The NZ ETS Explained

The NZ ETS Explained

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The ETS puts a price on around half of New Zealand's emissions. Fuel importers, industry and landfills must buy units, and forest owners earn them. Agriculture is not yet inside the scheme.

This guide explains the quarterly government auctions and the price floor and ceiling around them, the two forestry pathways, the roles of the EPA, MPI, the Ministry for the Environment and the Climate Change Commission, and what a participant must do each year.

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Sequestration

  • Understanding carbon offsets

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    Emissions reduction
    Forestry
    Sequestration
    Sustainability

    Learn how tree planting on farms can earn carbon credits in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

  • What to consider when joining the ETS for forestry

    Climate
    Emissions reduction
    Forestry
    Greenhouse gas
    Sequestration

    Learn about joining the forestry section of New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Policy

  • Government and climate change

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    Adaptation
    Emissions reduction
    Greenhouse gas
    Policy
    Resilience

    Learn about New Zealand's climate action, emissions targets, and agricultural pricing strategy.

  • About the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme

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    Greenhouse gas
    Policy

    Learn how the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme works and who has to pay.

Forestry

  • Carbon Look-up Tables Explained

    Climate
    Compliance
    Forestry
    Sequestration

    The standard tables that set a smaller forest's carbon earnings.

  • Averaging vs Stock Change Accounting

    Climate
    Compliance
    Forestry
    Sequestration

    The two ways the ETS counts a forest's carbon, and which applies.

  • Planning ETS forest land

    Climate
    Forestry
    Planning
    Sequestration

    Learn about planning forest land for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

An alternative perspective

  • A guide to mapping forest land in the ETS

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    Emissions reduction
    Forestry
    Sustainability

    Get guidance on mapping your forest areas to assess eligibility for the Emissions Trading Scheme.

  • Guide to Community Boards

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    Community
    Governance
    Planning
    Policy

    This guide explains the role and functions of community boards in local government.

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