No 401
House of Representatives
Supplementary Order Paper
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill
Proposed amendment
Hon Scott Simpson, in Committee, to move the following amendment:
Clause 4
Replace clause 4 (page 4, lines 12 to 24) with:
4 Section 3 amended (Purpose)
Before section 3(1)(a), insert:
(aa)
contribute to the global effort under the Paris Agreement to hold global average temperature increase to well below 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels; and
(ab)
increase the ability of New Zealand to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production; and