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Communications and documents regarding the independent methane review panel

Request for internal and external communications by Ministry staff regarding the independent methane review panel, documents submitted to the panel through the Ministry, and information regarding the press statement issued on the release of the panel's report. 

Response date

11 April 2025

Type

Departmental

Request for internal and external communications by Ministry staff regarding the independent methane review panel, documents submitted to the panel through the Ministry, and information regarding the press statement issued on the release of the panel's report. 

Response date

11 April 2025

Type

Departmental

Details of the request

Can I please request the following information under the Official Information Act. 
 
Re Independent methane review panel

  1. Communication between MFE staff and
    1. the methane panel members individually or collectively
    2. members and staff of the Climate Change Commission
    3. ministers' offices
    4. others outside MFE
  2. Internal communications among MFE staff
  3. Reports, scientific or other papers, information and advice submitted to the Panel  by or through MFE.
  4. Information regarding the elaboration of the press statement issued on the release of the Panel's report, in particular regarding the rationale for the omission of one of the three summary points drawn up by the Panel

Note this request concerns only matters relating to the substance of the Panel's work, not administrative matters.

Response documents

  1. All emails collated (PDF, 3.2 MB)
  2. Feedback on draft Methane Science and Target Review report (MfE) (PDF, 185 KB)
  3. Microsoft Teams conversation - 4-12-2024 3.04 AM (PDF, 48 KB
  4. Microsoft Teams conversation - 4-12-2024 7.22 PM (PDF, 60 KB
  5. Microsoft Teams conversation - 5-12-2024 8.57 PM (PDF, 83 KB
  6. Microsoft Teams conversation - 5-12-2024 10.47 PM (PDF, 33 KB
  7. Microsoft Teams conversation - 6-12-2024 2.22 AM (PDF, 54 KB)
  8. Microsoft Teams conversation - 27-11-2024 2.19 AM (PDF, 120 KB)
  9. Peer review of Methane Science and Target Review (Chris Smith) (PDF, 2.2 MB)
  10. Peer review of Methane Science and Target Review (Myles Allen) (PDF, 432 KB)
  11. Submissions 1-7 (PDF, 4.8 MB)
  12. Submission 8 (PDF, 8.7 MB)
  13. Submissions 9-24 (PDF, 11 MB)
  14. Summary review of draft report and code (Chris Smith) (PDF, 27 KB)

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