Environment · Party position

Alliance on Environment

Net-zero economy needed to protect society and environment

The Alliance says the environment and climate change are serious threats to New Zealand's future. They want to prepare for more extreme weather, reduce the country's contribution to global warming, and move away from fossil fuels. They also say workers in fossil fuel industries should be helped to retrain for new, secure jobs. They want local communities to own and control water and waste services.

What they say they'll do

Deploy adaptation strategies to deal with increasingly extreme weather from climate change
Contribute to global efforts to mitigate climate change and avoid worst-case warming
Transition to a net-zero economy
Support workers in fossil fuel industries to retrain for new well-paid, secure jobs
Return rail and coastal shipping to favour over trucking and aviation, which they describe as environmentally degrading
Give local communities ownership and control of water and waste disposal services

Who this affects

Workers in fossil fuel industries

The party says these workers would be supported to retrain for new well-paid, secure jobs as part of the shift away from fossil fuels.

Local communities

The party says communities would own and control local services like water and waste disposal rather than having them managed by outside or private organisations.

General public

The party says adaptation strategies would be put in place to help the country cope with more extreme weather caused by climate change.

In their own words

“Environmental degradation and climate change pose an existential threat to every aspect of our society.”

“A just transition to a net-zero economy is needed to support workers in fossil fuel-based industries to retrain for new well-paid, secure jobs.”

“A prosperous economy and a stable society in the future requires a natural world in balance.”

Verify at Alliance — official policy page

Summarised neutrally from Alliance’s own official policy (as at 2026-08-24) and checked by an editor. Nothing is paraphrased without the source linked. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Environment →

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