Nestlé’s withdrawal from climate alliance shows house of cards is collapsing

Responding to reports that Nestlé has withdrawn from the Dairy Methane Action Alliance, ACT Agriculture spokesperson Mark Cameron says it shows why New Zealand needs to rethink its approach to climate.

“The house of cards is collapsing, and strengthens ACT’s call that either Paris needs to change, or we need to leave,” says Mr Cameron. 



“This withdrawal follows the recent implosion of the Net Zero Banking Alliance, as the global tide turns on unaffordable international agreements.

“The Paris Agreement demands targets that are disconnected from science and blind to New Zealand’s realities. Net zero targets have been set without regard for the real cost to firms, farms, and families. The result is farmers forced off the land, the regions hollowed out, and higher prices for food, electricity, and production.

“For years, we’ve been told that our farmers must be taxed and regulated because overseas markets demand it. But if we had listened to those people, we’d now be punishing the world’s most efficient farmers for no reason at all. Common sense is finally returning.

“We have always said that if overseas customers truly demand low-emissions products, there’s no need for government to legislate it. The market will deliver what consumers actually want – not what politicians in Wellington imagine they do.

“ACT is the only party that opposed the Labour-NZ First-Green Zero Carbon Act, to consistently vote against the Labour-Green emissions mandates. Now it’s time to make sure we’re getting a fair deal for the world’s most efficient farmers, and the Kiwis that rely on them.”