Environment
Alternative labels
Natural environment
Position paper
The climate crisis and universities: student position statement
This position statement lays out the ways in which student sustainability leaders from Australia and New Zealand want their universities to achieve specific climate action goals and provide support to student-led climate action groups.
Discussion paper
Review of international offsets: consultation paper
The Climate Change Authority has commenced public consultation on its review of the assessment principles for international offsets. This consultation paper gives interested parties the opportunity to provide their views on the criteria for accepting offsets for use in Climate Active and Australia’s Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme (IPCOS).
Discussion paper
Managing exotic afforestation incentives
Forests play a vital role in New Zealand’s response to the climate emergency. They are also hugely significant to the economy and to Māori, both culturally and economically. This discussion document seeks feedback on ideas to better manage forests in New Zealand.
Guide
Corporate climate transition plans: a guide to investor expectations
This paper was developed to detail what investors should expect of companies developing climate transition plans that are seeking alignment with net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. It aims to provide guidance for companies creating these plans and an overarching framework for investors to assess them.
Report
Fast-forwarding technology to address climate change
This document provides some examples of how New Zealand can reduce carbon emissions, while simultaneously improving economic productivity.