Kiwi Party sceptics on global warming
May 24, 2008 11:50 AM
The Kiwi Party is the latest to declare its hand on Emissions Trading,
describing the government's scheme as a joke and calling for it to be
scrapped.
Leader Larry Baldock feels the proposed scheme would put the economy
under the stress of increased regulation and says that would be a
stupid move, when there is no evidence to prove global warming. He
says he is yet to see proof the Earth's average temperature has
increased since 1998.
Baldock says if the government really wanted to make a difference, it
should plant more trees and properly insulate people's homes.
Moreover, he claims it has been clear for some time that the Kyoto
Protocol is full of inconsistencies and anomalies.
Baldock's line will be unlikely to find favour with the two major
parties, which have publicly acknowledged that global warming is a
reality and that precautions should be taken, but his Emissions
Trading scheme scepticism has been echoed by National.
But Baldock insists that after eight years, Labour has done very
little for the environment at all.
He feels the idea New Zealand should lead the way in saving the planet
is a fairly lofty one.
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