This Cabinet paper seeks approval to begin drafting National Direction on Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions, in the form of a National Policy Statement (NPS) and National Environment Standard (NES) under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The NPS and NES will provide policy direction and a supporting rule framework for phasing out fossil fuels in process heat.
This Cabinet paper seeks approval to begin drafting National Direction on Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions, in the form of a National Policy Statement (NPS) and National Environment Standard (NES) under the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). The NPS and NES will provide policy direction and a supporting rule framework for phasing out fossil fuels in process heat.
Date of briefing: September 2021