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Emitters' claims that court case would shut them down are 'hyperbolic'

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RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Emitters' claims that court case would shut them down are 'hyperbolic'
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A New Zealand parliamentary committee is debating a bill that would protect major greenhouse gas emitters from being sued for climate change damages. Critics and defendants are clashing over whether the legal action against these companies is a legitimate pursuit of accountability or an economic threat.

Claims that a court case against major greenhouse gas emitters would put companies out of business are "frankly hyperbolic", a select committee has heard.

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