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Tuesday’s Chorus: Climate debt ignored
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Tuesday’s Chorus: Climate debt ignored

National's $18b of new roads doesn't account for emissions debt, or cost of extra deaths; ComCom wants power to regulate EFTPOS fees; Startups want more even playing field vs housing land
Jul 31, 2023
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National’s proposals involve nearly $10 billion of private investment and lending backed by tolls and wholesale shifting of spending planned for mode shift from cars to walking/cycling/buses/trains and improving road safety. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The Kākā

TL;DR: National has launched a Transport policy that expands car usage and does not cost the climate impacts, including a potential liability of over $20 billion if Aotearoa fails to meet its Paris climate committments.

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