Review of Climate Change Policies

1 Background to the review

2 International context

3 New Zealand domestic context

4 Policy choices

5 New Zealand's strategic climate change goal

6 International setting, New Zealand position and strategy for UNFCCC COP11

7 Conclusions

References

Annex 1: Background on forestry and rules

Annex 2: The role of non-climate policies in a sustainable forestry framework

Annex 3: Policy criteria

Annex 4: The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

Annex 5: Computable General Equilibrium Model

Glossary of terms

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3 New Zealand domestic context

3.1 New Zealand’s emissions profile and the economy

3.2 New Zealand’s current climate change policy settings – background