PCE submission on Climate Change Response (ETS-Forestry Conversion) Amendment Bill

The Government’s attempt to limit forestry conversions on rural land does not address the fundamental need to remove forestry from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme and is unlikely to lead to meaningful change, the Commissioner has warned in his submission on the Climate Change Response (ETS – Forestry Conversion) Amendment Bill.

“The proposals address a symptom, rather than the root cause and will not enhance the credibility of the NZ ETS which needs much deeper reform,” he says.

He warns that not only is the solution proposed complex and bureaucratic, is it also based on the outdated LUC land use classification tool which is no longer fit for purpose.