Balanced News: CO2 shortages a consequence of government inaction – National

The National Party says the closure of the Marsden Point refinery has put New Zealand in a vulnerable position. The Kāpuni liquid carbon dioxide plant in Taranaki has been New Zealand’s only domestic producer of food-grade CO2 since the Marsden Point refinery was decommissioned last year. National Party energy and resources spokesperson Stuart Smith told Morning Report government inaction has been a major cause of the problem.