The government has announced that Interim Climate Change Committee’s work is well underway towards establishing an independent Climate Change Commission next year.
On April 17, the government announced the members of the interim committee, who will provide independent evidence and analysis on how New Zealand will transition to a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. This will then be handed to the Climate Change Commission in 2019.
“We know we have significant and challenging work ahead of us in the coming months,” interim committee chair David Prentice said. “We recognise that a collaborative approach is critical to inform the government’s goal of achieving a net-zero emissions target in the long term for New Zealand.”
Prentice said the committee will actively seek feedback from its stakeholders across the country to help inform its work later in the year.
“We will be transparent, and listen and engage across industry and key sectors, including the agricultural sector, with Māori, the research community and agencies and commercial organisations that have already undertaken considerable research and analysis,” he said.
Prentice also acknowledged the Productivity Commission’s Low-emissions economy draft report released last week. The draft will provide valuable insight to the committee, he said.
