James Shaw's two positions on fossil fuel extraction1 NEWS Jacinda Ardern and James Shaw aim to have the country be carbon neutral by 2050. James Shaw says as Greens leader he's opposed to new fossil fuel extraction, but as Climate Change minister he would simply "advise against it". And the first step will be public consultation leading to the introduction of a Zero Carbon bill to Parliament. National Party Climate Change spokesman Todd Mueller said existing contracts would have to be honoured. He wanted to hear more detail about the Zero Carbon Act before deciding whether to support it or not.

Source: Stuff December 18, 2017 23:15 UTC