This Cabinet paper seeks agreement to progress a Climate Change Bill (the bill) which will provide an enduring Climate Change Framework for the transition to a low emissions and climate-resilient New Zealand.
This Cabinet paper seeks agreement to progress a Climate Change Bill (the bill) which will provide an enduring Climate Change Framework for the transition to a low emissions and climate-resilient New Zealand.
It describes the key components of the bill – setting in statute an emissions reduction target for 2050, establishing an independent Climate Change Commission, a system of emissions budgets to reach the target, and a range of adaptation measures.
Date of briefing: 19 December 2018