New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS)

Introduction

The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) was legislated through the Climate Change Response Act (2002) in September 2008 and amended in November 2009.

 

On 1 July 2010 the stationary energy and industrial processes sector and liquid fossil fuels sector joined the the forestry sector in being directly affected by the NZ ETS.

 

Since its introduction, the NZ ETS has continued to evolve with substantive primary legislative amendments every few years (The Climate Change Response Act 2002) and seconday legislation amendments annually (Climate change Regulations).

 

Keeping up with the legislative changes, advice from the Climate Change Commission and wider policy changes is our speciality.

Our Role

We were and still are active at the core of the development of NZ ETS policy:

  • Stuart Frazer's roles in the public sector include:
    • Independent Specialist Adviser to the New Zealand Parliament Emissions Trading Scheme Review Select Committee (2009)
    • Member of the NZ Government's Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes Technical Advisory Group (SEIP TAG) (2008)
    • Assisting Government's understanding of the private sector's response to policy on an ongoing basis.
  • Frazer Lindstrom's private sector work includes:
    • Extensive involvement in emissions trading scheme design studies (Business New Zealand, GPC, Holcim)
    • Detailed comparison of NZ ETS, EU ETS and other international designs for clients
    • Detailed review of NZ ETS legislation for clients
    • Submission preparation and review
    • Client representation for NZ ETS primary legislation and regulations

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