Aotearoa New Zealand has today been recognised internationally for all the wrong reasons, presented with the 'Fossil of the Day' mantle at COP30 over the Government's regression on methane targets.
"Christopher Luxon's Government continues to embarrass our country on the international stage, this time after shredding climate progress," says Green Co-Leader Chlöe Swarbrick.
"Climate targets are not just numbers on a page. They are the scientific fundamentals necessary for life on earth as we know it.
"Staying within planetary limits needs international cooperation, which requires every nation to do their bit. We cannot expect, let alone enforce, that others fulfill their responsibility if our Government shirks ours.
"Climate change is a cost of living disaster, and Christopher Luxon is fanning the flames by enabling more methane emissions.
"It doesn't have to be this way. The Greens have shown our plan to rapidly reduce emissions, reduce the cost of living and increase New Zealanders' quality of life.
"It is entirely possible to have an economy that supports the wellbeing of people and planet, instead of exploiting and exhausting both," says Chlöe Swarbrick.
