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Greenpeace today heralded Mighty River Powers decision to scrap Marsden B<\/a>, which would have been the first major coal fired power station built in New Zealand for over 30 years.<\/p>\n\n

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An activist climbs the power station in protest with a banner reading “Coal Cooks The Climate”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

“This is a great win firstly for the climate and for the thousands of Kiwis who opposed Marsden B. Mighty River Power’s decision is another nail in the coffin for coal – New Zealand’s energy future is in renewable energy not fossil fuels,” said Vanessa Atkinson, Greenpeace climate campaigner.<\/p>\n\n

Following the scrapping of Marsden B Mighty River Power now needs to abandon its pending court action, including appealing the landmark case in which Greenpeace won a High Court decision to allow climate change to be considered in light of a proposed coal-fired power station.<\/p>\n\n

“This coal proposal has wasted tax payers dollars. The Government must not allow a repeat of this costly exercise and instead ensure no new coal fired power stations, urgently phase out existing coal and commit to a 100 per cent renewable electricity supply,” said Atkinson.<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace last week released a report showing how New Zealand could reach a 100 per cent renewable electricity supply by 2025. Atkinson said this was the first step in that direction.<\/p>\n\n

Local residents, local Iwi, Greenpeace New Zealand and other national environmental groups have been fighting the proposed station for over two years since plans were first announced to re-fire Marsden B on coal the worst climate change polluter of all fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n

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