8.0 Note on sources
The majority of the sources used in this report were official and working papers prepared by the New Zealand Government. This included the 2009, 2007 and 2005 Net Position Reports, as well as National Inventory Reports and national communications. Additionally, the review team considered a large number of working papers prepared by various New Zealand departments on projection results, methodologies and related issues. These included papers from the Ministries for Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, and Economic Development.
In addition to these sources, the review team consulted material on inventory and emissions projections methodologies and processes prepared by the OECD, the IPCC and the UNFCCC. These sources were consulted for comparative purposes and to ensure it had an up-to-date understanding of best practice. Finally, the review team consulted a number of sectoral reports prepared by the Australian Government. These were consulted to have a direct comparison of alternative approaches.
