New oil exploration banned because government cannot ignore the inevitable
Prime Minister wants to be on right side of history on climate change.
Brent Edwards Tue, 17 Apr 2018
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has told a Paris audience her government has banned new offshore oil and gas exploration because it cannot ignore the inevitable.
In a speech to the Paris Institute of Political Studies Ms Ardern said it would have been easier to leave the decision to someone
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