Request for Climate Change Information

Details of the request

Tēnā koe,

We have been reviewing documents relating to the Government's second emissions reduction plan (ERP2). Based on the documents, it appears you may be best placed to help with a few areas we are seeking some clarification on.

If so, can we please be provided with:
- All information (including briefings and advice) provided to the Minister for Climate Change on the emissions reduction plan (ERP1) and discontinuing any policies from ERP1; and
- The model that is used in the projections for ERP2, as well as the specific assumptions used in relation to the central estimate and high and low sensitivity analyses for the baseline and the 'with new measures' scenario; and

- An explanation of how the ETS price path in the 'with new measures' scenario was derived; and

- All information (including briefings and advice) provided to the Minister for Climate Change on the Climate Change Commission's Monitoring Report.

Ngā mihi nui,

Response Documents

1. Climate Implications of Policy Assessment - Disclosure Sheet - Amending the CCRA to repeal NZ ETS agricultural obligations (v1) (PDF 114KB)
2. Climate Implications of Policy Assessment - Disclosure Sheet - Amending the CCRA to repeal NZ ETS agricultural obligations (v2) (PDF 143KB)
3. Departmental Report on the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme Agricultural Obligations) Amendment Bill (PDF 616KB)
4. Briefings
   1. BRF-2754 Climate Response Ministerial Group First six-monthly progress report on the Government’s emissions reduction plan
   2. BRF-3978 Progressing amendments to the CCRA to repeal NZ ETS obligations for agriculture
   3. BRF-4088 Cover Brief Cabinet Paper Amending the CCRA to repeal NZ ETS Agricultural Obligations
   4. BRF-4109 - Climate change legislation programme bids 2024
   5. BRF-4189 Policy options for provision of household kerbside recycling and food scraps services
   6. BRF-4249 Climate Change Response Act 2002 Amendments New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme obligations for agriculture
   7. BRF-4289 Potential timeframes for Reducing Agricultural Emissions Actions
   8. BRF-4292 Climate Change legislation programme bids 2024 - final approval
   9. BRF-4311 Draft Cabinet paper – New Zealand’s Climate Goals and Obligations
   10. BRF-4354 Meeting legal requirements for mitigating distributional impacts in ERP2
   11. BRF-4368 Cover briefing Cabinet paper on amending the Climate Change Response Act 2002 to repeal agricultural obligations in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
   12. BRF-4464 Approval to lodge Amending the Climate Change Response Act 2002 to repeal agricultural obligations in the NZ ETS
   13. BRF-4613 Cover Briefing Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme Agricultural Obligations) Amendment Bill
   14. BRF-4840 Status of the first emissions reduction plan and emissions budget 1
   15. BRF-4870 Proposed approach for Government responses to the Climate Change Commission’s monitoring reports on emissions reduction and adaptation progress
   16. BRF-4946 ERP2 - Cabinet paper and discussion document - summary of feedback and approval to lodge
   17. BRF-4996 Climate Change Commission ERM report
   18. BRF-5025 Amending the first emissions reduction plan
   19. BRF-5187 Attendance at the Primary Production Committee on the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme Agricultural Obligations) Amendment Bill – 22 August 2024
   20. BRF-5217 Response to the Climate Change Commission's Emissions Reduction Monitoring Report
   21. BRF-5342 Final Cabinet paper and response to the Commissions emissions reduction monitoring report
   22. BRF-5452 Communications support for the release of the response to the Climate Change Commission’s emissions reduction monitoring report
   23. BRF-5456 ERP2 - first drafts of your plan and Cabinet paper
   24. BRF-5476 Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme Agricultural Obligations) Amendment Bill – Material to support the Second Reading
   25. BRF-5538 Approval to lodge the second emissions reduction plan
   26. BRF-5589 Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Scheme Agricultural Obligations) Amendment Bill – Material to support the Third Reading
   27. BRF-5615 ERP2 – finalising the plan
   28. BRF-5690 Environment Committee inquiry into the Government’s response to the CCC emissions monitoring report.

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