sustainable land management and climate change options for a plan of action overview
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Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change
Options for a Plan of ActionOverview
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Purpose of meeting
• Inform about content of discussion document• Provide additional information• Answer questions to help you prepare submissions• Record key elements of your feedback• The start of ongoing, long term discussion
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Meeting structure
10:15am Introduction and process10:25am Overview10:50am Pillar 2
Presentations and questions11:30am Group discussions12:30pm Pillars 1, 3, 4
Presentation and questions1:00pm Review of meeting1:15pm Lunch
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Groundrules
Please:• Have your say• Keep questions and comments to the point• Allow for all views• Any questions about groundrules?
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International context• 2007 IPCC 4th Assessment Report – “science unequivocal” • Other governments are taking action on climate change – “border taxes” • Overseas markets and business also responding – supermarkets,
insurance companies, oil companies• Dealing with climate change isn’t going to go away
Figure: http://www.ipcc.ch
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Domestic context
• In this environment, New Zealand must be seen to play its part and take action
• New Zealand is highly exposed to climate change (environmentally and economically)
• Agriculture and forestry critical to NZ economy • NZ is committed to reduce emissions to
1990 levels or take responsibility for them• Future economy-wide cost on carbon • Every sector is expected to take action
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Economy-wide action
Sector Discussion document/policyEnergy (Non-Transport) Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy
Replacement Energy Efficiency and Conservation StrategyTransitional MeasuresBroad Measures Post-2012
Transport BiofuelsVehicle fleet measuresDraft New Zealand Energy StrategyReplacement Energy Efficiency and Conservation StrategyBroad Measures Post-2012
Agriculture/Forestry Sustainable Land Management and Climate ChangePermanent Forest Sink InitiativeResearch – Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGGRC)Broad Measures Post-2012
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Post-2012 measures
• Discussion on measures for whole economy post-2012• Options include:
- Price measures – emissions trading, emission charges- Non-price – regulatory,voluntary
• Transition towards post-2012 measures• Government preference – broad price measure across key
sectors of the economy post-2012• How could agriculture and/or forestry sectors be
incorporated into a broad price measure?• Submissions also due 30 March
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Contribution of agriculture, horticulture and forestry
• Agriculture, horticulture and forestry exports $18.5 bn, or 65% of NZ’s total exports
• Contribute almost 20% to GDP
• Highly efficient
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Projected excess emissions from key sectors over the first five-year Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol
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Four Pillars
• It is proposed that the Plan of Action will comprise four ‘Pillars’– Pillar 1: Adapting to climate change– Pillar 2: Reducing
emissions and enhancing sinks
– Pillar 3: Capitalising on business opportunities
– Pillar 4: Working together• No decisions have been
made
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What Government needs from you
Specific feedback on Pillar 2 options (mitigation)• Your views on how we can work together and
establish a enduring process for addressing climate change issues under: – Pillar 1 (adaptation)– Pillar 3 (business opportunities)– Pillar 4 (working together)
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Consultation process
– Consultation meetings February-March 2007– Feedback by 30 March 2007– Officials report back to Government on consultation April
2007– Government consideration of preferred policy package
mid-2007– 0800 CLIMATE (0800 254 628)– www.maf.govt.nz/climatechange/