Analysis of the Nationals ‘No Net Zero” plan

Our sister climate action group – Wellington Climate Action Network (WELCAN) – has been analysing the Nationals shocking but unsurprising climate policy. You will be well rewarded by reading the implications, lies, misrepresentations and denial that drives this policy.

The Nationals “No Net Zero” plan is as bad as you could expect.

This link will load the WELCAN Extra Newsletter analysing the plan:

Click to access welcan-newsletter-21-1.pdf

Click the link to read the Full Newsletter Extra from WELCAN

As a special treat we have also included an opinion piece from Darren Chester dated in 2021 when he expressed much more sensible ideas on climate action than he does in 2025.

‘Nats must leave 1950’s behind to stay relevant’ opinion piece by Darren Chester from July 2021 in the Herald Sun
(Also a link to a PDF of this article https://climate-news.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hsoped.pdf)

Chester has announced his support for the new Nationals platform with this post on Facebook.

The Nationals policy Powering Australia First is explained in the WELCAN Newsletter Extra.