New Zealand passes law blocking climate action against companies: ‘dark day for democracy’
New Zealand has passed hotly contested legislation to block lawsuits that seek to hold companies liable for climate change harm. The right-wing coalition government’s legal amendment cleared a final hurdle in parliament on Tuesday night by a margin of 67 votes to 53. The law aimed to prevent civil litigation overriding its climate policy and undermining business confidence, the government said.…
We haven't written up this one. South China Morning Post has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.
