Warren-Clark Angie; Mallard TrevorANGIE WARREN-CLARK (Labour): Today I'm going to take a call in this general debate and I want to talk about an issue which is actually partisan and I believe it should be partisan—Hon Member: Oh that's a shock!ANGIE WARREN-CLARK: I know it is a shock. The issue is climate change. We as a nation face challenges ahead of us and we have heard the member Meka Whaitiri talk today about the adverse weather events that've happened in her communities. We've heard about these across many many areas in our country and these are happening more and more frequently and this is attributed to climate change. So I believe it's a really important issue and it's one that I want to talk to the public and to this House about.Of course the Prime Minister the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern has said that climate change is our generation's nuclear-free moment. Why is it so important to this coalition and indeed to our country? There are many reasons—many reasons—our Pacific nations that are our close relatives and there are also the adverse weather effects. But actually I'm a fisherwoman so I'm going to very selfishly talk a little bit about the reasons why climate change is important.I'm based in the Bay of Plenty. I fish all the time and I want to focus on the sea—the effect of climate change on our sea. If we don't address climate emission reductions this will affect sea levels. It'll affect sea levels to the point that our Pacific neighbours are not going to have homes but it will also affect the migratory patterns of our sea fish as they move more poleward towards cooler water. We will see acidification in our sea waters affecting our pāua and mussel aquaculture. Now acidification is quite horrific. The effects on our food chain and let's face it our recreation as well as our industries are going to be horrific. We as a group need to address this matter. The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has called for cross-party collaboration on climate change. We need this issue to be one that is not kicked from election cycle to election cycle. We need to act together and we need to do it now. I would like to remind the listeners at home that there is currently under the Ministry of the Environment  the opportunity to have your say around the zero carbon bill. It's an opportunity for all of us in this nation to have our say around zero carbon emissions. And I encourage everyone to contribute.So climate change and how we respond is something crucial to us all. But let's look at the last nine years. The Paris Agreement was signed in 2015 and 194 countries in the coalition worked on this around the reduction of emissions without affecting food production—very important. We signed and the then National Government set a target of reducing emissions by 30 percent below the 2005 level by 2030 and then they set a 50 percent reduction by 2050. Well we're seeking a new target—one that is actually in line with global ambition—and the member Todd Muller in his briefing note of 8 June said We are comfortable with our 2030 and 2050 targets. We will defend against any expansion in ambition." What is that about? We're behind in the world and we're not going to have any ambition on this issue?I'm not surprised however because I have just recently seen the National Party's climate change policy—and I've gone on quite a bit—but remember the Hon Simon Bridges isn't even sure—SPEAKER: Order! The member's time has expired."