The Government needs to encourage change, remove barriers and support investment that cuts climate pollution, He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission Chair Dr Rod Carr says.
The Minister of Climate Change today released the Commission’s final advice to inform the Government’s plan to meet Aotearoa New Zealand’s greenhouse gas reduction goal for 2026-2030.
While the Commission’s analysis shows the country has made progress, it is not on track to meet its climate goals for the end of this decade. This risks missing out on benefits like new jobs, a more resilient economy and healthier communities.
The Commission’s advice makes 27 recommendations to the Government, focused on areas where there are critical gaps in action, or where efforts need to be strengthened or accelerated. This includes:
- Build more renewable electricity, such as solar, wind, and geothermal, and ensure networks keep up with growing and variable demand
- Support moves to swap fossil fuels for renewable energy in heating and industry
- Retrofit buildings so they are healthier, more resilient, lower emissions and cheaper to run
- Avoid installing new fossil gas in buildings where there are affordable low emissions alternatives
- Encourage households and businesses to switch to electric vehicles
- Make it easier for more people to choose public or active transport
- Prepare for the rapid roll-out of low emissions technologies and practices on farms
- Directly resource iwi/Māori efforts to reduce climate pollution
- Sort out the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme and the role of forests
- Commit to how much climate pollution must be cut at its source
- Manage the impacts of climate policy on people, businesses and communities using existing policy options while a broader strategy is developed.
Directly resource Maori/Iwi………
Is the commission for real!