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December 2019This report reviews the 2011 electricity allocation factor modelling approach and identifies several potential issues. Read more -
December 2019The Ministry for the Environment commissioned NZIER to interpret and provide commentary on the Concept Consulting report, High level review of approaches for estimating a standard electricity allocation factor. Read more -
December 2019This document outlines the Government’s proposals for the provisional emissions budget and the accompanying NZ ETS settings. Read more -
November 2019This report by Scientia Consulting estimates the actual EAF in the wholesale electricity market over 2016 and 2017 using actual and counterfactual (not NZ ETS costs) spot prices. Read more -
November 2019This report by Concept Consulting compared input values used in the previous modelling of the EAF against reality. It found that if actual values had been used the EAF would be lower than its current level. Read more -
November 2019This report from Energy Link recommends a range of parameters and values for the proposed EAF modelling. Read more -
November 2019This discussion document outlines the Government’s proposals for the rules for auctioning in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme to align the supply of NZ ETS units with New Zealand's emissions reduction targets. Read more -
November 2019This paper provides a background on the electricity allocation factor (EAF), its initial modelling techniques and outlines the need for a review. Read more -
November 2019The Resource Management Review Panel has been established to undertake a comprehensive review of the Resource Management Act and other significant legislation comprising the resource management system. Read more -
October 2019This document provides a summary of the submissions that were made on the proposals presented in the Action on Agriculural Emissions discussion document. Read more -
October 2019The discussion document sets out proposals for a mandatory (comply-or-explain) principles-based, climate-related financial disclosures regime. Read more -
August 2019This report sets out the Government’s response to the Productivity Commission’s Low Emissions Economy report. The Productivity Commission made 77 recommendations on how to transition to a low emissions economy, which the Government responds to in detail in this report. Read more -
July 2019This discussion document outlines the Government’s proposals to address greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Tackling these emissions is vital to enable us to transition to a low-emissions and climate-resilient country. Read more -
May 2019This report by NZIER is the second stage of its Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling of the economic impacts of meeting different 2050 emissions targets. Read more -
May 2019This document is a peer review of NZIER's report Economic impact of meeting 2050 emissions targets: Stage 2 modelling by Dr Niven Winchester. Read more -
May 2019The Productivity Commission and the Ministry for the Environment contracted a consortium of organisations (‘CMV’) with experience in modelling and the economics of climate change mitigation to undertake modelling of New Zealand’s transition to a low-emissions economy. The modelling examines pathways from the present to the two 2050 emissions reduction targets. Read more -
May 2019We are consulting with parties affected by proposed technical updates to New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) regulations. Read more -
May 2019This report gives a high-level overview of the ‘social good’ benefits associated with electrifying process heat and reducing coal use. Read more -
April 2019This report presents the findings of a review of the effectiveness of the National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission and the National Environmental Standard for Electricity Transmission Activities. Read more -
April 2019This report summarises submissions made on improvements to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. Read more