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Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Options for a Plan of Action Overview 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 Meeting structure 10:15am 10:25am 10:50am 11:30am 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:15pm Introduction and process Overview Pillar 2 Presentations and questions Group discussions Pillars 1, 3, 4 Presentation and questions Review of meeting Lunch Groundrules Please: • Have your say • Keep questions and comments to the point • Allow for all views • Any questions about groundrules? 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 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 Economy-wide action Sector Discussion document/policy Energy (Non-Transport) Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy Replacement Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy Transitional Measures Broad Measures Post-2012 Transport Biofuels Vehicle fleet measures Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy Replacement Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy Broad Measures Post-2012 Agriculture/Forestry Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Permanent Forest Sink Initiative Research – Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGGRC) Broad Measures Post-2012 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 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 Million tonnes CO2e -20 -80 -100 Overall Deforestation Waste Agriculture 0 Forest sinks -60 Transport -6 38 38.3 44 Forest Sinks -78 6.9 34.8 40 Industrial processes -40 16.8 20 Energy Projected excess emissions from key sectors over the first five-year Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol 60 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 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) 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/