Webb DuncanDr DUNCAN WEBB (Labour—Christchurch Central): It's hard to follow those fine words of my colleague and friend Kiritapu Allan but what a privilege to stand and hustle this bill through its final reading. James Shaw congratulations on the huge amount of work that you have done to get to this. And look congratulations to the Opposition for recognising that it's time to move forward. We have reached our ecological limits. We must take action and this is the moment.I don't want to focus on divisions; I want to focus on the things that we agree on. We agree at last that those people who think there's no problem are fundamentally wrong. We agree that it's time to stop equivocation and delay. It is time now. We agree it is time to start real and substantive action in respect of climate change. This is the time for political consensus and it is gratifying to see that we have it.I want to say that the select committees were robust in hearing those submissions but there was a uniform consensus across industry across agriculture across rural communities across urban communities that the time is now and the time for action is here. I want to recognise those activists and the important part that activists play in our community—Generation Zero Extinction Rebellion and especially the School Strike 4 Climate who came out in the streets in their droves and made it clear that this Government and this House has a real political mandate to take decisive action.I want to say that whilst New Zealand may contribute only a small amount globally we must absolutely step up and play our part. There are 186 signatories to the Paris Agreement. By definition on average they have less than 1 percent of emissions each. We must absolutely step up and what is more we are best placed to do so because it's important not only that we accept the science but we accept the justice of doing our part of no longer taking more than our fair share of the environment. We have the ability to change and to innovate and also to absorb the costs in making those changes and others have the need.Our Pacific neighbours have huge need for us to step up and do our part—and to the underdeveloped nations as well who aren't huge emitters they have a need for us to step up along with other developed countries. We must not have climate colonisation. We must not export this problem. For too long developed nations have absolutely exploited underdeveloped nations and moved their problems there and their pollution and their other issues offshore. It's time for us to bring that back home and make changes here onshore.It's really good to see that—of all the difficult problems climate change must be one of the most wicked the most apparently intractable the one we can least agree upon but what a great day for democracy when we come here and we reach a consensus. We come together and we say we have a plan. And look the Opposition have views about how they would change the bill were they in Government. That is right. Of course they would do things a little differently but we agree on so much. We are now headed in the right direction and I'm confident that when perhaps one day they are in Government times will have changed and they will see that the direction that we're going in the steps that we are taking are right. There is no time for retreat from the brave decisions we have made.This is a day for all New Zealanders. We hear the term everyday New Zealanders" a lot. Do you know what? I have spoken to them all—the mothers the fathers the retired people the boomers. They're all out there and they all agree Ms Marcroft. They all agree that now is the time to take real action. What a privilege for me to stand here. "Commend" is the wrong word. I absolutely endorse and approve of this bill. A fantastic day for New Zealand.Bill read a third time."