The Government is set to deliver on its election commitment to take agriculture out of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.

RMLA representatives will speak to the Environment Committee on the organisation’s submission to the Fast Track Approvals Bill on Thursday 6 June between 4:00pm and 4:30pm.

The Government is seeking feedback on its annual review of auction settings and other regulations for the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.

As part of Budget 2024 decisions, the government has announced that revenue from the waste disposal levy will be spent on a wider range of projects supporting the environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation in addition to minimising waste.

Stats NZ’s greenhouse gas emissions statistics include the emissions gas type for both industries and households, the emissions intensity (emissions in relation to GDP/economic output) for industries, and tourism-related emissions.

The Ministry for the Environment has released an updated guide to help organisations measure and report on their emissions.

The Commissioner for the Environment has released two case studies to support his major new report on the challenge of land use change.

How do we respond to the environmental challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and water quality while looking after the economic, social and cultural life of our regions?

Read the Commissioner’s presentation to the Environment Select Committee on the Fast Track Approvals Bill or watch it here.

Last week’s budget announcement was a highly disheartening occasion for access to justice. The decision to quietly abolish the Environmental Legal Assistance Fund - Te Mana Rauhī Taio - as part of Budget 24 will have significant impacts.

The first amendment proposed by the Government to the Resource Management Act (RMA) has been officially introduced today.