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Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019 No 61, Public Act – New Zealand Legislation
Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019
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2019 No 61
Climate Change Commission, emission reduction, and adaptation
5 Section 3A amended (Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi))
5L Tabling and publication of Commission’s reports
5M Matters Commission must consider
5N Consultation
5O Commission must act independently
5P Obligation to maintain confidentiality
5Q Target for 2050
5R Review of inclusion of emissions from international shipping and aviation in 2050 target
5S Other 2050 target reviews
5T Recommendations to amend 2050 target
5U Government response to target review recommendations
5V Interpretation
5W Purpose of this subpart
5X Duty of Minister to set emissions budgets and ensure they are met
5Y Contents of emissions budgets
5Z How emissions budgets are to be met
5ZA Commission to advise Minister
5ZB Minister’s response to Commission
5ZC Matters relevant to advising on, and setting, emissions budgets
5ZD Publication of emissions budgets
5ZE When emissions budgets may be revised
5ZF Power to bank or borrow
5ZG Requirement for emissions reduction plan
5ZH Commission to advise on emissions reduction plans
5ZI Minister to prepare and make emissions reduction plan publicly available
5ZJ Commission to monitor progress towards meeting emissions budgets
5ZK Commission to report annually on results of monitoring
5ZL Commission to report at end of emissions budget period
5ZM Effect of failure to meet 2050 target and emissions budgets
5ZN 2050 target and emissions budget are permissive considerations
5ZO Guidance for departments
5ZP National climate change risk assessment
5ZQ Preparation of national climate change risk assessment
5ZR Minister must prepare first national climate change risk assessment
5ZS National adaptation plan
5ZT National adaptation plan must be presented to Parliament and made publicly available
5ZU Progress reports on national adaptation plan
5ZV Minister must respond to progress report
5ZW Minister or Commission may request certain organisations to provide information on climate change adaptation
5ZX Regulations relating to requiring provision of information
10 Section 99 amended (Obligation to maintain confidentiality)
11 Sections 224 and 225 repealed
12 Amendments to other enactments
13 Notice revoked
This Act is the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019.
This Act amends the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (the principal Act).
Part 1 Climate Change Commission, emission reduction, and adaptation
Before section 3(1)﻿(a), insert:
provide a framework by which New Zealand can develop and implement clear and stable climate change policies that—
contribute to the global effort under the Paris Agreement to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels; and
allow New Zealand to prepare for, and adapt to, the effects of climate change:
After section 3A(a), insert:
with respect to section 5G (which relates to nominations for the Climate Change Commission), particular attention is required to seeking nominations from iwi and Māori representative organisations:
with respect to section 5H (which relates to appointments of members of the Commission), the Minister must, before recommending the appointment of a member to the Commission, have regard to the need for the Commission to have members who have technical and professional skills, experience, and expertise, and innovative approaches, relevant to the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi):
with respect to sections 5ZG and 5ZI (which require the Minister to prepare and publish an emissions reduction plan), the Minister must include in a emissions reduction plan a strategy to recognise and mitigate the impacts on iwi and Māori of reducing emissions and must ensure that iwi and Māori have been adequately consulted on the plan:
with respect to section 5ZS (which requires the Minister to prepare a national adaptation plan), the Minister must, in preparing a plan, take into account the economic, social, health, environmental, ecological, and cultural effects of climate change on iwi and Māori:
2050 target means the emissions reduction target set in section 5Q
biogenic methane means all methane greenhouse gases produced from the agriculture and waste sectors (as reported in the New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventory)
Climate Change Commission and Commission mean the Climate Change Commission established under section 5A
emissions budget means the quantity of emissions that will be permitted in each emissions budget period as a net amount of carbon dioxide equivalent
emissions budget period means a 5-year period for the years 2022 to 2050, as specified in section 5X(3) (except that the period 2022 to 2025 is a 4-year period)
emissions reduction plan means a plan for achieving an emissions budget prepared in accordance with sections 5ZG to 5ZI
gross emissions means New Zealand’s total emissions from the agriculture, energy, industrial processes and product use, and waste sectors (as reported in the New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventory)
