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"SUSPEND THE EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME" PETITION
On July 1st National intends to inflict on New Zealand the world's most comprehensive and expensive emissions trading scheme. It will increase the cost of power and petrol, forcing food prices to rise along with the cost of all other goods and services. Australia has just suspended their scheme until 2013. New Zealand should do the same otherwise we risk an exodus of businesses relocating to Australia to avoid the cost-burden on wealth creators that this scheme will impose. We want this petition to send the Prime Minister the strongest possible message to suspend the ETS. Please support this petition and get everyone else to do so too as the more people who sign, the more powerful our message.
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It's odd to see the NZ government still stoically trying to destroy our economy in the name of Gaia, when over in EUtopia, the cards are falling.
As I had predicted a while back, there would be deaths on the streets of Europe, and now this is reality in Greece.
The UK will not be far behind. Check out this from the Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/may/05/uk-budget-deficit-worse-than-greece
I would predict that there will be riots and bloodshed on the streets of London within the next five years. The riots will probably target racial minorities.
Given that the Eurozone looks like heading for collapse, one would think it wise for NZ not to fritter away money on inconsequential ETS schemes, when in fact we should be laying down an emergency supply of baked beans.
Posted by: Geoff | May 06, 2010 at 04:18 PM
The only racial minorities on the streets of London are White people ....
Posted by: BammBamm | May 06, 2010 at 05:17 PM
Funny article Geoff, doesn't mention real money at all.
UK gdp NZ$3.69 trillion
14% = NZ$513 billion
Yikes!
Posted by: singularian | May 06, 2010 at 09:03 PM
While I'm at it -
How many satellites in your night sky?
Posted by: singularian | May 06, 2010 at 09:07 PM
I'd agree, Singularian, that the money isn't real money, it is silly numbers.
Mind you, you could be called Goodluck Jonathan and be about to be sworn into the Nigerian Presidency, ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8510390.stm
Goodluck David Cameron ????
Posted by: Geoff | May 06, 2010 at 09:16 PM
How much carbon is traded on individual emissions trading schemes world wide?
Posted by: FAP Turbo | June 26, 2010 at 03:34 PM
Anyone have any idea on the scale of the carbon credit economy? What kind of volume are we talking about here?
Posted by: FAP Turbo | May 26, 2011 at 02:53 AM