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Table 3: Summary of key results for New Zealand at 2010 under Scenarios 1 to 8

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Scenarios

1

3

4

5

6

7

7a

8

Emissions results (Mt of CO2e)

Reference case emissions

77.9

83.1

83.1

88.2

88.2

83.1

83.1

83.1

Sink credits

18.2

14.2

14.2

8.4

8.4

14.2

14.2

14.2

Emissions target

60.9

60.9

60.9

60.9

60.9

60.9

60.9

60.9

Required abatement

-1.1

8.0

8.0

18.9

18.9

8.0

8.0

8.0

  • Abatement undertaken

4.8

5.1

8.0

5.5

18.9

2.6

6.4

8.0

  • Quota purchases

-5.9

2.7

0.0

12.9

0.0

5.2

1.4

0.0

  • CDM credits

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.6

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.0

Macroeconomic variables (per cent difference relative to the reference case at 2010 - unless otherwise stated)

GDP

-0.02

-0.02

-0.05

-0.03

-0.24

-0.04

-0.04

-0.19

GNP

0.05

-0.03

-0.04

-0.11

-0.25

-0.09

-0.07

-0.16

Exports

-0.52

-0.40

-0.78

-0.24

-2.20

0.05

-0.54

-0.26

Imports

-0.34

-0.39

-0.71

-0.45

-2.15

-0.12

-0.60

-0.37

Emissions reduction

-6.1

-6.2

-9.7

-6.2

-21.5

-3.1

-7.7

-9.7

Carbon tax ($NZ / t of CO2e)

10.4

10.4

17.8

10.4

51.1

13.0

13.0

67.1

Quota income ($NZ million)

61.0

-27.9

0.0

-134.5

0.0

-68.2

-18.1

0.0

OutputĀ  (per cent difference relative to the reference case at 2010)

Dairy products

-2.6

-2.5

-4.3

-2.3

-13.4

0.0

-2.9

-0.8

Meat products

-1.1

-1.1

-2.4

-0.9

-9.0

0.2

-2.0

0.7

Cattle

-1.5

-1.5

-2.9

-1.4

-9.1

0.2

-2.3

0.6

Raw milk

-2.2

-2.1

-3.7

-1.9

-11.5

0.0

-2.6

-0.4

Wool

-6.4

-6.6

-12.6

-6.6

-30.0

0.2

-11.5

0.9

Electricity

-0.7

-0.6

-0.9

-0.5

-1.8

-0.9

-0.6

-2.9

Iron and steel

-2.9

-2.7

-4.5

-2.5

-10.0

-4.4

-2.9

-18.4

Primary aluminium

-3.6

-3.5

-6.2

-3.6

-17.5

-4.3

-4.3

-21.9

Light manufacturing

0.3

0.4

0.7

0.5

2.4

0.3

0.8

1.0

Services

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.6

0.0

0.2

0.3

Exports (per cent difference relative to the reference case at 2010)

Dairy products

-3.1

-2.9

-5.1

-2.7

-15.7

0.0

-3.5

-0.8

Meat products

-1.8

-1.7

-3.7

-1.4

-13.7

0.4

-3.2

1.2

Wool

-16.8

-17.4

-33.2

-17.7

-76.2

0.3

-30.7

1.3

Iron and steel

-6.5

-6.5

-11.1

-6.5

-26.3

-9.6

-7.6

-37.5

Primary aluminium

-3.6

-3.5

-6.2

-3.6

-17.5

-4.3

-4.3

-21.9

Light manufacturing

0.5

0.8

1.5

1.0

5.0

0.5

1.5

2.1

Note: Scenario 2 is not reported as New Zealand does not require a carbon tax in this scenario.