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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
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Oil exploration ban may raise greenhouse emissions, MBIE says

End to permits will probably close down country's only methanol manufacturer, prompting emissions-heavy imports from China. 

Mackenzie Smith
Wed, 11 Jul 2018

The government’s ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration could initially raise greenhouse gas emissions, according to an official report, undermining its wider effort to cut net emissions to zero by 2050.

Energy Minister Megan Woods has today released several documents on advice issued

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Mackenzie Smith
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
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