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Emissions reduction targets

New Zealand has several greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.  They include both domestic and international targets up to the year 2050.

Last updated: 31 October 2022

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Go back to "Climate change"
  • Government climate-change work programme
  • Adapting to climate change
  • Emissions budgets and the emissions reduction plan 
  • Emissions reduction plan
  • Nationally Determined Contribution
  • Emissions reduction targets
    • Greenhouse gas emissions targets and reporting
    • About New Zealand's 2020 net position
    • About the net position under the Kyoto Protocol
    • Latest update on New Zealand's 2020 net position
    • Judicial review of Climate Change Commission and Minister of Climate Change
  • He Waka Eke Noa - Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership
  • Māori Climate Platform
  • Mandatory climate-related disclosures
  • Climate reporting requirements
  • New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
  • Carbon Neutral Government Programme
  • Meeting the costs of our climate action

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