is Roger Higgs
    https://iowaclimate.org/2019/06/09/25-simple-bullet-points-proving-co2-does-not-cause-global-warming-by-a-geologist-for-a-change/
    Point 5 is super interesting.
    “The ‘Greenhouse Hypothesis’, on which IPCC’s belief in AGW is based, is that atmospheric gases trap heat. But this old (19th century) notion is merely an idea, not a hypothesis, because it is untestable, impossible to prove in a laboratory as no experimental container can imitate Earth’s uncontained, well-mixed atmosphere.”

    And there is more
    https://joannenova.com.au/2023/07/another-skeptical-nobel-laureate-of-physics-climate-science-has-metastasized/

    The global warming fear psyop is a scam. Ask the National party for evidence and they ghost you.

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