Proposed 'fast-track' law could see conservation concerns ignored and projects once rejected for environmental reasons given the green lightNew Zealand's parliament is considering a law that would allow major development projects to bypass environmental approvals - and that should be a cause for extreme alarm.The proposed Fast-track Approvals Bill emerged from the coalition agreements that enabled a centre-right government to form after last year's election.Nicola Wheen and Andrew Geddis are professors of law at the University of Otago. Continue reading...
New Zealand plans to put big developments before the environment. That's dangerous | Nicola Wheen and Andrew Geddis
22. dubna 2024 5:33
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Zdroj: The Guardian