Should the government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?
Global warming, or climate change, is an increase in the earth's atmospheric temperature since the late nineteenth century. In politics, the debate over global warming is centered on whether this increase in temperature is due to greenhouse gas emissions or is the result of a natural pattern in the earth's temperature.
@9J78RN2 2mos2MO
Environment and councils with Hamilton and Wellington horoscope by the right amounts living keep rolling
Find better alternatives this whole ev cars is not good when they blow up as fire fighters dont want to deal with them
Also what happens to batteries when they stop that cant be good for enviroment
Factories making evs is using diesel etc to produce this stuff so it defeats the purpose of clean green
@9G5X2RQ6mos6MO
Only if they realistically reconsider what produces carbon emissions. Electric cars are not environmentally friendly, stop the bollocks and get real.
@9G5SQJBNew Zealand Loyal6mos6MO
Current heating of temps happened BEFORE CO2 levels rose. The earth is always going through warming and cooling. The climate agenda isn’t about climate it’s about controlling movement and digitisation of our lives.
@9G5QQST6mos6MO
Only if there are obvious toxic pollution but other wise the earth requires CO2 to convert into oxygen via trees so the obvious solution is businesses planting more trees
@9G4MBY36mos6MO
NO! One eruption releases mutipul times more carbon than what the Human population does! Thr goverment should put a cap on the trees that are cut down and exported offshore.
@9G4972X6mos6MO
No, and I believe the motor industry regulations are too harsh as we don't have enough cleaner options yet for those that need high emitting vehicles for business or farming
@9G3XLKF6mos6MO
No, and the government needs to take a serious back step in targeting the agricultural sector as well as other sectors of the primary industries
@9G3GJNH6mos6MO
Yes and no. Focus regulation on multiple industries, and regulate based on scientific consensus - not on public opinion.
@9FZYRBY6mos6MO
We need to be more practical in how we control waste and protect our environment. Single use supermarket bags were banned, but now the reuseable bags are ending up in landfills. banning things doesn't fix the problem, a change in thinking of everyday people is the way foward to modifying behaviour.
@9FZ2N7V6mos6MO
Beware of greenwashing. There are better ways to reduce pollution. Food production is important. Getting fat eating buffet on a cruise ship is not.
Yes but do it smartly with the environment and not money behind it. Don’t just charge them for changing nothing. Invest the money in developing a better way.
The companies and people that have more money and do more harm to the environment should be more responsible for the community and the assets that they have taken advantage of. They should be paying for our roads and for our hospitals.
Companies should not be able to plant pine trees (particularly foreign companies) in NZ to offset their carbon footprint. They need to be regulated and supported to use cleaner ways of operating. If trees are used to offset they should be NZ natives
@9FT9T8T6mos6MO
Yes plus incentives for alternative energy production but also assistance to make that happen - don't make it unachievable.
@9FSFGC8Opportunities6mos6MO
Yes, but it must be viable. If kiwi companies cannot afford to adhere, then we are killing our own industry
@9FN633TNew Zealand Loyal6mos6MO
For corporations yes, for small businesses, no
@9FM56YY6mos6MO
Only with a backing of NZ based scientific knowledge and research. Too many regulations have been coming in with a world based research, in places very different to NZ
@9FKDRT36mos6MO
Would not know enough on subject
No, but enforced regulations for the top 5% of contributors
Yes, if there is a sensible way for that industry to implement emission reduction. Government should also move NZ’s entire grid to renewables.
@9FHL4RV6mos6MO
No- Decrease environmental regulations to allow easier building of hydro power stations, thereby reducing the cost of electricity and increase incentive to opt out of fossil fuels
@9FGP6RFOpportunities6mos6MO
Yes, but only for massive corporations, and not local businesses that can be considered small.
Yes, but only for bigger businesses
More regulations placed on fossil fuel industries and less on the farming sectors
Certain businesses should. Not all businesses however.
@9FCC4SL6mos6MO
Yes, but robust support should be provided to assist in meeting regulations, especially for small businesses like farms
Yes, but also educate and offer assistance by the use of incentives for positive behaviors and name and shame those not acting responsibly and heavily fine those not adhering to current regulations.
@9FBWVMB6mos6MO
Yes but depending only for large companies
@9F9G444Opportunities7mos7MO
No, because this results in carbon offsetting and mass planting of exotic trees, of which there is no real scientific evidence to support.
@9F9CRCMOpportunities7mos7MO
Yes, there are plenty of incentives. It just takes time for an economy and sectors to adjust and embrace
@9F93LNJ7mos7MO
These schemes just create loop holes for money go rounds and creative accounting deals. If you want to offset carbon, plant trees or incentivise green tech and reductions in waste
@9F7KM6Q7mos7MO
I think the government should introduce regulations, but subsidise and help businesses to meet these regulations for the first 10 years
@9F7H96NNew Zealand First7mos7MO
No, although global warming is real, frivolous action in NZ won’t contribute greatly and will instead be harmful.
@9F6LXJM7mos7MO
No, not until the government has invested further in R&D for better products and practices for our carbon emitting businesses
@9F65ZRH7mos7MO
depends on what the company does.
If it doesn't cause inflation that then hurts the very people at the bottom who always suffer from regulation change
Only reduce buy a small amount.
@9F5JX537mos7MO
Incentivise carbon draw down
@9F5GYMW7mos7MO
Self regulation on businesses with them footing the cost.
@9F4KH46New Nation7mos7MO
There is a degree of climate fraud being perpetrated. NZ is likely near carbon neutral with over 40% of our land area actively sequestering carbon
@9F2C4G77mos7MO
Not just carbon emissions but environmental waste too Each business should be responsible for ensuring that the product they produce does not having a lasting negative effect on consumers nor the environment They should be made to think big picture and take responsibility for the effect their product has from start to finish through the whole cycle
All businesses regardless of industry should be accountable on a comparable scale, farming, flying or office based all should have to show and prove their “number” and mediate where possible
No business should be allowed to ignore this, incentivise rather than tax and allow trading of the carbon emissions in MZ only no allowance to overseas companies to have this capability
Large corporations and manufacturing seem overlooked. Stop targeting farmers
@9DXBD5LOpportunities7mos7MO
The only policy for reducing emissions must be the ETS. Swapping to a tax on emissions might be better to prevent political tampering and improve clarity. Any further regulation of emissions will only cause inefficiency.
@9DWKFP97mos7MO
Yes excluding the primary industries
@9DWB8Z27mos7MO
Yes but not allow the “tree planting” method for carbon zero
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