net accounting emissions means the total of gross emissions and emissions from land use, land-use change, and forestry (as reported in the New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventory), less—
removals, including from land use, land-use change, and forestry (as reported in the New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventory); and
offshore mitigation
New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventory means the annual inventory report under Articles 4 and 12 of the Convention and Article 7.1 of the Protocol, prepared in accordance with section 32(1)
offshore mitigation means emissions reductions and removals, or allowances from emissions trading schemes,—
that originate from outside New Zealand; and
that are expressed as a quantity of carbon dioxide equivalent; and
that are robustly accounted for to ensure that, among other things, double counting is avoided; and
represent an actual additional, measurable, and verifiable reduction or removal of an amount of carbon dioxide equivalent; or
are an emissions trading scheme allowance that triggers the reduction of carbon dioxide equivalent
Paris Agreement means the agreement adopted in Paris on 12 December 2015, and includes any amendments that are, or will become, binding on New Zealand from time to time
publicly available, in relation to a document or information, means that the document or information is available at all reasonable times, free of charge, on an Internet site
In section 4(1), replace the definition of emissions with:
emissions,—
in relation to Parts 1A and 1B, means emissions of greenhouse gases; but
in relation to an activity listed in Schedule 3 or 4, means carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of greenhouse gases from the activity
In section 4(1), replace the definition of removals with:
removals,—
in relation to a removal activity, means carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gases that are, as a result of the removal activity,—
removed from the atmosphere; or
not released into the atmosphere; or
a reduction from emissions reported in—
New Zealand’s annual inventory report under section 32 as required under the Convention or Protocol for any year; or
any emissions report from New Zealand under a successor international agreement; and
in Part 1B and the definitions of net accounting emissions and offshore mitigation, means greenhouse gases that are removed from the atmosphere
to review the 2050 target and, if necessary, recommend changes to the target (see sections 5R to 5T):
to provide advice to the Minister to enable the preparation of emissions budgets (see section 5ZA):
to recommend any necessary amendments to emissions budgets (see section 5ZE):
to provide advice to the Minister about the quantity of emissions that may be banked or borrowed between 2 adjacent emissions budget periods (see section 5ZF):
to provide advice to the Minister to enable the preparation of an emissions reduction plan (see section 5ZH):
to monitor and report on progress towards meeting emissions budgets and the 2050 target (see sections 5ZJ to 5ZL):
to prepare national climate change risk assessments (see section 5ZQ):
to prepare reports on the implementation of the national adaptation plan (see section 5ZU):
when preparing advice under section 5ZA on setting an emissions budget for an emissions budget period beginning on or after 2036; and
The Commission must advise the Minister in writing of the outcome of any review, including any recommendations made in accordance with section 5T,—
As a result of a review under section 5S, the Commission may recommend a change to—
equity implications (including generational equity):
Within 12 months after receiving a recommendation to amend the 2050 target under section 5R or 5T, the Minister must advise the Commission in writing of the Government’s response.
banked has the meaning given in section 5ZF(1)
borrowed has the meaning given in section 5ZF(3).
An emissions budget must be set and notified in the Gazette under section 5ZD as follows:
the appropriate limit on offshore mitigation that may be used to meet an emissions budget, and an explanation of the circumstances that justify the use of offshore mitigation (see section 5Z).
In preparing advice for the Minister under subsection (1), the Commission must have regard to the matters set out in section 5ZC.
in the case of all subsequent emissions budgets, at least 12 months before an emissions budget must be notified under section 5ZD (or at least 15 months before, if a general election is to take place in that year).
At the time when the Minister sets and notifies an emissions budget under section 5ZD in accordance with the dates set out in section 5X(3), the Minister must provide a written response that—
explain the reasons for any departures from the Commission’s advice in the response provided under subsection (3).
the Commission, when it is preparing advice for the Minister under section 5ZA:
The Commission may, when providing advice and recommendations on a future emissions budget under section 5ZA, recommend that any emissions budgets notified under section 5ZD be revised if, since the emissions budgets were originally set,—
1 or more significant changes have affected the considerations listed in section 5ZC(2) on which an emissions budget was based.
