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This year the Government passed a law that prevents people, companies, and government entities from being sued in tort for harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions and their contribution to climate change, with the Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Act 2026.

If people can no longer seek redress through the legal system for climate-related harm, what mechanisms do we have to ensure governments, businesses and landowners exercise an appropriate duty of care? Will a complaint to the European Commission in September 2026 alleging the New Zealand Government has breached its climate commitments shift accountability elsewhere?

28/10/2026-Newsroom

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