$46 million more for Auckland ratepayers

The idiots at Auckland City Council voted last week to invent policy on the hoof and require Auckland City Council to be carbon neutral by 2020.

Now this decision is not based on any research or even costings.  An officials paper recommended to work on a “road map” to carbon reductions and examine “the possibility of achieving long-term carbon neutrality.”  Councillors led by Bruce Hucker stuck in the 2020 requirement.  John Hinchcliffe went even further and wanted it to be 2015 – totally carbon neutral in eight years!!

Incidentally the cost of purchasing carbon credits at the Treasury estimated price of $13.21 means ratepayers would have to pay an extra $46 million a year to achieve a target which was inserted at whim. Not even a cost vs benefit calculation in sight.