National MP for Nelson Dr Nick Smith said there was "much common ground" on climate change in parliament, but he presented a "moderate" message. Nelson MP Nick Smith says he is focused on climate change, but has told people to "beware of rhetoric getting ahead of the reality". However, climate change was the main topic of the day, and Smith was mostly focused on a "moderate" message. "Climate change is a real problem, but I am not in the apocalypse camp." He also said the important context for the change was how much even an apparently small change in global temperature could make.

Source: Stuff January 30, 2020 03:22 UTC