2 Jul 2021

Lawyers launch legal action against Climate Change Commission

From Morning Report, 7:43 am on 2 July 2021

A group of lawyers are launching legal action against the Climate Change Commission for not taking urgent enough action.

The group says none of the commission's recommendations to Ministers will help New Zealand achieve its obligations to keep temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees.

Lawyers for Climate Action spokesperson Jenny Cooper QC says the recommendations fail to address the scale and urgency of the task and are inconsistent with international agreements.

She spoke to Corin Dann.

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