Portfolio: Climate Change Issues

Government addresses compliance costs for imported goods containing synthetic greenhouse gases

Beehive — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:27:00 +0000

Tim Groser | Climate Change Issues

The Government is proposing to replace the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) obligations for importers of goods containing synthetic greenhouse gases with a levy, Minister for Climate Change Issues Tim Groser, announced today. The proposed change does not include bulk importers of synthetic greenhouse gases who continue to have an obligation for emissions under the ETS. ...

NZ ETS on track says Government

Admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:32:00 +0000

Tim Groser | Climate Change Issues

New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) is working well overall, says Climate Change Issues Minister Tim Groser. Speaking at the opening of a carbon sink forest in Marlborough owned by NZ Carbon Farming, Mr Groser says that the NZ ETS was creating the desired shift towards renewable energy and investment in forestry. There were also early signs that business was factoring the scheme into its longer-term investment decisions. ...

Minister welcomes Sth Korea ETS and linking study

Beehive — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:43:00 +0000

Tim Groser | Climate Change Issues

Minister for Climate Change Issues, Tim Groser, today speaking from Canberra, having attended the Select Council on Climate Change, congratulated the Republic of Korea on passing legislation that establishes a domestic Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). From 1 January 2015, the South Korean ETS will establish a price on greenhouse gas emissions from its country’s 450 biggest polluters. ...

NZ on target to meet its Kyoto commitments

Beehive — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:52:00 +0000

Tim Groser | Climate Change Issues

Minister for Climate Change Issues, Tim Groser, today welcomed the release of our latest Net Position showing that New Zealand is on track to meet its Kyoto commitments. “The Net Position forecasts how much our emissions will be above or below our Kyoto Protocol target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels,” Mr Groser said. ...

Speech to Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group National Hui

Admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:10:00 +0000

Tim Groser | Climate Change Issues

E nga mana E nga reo E nga Rangatira Tena koutou katoa E Api, mihi mai whakatau mai Whakatau mai ki a matau kua haramai nei i runga i te kaupapa o te ra No reira, he huihuinga tangata, he hokinga mahara Tena tatau i o tatau tini aitua, o tatau tini mate Ko ratau ki a ratau, ko tatau o ratau morehu ki muri nei No reira tena ano tatau katoa Thank you for the invitation to address your National Hui and in particular thank you to Dr. Apirana Mahuika and his executive for hosting us here today. ...

Consultation underway on ETS changes

Admin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:04:00 +0000

David Carter | Climate Change Issues

The Government today released a consultation document setting out proposed changes to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. “The ETS is the most cost effective and efficient way we can reduce our emissions and do our fair share on the global issue of climate change,” say Climate Change Minister Tim Groser and Primary Industries Ministers David Carter and Nathan Guy. ...

Industrial gas units banned from New Zealand’s ETS

Beehive — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:29:00 +0000

Nick Smith | Climate Change Issues

Climate Change Minister Nick Smith today announced the Government is banning some international emissions units from New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). "We are banning international units generated from industrial gas destruction projects involving HFC-23 and N2O because we are concerned that they create perverse incentives that may not benefit the environment. This change is about ensuring the environmental integrity of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme," said Dr Smith. ...