Gotta love the response from NZO:
Environmental effect of ban on new exploration
The ban on new exploration may mean carbon emissions in New Zealand and
globally will be higher for longer.
This is because petroleum resources in New Zealand are likely to be gas and
gas condensate. Gas is a lower carbon alternative to coal for uses such as
industrial heating, where no economically viable renewable alternative
exists.
If new gas supplies are unavailable then coal will continue to be used
domestically for purposes such as dairy drying plants. Globally,
ethically-produced natural gas from New Zealand produces far fewer emissions
than alternatives such as Canadian tar sands or Venezuelan bitumen.
Therefore, if natural gas from New Zealand is not permitted then the world
will use more high-carbon fuel sources."
Jacinda et al really are pathetically stupid.