Environmental Policy

"The future of New Zealand needs to be protected against the effects of anthropogenic climate change at all costs. With having so little time left to confront the problem, radical change is needed to prevent the end of our planet. Our plan is one that can help not just save New Zealand, but be a blueprint to save our world."

- stalin1953, Socialist Alliance Spokesperson for the Environment

Environmental Policy

• Transition to 100% renewable energy by 2030.
• Commit to no new coal mines, fracking, or deep-sea oil and gas drilling.
• Support animal rights.
  • Tighten laws around the breeding of domestic animals.
  • Abolish inhumane practices like factory farming.
• Ban unnecessary plastic packaging.
• Work towards the nationalization of the energy industry.
• Create government initiatives to convert New Zealand to sustainable energy.
• Create a moratorium on new dairy farms.
• Create alternative pathways and education for affected fossil fuel workers.
• Give new subsidies to electrical vehicles.
• Prohibit the importation of gas and diesel vehicles by 2035.
• Expand funding for the Department of Conservation.
• Divest public investment funds from companies involved in fossil fuel prospecting, exploration, or mining.
• Work towards a zero waste society.
• Begin reforestation of the countryside.
• Bring in clean air regulations to fight air pollution.
• Limit the amount of pavement allowed in public open spaces.
• Ensure swimmable rivers and lakes by 2030.
• Ensure all new housing constructions are zero carbon homes.
• Electrify our rail system.
• Ensure our fresh water supply is used in the public interest.
• Transition to sustainable farming practices by 2030.
• End the use of antibiotics in farm animals.
• Establish a sustainable research fund.
• Establish bottle return sites.
• Use modern sewage technology to improve our outdated sewage infrastructure.