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Climate Change Minister James Shaw has today released the Government’s Climate Action Plan in response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the low emissions economy.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

A third set of fixes to the ETS has been made as the Government continues its work with industry to reach our climate change goals, Climate Change Minister James Shaw and Forestry Minister Shane Jones said.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change
  • Forestry

The Minister for Climate Change has welcomed today’s report from Transpower examining New Zealand’s future energy options.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

The Government has welcomed Danone’s announcement today of a $40 million investment into making its Balclutha milk powder plant carbon neutral.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change

The Minister for Climate Change has welcomed a new and stronger pledge from the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with what’s needed to limit warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

There is still time for people who want to play a critical role in Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate change action to put their names forward for the independent Climate Change Commission, says the Minister for Climate Change.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

The Government has welcomed Fonterra’s commitment today to speed up its transition away from using coal.

  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change
  • Energy and Resources

The Government has reached an historic consensus with farming leaders to implement farm-level pricing of climate change emissions from the agriculture sector by 2025; signalling a strong commitment from the Government and farming leadership to cooperate in order to tackle climate change, announced the Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change

The Minister for Climate Change is welcoming a Statistics New Zealand report on how emissions are tracking across the economy.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

The Minister for Climate Change has congratulated New Zealand’s Climate Leaders Coalition on its milestone in now having signed up 100 members.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

​​​​​​​The Wellbeing Budget provides opportunities to grow and modernise New Zealand’s economy while ensuring a just transition to a low emissions future. We need to preserve and enhance our environment, as part of the foundation for our long-term wellbeing.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Phil Twyford
  • Hon Dr Megan Woods
  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
  • Forestry
  • Research, Science and Innovation
  • Transport

The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament with near unanimous support.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

I move, that the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill be now read a first time.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

The second set of improvements to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) have been announced to further encourage greenhouse gas emissions reductions and increase forestry planting, said the Minister for Climate Change.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

Minister for Climate Change, James Shaw, today met with United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, to discuss a range of global and regional climate change issues.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

The Government is today delivering landmark action on climate change – the biggest challenge facing the world and New Zealand.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Prime Minister
  • Climate Change

In March this year, tens of thousands of New Zealand school students went on strike to protest a lack of decisive action on climate change. We are acting now.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

Extra funding has been confirmed in this year’s Budget to fix issues arising from the 2018 Census and to ensure the next one is the best it can be, the Minister of Statistics announced today.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Statistics

Submissions on improvements to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) show that there is broad support to make improvements to the scheme, says the Minister for Climate Change.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

The Environment Aotearoa 2019 report released today shows why the Government’s plan to clean up our waterways and make New Zealand carbon-neutral is so crucial, Environment Minister David Parker said. 

  • Hon David Parker
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change
  • Environment

New Zealand’s latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory shows emissions are on the rise, underscoring why the Government is taking action on climate change.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

The Minister for Climate Change welcomes the Ministry for the Environment’s appointment of an expert panel to create the framework for New Zealand’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment.

  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change

New survey research, released today, shows farmers are focused on sustainability and the impacts of climate change more than ever.

  • Hon Damien O’Connor
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change

Changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will see 89 million more trees planted in the coming years and an extra 45 million tonnes of carbon dioxide stored in New Zealand’s forests.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Climate Change
  • Forestry