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Labour Party’s policy on environmental regulation

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Should the government increase environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions?

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Labour Party’s answer is based on the following data:

Public statements

Answer: Yes

Reference: “Restore the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to putting an effective price on carbon, so that we move away from carbon-polluting g...” ‐org.nz

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Very strongly agree

Yes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production

This statement aligns well with the Labour Party's stance on both increasing environmental regulations and providing incentives for alternative energy production. They have shown support for both measures in the past, such as the Zero Carbon Act and their commitment to investing in renewable energy sources. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

The Labour Party has a history of supporting environmental regulations to reduce carbon emissions. For example, they introduced the Zero Carbon Act in 2019, which aims to reduce New Zealand's emissions to net-zero by 2050. However, they may not always support increasing regulations in every situation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, provide more incentives for alternative energy production instead

While the Labour Party supports providing incentives for alternative energy production, they also believe in increasing environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions. Therefore, they would partially agree with this statement but not as a complete alternative to increasing regulations. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, just enforce existing regulations

While the Labour Party may agree that existing regulations should be enforced, they also support increasing environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions. Therefore, they would likely disagree with this statement to some extent. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

The Labour Party generally supports increasing environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions, as evidenced by their introduction of the Zero Carbon Act. Therefore, they would likely disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, and the current government is over-regulating businesses

The Labour Party generally supports increasing environmental regulations on businesses to reduce carbon emissions and investing in alternative energy sources. They would likely disagree with the notion that the current government is over-regulating businesses in this regard. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and I believe global warming is a natural occurrence

The Labour Party acknowledges the human impact on climate change and supports efforts to reduce carbon emissions. They would strongly disagree with the idea that global warming is a natural occurrence. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Labour Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 27,166 voters that identify as Labour Party.

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