Environment - Global Warming
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Support the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gases and are committed to improving it in the second commitment period from 2013 to 2018 Continue to work for the development of a transportation system that reduces the emissions of greenhouse gases Introduce, and progressively increase, fuel efficiency standards for motor vehicles entering the country Oppose any additional use of coal Support the establishment of permanent forests to absorb and store carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere
Review the rules around the screening and fumigation of imported cars
Oppose Labour’s carbon tax Withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol from 2013 if NZ makes commitments to reduce emissions beyond those binding trading partners Insist that all significant countries limit emissions Develop a domestic policy of tradable emission permits Support cost effective voluntary measures that encourage energy efficiency, insulation and research and development investment in new energy technologies
Only proceed with the implementation policies for the Kyoto protocol to ensure they are in harmony with those of our major trading partners, and once a coherent plan has been formulated to allow the appropriate targets to be reached
Opposed New Zealand's participation in the Kyoto Protocol ahead of our major trading partners Push for New Zealand's withdrawal from the [Kyoto] protocol in 2012 at the end of the 'first commitment period' Oppose ... the carbon tax