An emissions budget notified under section 5ZD may be revised only if the Commission recommends the revision.
the matters set out in section 5ZC(2); and
follow the procedure set out in sections 5ZB and 5ZD.
in any way other than that required if any of the circumstances described in subsection (1) or (2) apply.
The amount carried back under subsection (3) must not exceed 1% of the emissions budget for the next emissions budget period.
Before the Minister makes a decision under subsection (6),—
The Minister must prepare and make publicly available a plan setting out the policies and strategies for meeting the next emissions budget, and may include policies and strategies for meeting emissions budgets that have been notified under section 5ZD in accordance with the dates set out in section 5X(3).
after the relevant emissions budget has been notified under section 5ZD; but
In preparing its advice, the Commission must apply section 5ZC(2) as if it referred to preparing an emissions reduction plan.
consider the advice received from the Commission under section 5ZH for meeting emissions budgets; and
The Commission must regularly monitor and report on progress towards meeting an emissions budget and the 2050 target in accordance with sections 5ZK and 5ZL (which relate to reporting requirements).
The Commission must carry out its monitoring function in accordance with the rules referred to in section 5ZA(1)﻿(b) (which relates to measuring progress towards meeting emissions budgets and the 2050 target).
an assessment of the amount of offshore mitigation required to meet the emissions budget for the period to which the report relates, subject to the limit proposed by the Commission under section 5ZA(1)﻿(e).
Sections 5L and 5ZQ apply to all national climate change risk assessments except the first one.
Section 5ZR applies to the first national climate change risk assessment.
At the same time as making a national climate change risk assessment publicly available (in compliance with subsection (1)﻿(b) and section 5L(3)), the Commission must make any evidence commissioned to support its preparation publicly available.
any information received as a result of requests made under section 5ZW:
Section 5ZQ(3) and (4) applies with the necessary modifications for the purposes of this section.
Subsection (5) does not apply in respect of information that is already in the public domain.
For the purposes of this section and section 5ZX, the following are reporting organisations:
requirements that relate to information that is provided in response to a request under section 5ZW(1), including different requirements for different sectors, classes of activity, or geographical areas:
In section 99(2)﻿(b), replace “may” with “must” .
After section 99(2)﻿(b)﻿(iiia), insert:
to the Climate Change Commission for the purpose of assisting the Commission to perform its functions and duties and exercise its powers under this Act; or
Repeal sections 224 and 225.
The Climate Change Response (2050 Emissions Target) Notice 2011 (Gazette 2011, p 987) is revoked.
Part 1 Provisions relating to Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019
1 Appointment of first members of Commission
This clause applies in respect of the appointment of the first 7 members of the Commission.
The Minister may recommend to the Governor-General that a person be appointed as a member if the Minister has, either before or after the commencement of Part 1A,—
had regard to the matters in section 5H; and
consulted representatives of all other political parties in Parliament.
This clause overrides section 5E.
2 Preparatory work for first national climate change risk assessment
This clause applies if, before the commencement of Part 1C, the Minister takes any steps referred to in section 5ZR(1).
Part 1C must be treated as if it were in force when the steps are taken.
If the Minister makes a national climate change risk assessment publicly available before the commencement of Part 1C,—
the national climate change risk assessment must be treated as the first national climate change risk assessment under Part 1C; and
the Minister must present the first national adaptation plan to the House of Representatives and make it publicly available no later than 2 years after the date on which Part 1C commences.
3 Savings of targets for greenhouse gas emissions made under section 224
A target for greenhouse gas emissions made under section 224 before the commencement of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019—
continues in force as if section 224 had not been repealed; and
may be amended or revoked as if section 224 had not been repealed.
This clause does not apply to the target set in the Climate Change Response (2050 Emissions Target) Notice 2011 (Gazette 2011, p 987).
In Schedule 4, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
The members of the Climate Change Commission
Introduction (Bill 136–1)
Reported from Environment Committee (Bill 136–2)
Committee of the whole House (Bill 136–3)