Kate Newton of RNZ The government will pass a law preventing companies from being sued over climate change damage in many cases.  The law, which applies to current and future cases, will stop a High Court case against dairy giant Fonterra and six other major emitters in its tracks. One climate change lawyer and KC said it was a "kneejerk reaction" that would block any future ability for ordinary people to seek compensation for harms caused by climate change. Greenpeace labelled it a "shocking abuse of power" that would protect climate polluters from paying for the damage they had caused. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said today the Climate Change Response Act would be amended to prevent courts from making findings of liability in tort from damage or harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions. A tort is a type of civil law case where one person or entity claims another has caused them harm.…