ETS cap likely to flatline under ACT policy

ETS cap likely to flatline under ACT policy

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By Jeremy Rose

If Act’s policy of linking New Zealand’s carbon emission’s cap to the reductions of our five largest trading partners is adopted by the incoming government it would in theory see next year’s cap going up not down.

But Act’s climate spokesperson, Simon Court, says the party accepts the ETS has a sinking lid and the allocation wouldn’t go up just because emissions are yet to fall on average among our largest trading partners.

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