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April 2012This is New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory report for 1990 – 2010. The inventory reports the emissions and removals of greenhouse gases from six sectors: energy; industrial processes; solvents; agriculture; land use, land-use change and forestry; and waste. This is not the latest inventory. Note the inventory is updated annually and every release contains recalculated data for the entire time series (from 1990) to implement ongoing improvements. To view the latest inventory go to our greenhouse gas inventory reporting web page. Read more
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New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2010 and Net Position: Environmental Snapshot April 2012April 2012This snapshot presents commonly asked questions about New Zealand’s emissions and provides answers from New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990–2009 released on 15 April 2011. This is not the latest environmental snapshot. Note the inventory is updated annually and every release contains recalculated data for the entire time series (from 1990) to implement ongoing improvements. To view the latest snapshot for the inventory go to our greenhouse gas inventory reporting web page. Read more
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October 2012This guide is for organisations who wish to voluntarily monitor and report greenhouse gas emissions for their New Zealand operations. It encourages best practice in greenhouse gas monitoring and reporting and supports voluntary greenhouse gas reporting initiatives. Read more
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April 2012Consultation document on updating the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. Read more
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July 2012This information sheet provides guidance on the key changes for the Synthetic Greenhouse Gases (SGGs) sector. Read more
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April 2012This report provides projections of carbon dioxide equivalent gas removals and emissions from New Zealand's Land Use, Land-use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector under Article 3.3 of the Kyoto Protocol. Read more
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September 2012The Minister for Climate Change Issues sought feedback on proposed regulations for synthetic greenhouse gases to be implemented as a result of the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and Other Matters) Amendment Bill (Bill). Read more
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February 2012The literature review examines published analysis on six emerging technologies: biotechnology, nanotechnology, chemistry, information and communications technology, waste management, and clean energy. Read more
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May 2012This independent report prepared for the Ministry by NIWA lists the known possible activities in the EEZ and describes their likely risk to the environment. It also recommends how activities could be classified under the proposed regulatory framework. Read more
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February 2012The report examines how a number of relatively new technologies might impact on New Zealand’s economy. It applies scenario and quantitative modelling to four technologies, assessing their possible impacts on New Zealand’s economy, public health, and environment. Read more
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February 2012This independent report surveys literature on the regulation of chemical and biological risks in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Read more
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June 2012This report identifies the key factors that influence businesses' decisions to innovate using new organisms in New Zealand. The aim of the project was to determine whether regulation for managing risks is an important determinant in such decisions. Read more
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May 2012This discussion document sought feedback on proposed regulations for managing the environmental effects in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf. Submissions on the discussion document have now closed. Read more
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December 2012The latest indicator update providing information on the area of New Zealand’s marine areas with legal protection. Read more
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October 2012The latest indicator update providing information on the state of New Zealand’s atmosphere, measuring levels of stratospheric ozone. Read more
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May 2012The Minister for Climate Changes Issues sought feedback on a proposal to exempt operators of certain landfills from obligations in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS). Read more
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June 2012This report examines whether the scale of compliance costs arising from New Zealand’s hazardous substances regime was comparable with compliance costs imposed on users of chemicals in overseas jurisdictions. Read more
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July 2012The Government made amendments to the New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme through the passage of the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2012. This fact sheet has information on those changes. Read more
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July 2012The Government made amendments to the New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme through the passage of the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2012. This information sheet provides guidance on the key changes for the forestry sector. Read more
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July 2012This information sheet provides guidance on the key changes for ETS participants and industrial allocation recipients. Read more
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April 2012This users’ guide explains the regulations and provides guidance to territorial and unitary authorities on implementing the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health. Read more