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A New Zealand climate activist said on Monday he has filed a High Court case challenging Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s plan to change climate legislation to block private lawsuits against major greenhouse gas emitters.
Mike Smith, a Maori elder, has applied for a judicial review of the government’s decision to amend the Climate Change Response Act 2002 to prevent courts from finding companies liable in tort for climate-change-related harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
新西兰一名气候活动人士周一表示，他已向高等法院提起诉讼，质疑司法部长Paul Goldsmith修改气候立法以阻止私人起诉主要温室气体排放者的计划。
毛利族长老Mike Smith已申请司法审查。政府决定修订《2002年气候变化应对法》，以防止法院认定公司因温室气体排放造成气候相关损害而承担侵权责任。
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