Thursday, 19 December 2024 10:25

Dark ages

Written by The Hound

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OPINION: Before we all let The Green Party have at it with their 'bold' emissions reduction plan, the Hound thought it wise to run the numbers through the old Casio.

Their cunning plan is to cut net emissions 35% by 2030 and 47% by 2035, relative to 2020 levels.

NZ currently runs 99% of its transport on fossil fuels.

Forcing us into electric vehicles would overload the creaky power grid.

55% of power generation is hydro, 25% is fossil fuels, more when the lake levels are low as they were this year, which along with a gas shortage, forced up power prices, closing mills and factories.

Of course, the Green plan also includes knee-capping farming.

In short, their 'plan' is to drive NZ back to the dark ages, all in the name of lower emissions.

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