John Boscawen

The announcement yesterday by Mercury Energy – a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Mighty River Power – that it will increase power prices by 3.3 percent from July 1 is confirmation of the windfall profits that the Government will make from the ETS, ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“The reality is …

ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen today welcomed the Government’s announcement that it is prepared to reverse the ETS if there is a lack of international progress on climate change measures.
“However, given that Australia has recently dumped their plans for an ETS, and that the rest of the world is in no rush …

Any benefits that hard-working New Zealanders could possibly have gained from Budget 2010 will be largely undone by the costs that will be inflicted on the country when the Government’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is implemented on July 1, ACT Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen said.
“According to Finance Minister Bill English, most New Zealanders stand …

“The backlash against the Government’s ETS is continuing to build, with National scrambling to justify itself despite the fact that pushing ahead with the ETS no longer makes sense, ACT Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“The ETS is not going to make an iota of difference to the world’s climate – the very thing …

The Minister for Climate Change Issues Dr Nick Smith is running out of excuses for continuing with The Government’s ETS programme says ACT New Zealand Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen.
“Dr Smith is defending the decision to proceed with the ETS on 1 July on the grounds that suspending it now would break commitments to foresters. …

Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson is just the latest in a long line of National MPs to use incorrect and misleading statements in a desperate attempt to justify the impending implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), ACT Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“Despite running out of arguments to convince the public that there is …

Reports that delegates at National’s Central North Island Conference this weekend unanimously passed a remit calling on the Government to scrap the ETS confirm that the party’s own supporters want the ETS to be delayed, if not scrapped, ACT Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“The unanimous vote shows that National Party members have realised …

Reports yesterday that the number of firms eligible for free emissions allocations under the ETS are estimated to increase from 65 to 800 shows that when the legislation to amend the scheme was passed last November, no-one truly understood the details of the scheme and the impact it would have on our economy,” ACT Climate …

Growing numbers of New Zealanders – including many National supporters – are disillusioned with the Government’s continued refusal to delay or scrap the ETS, ACT Climate Change Spokesman John Boscawen said today.
“National promised that we would not be world leaders, yet that is what we will be on July 1 as none of our major …

ACT Climate Change spokesperson John Boscawen today voiced his concerns that some National Party MPs appear to be misleading the public over the costs of the ETS.
“In response to concerns by New Zealanders some National MPs are distributing a standard form email that contains a number of factual errors and misleading statements. In particular, National …