Cabinet papers on climate change policies (including the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme)
This page lists the Cabinet papers and Cabinet minutes associated with development of climate change policies including the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Some parts of these documents have been withheld, and these withheld parts are marked as [Withheld].
| Title | Cabinet paper | Cabinet minute |
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Cabinet papers relating to the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2012 |
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| Emissions Trading Scheme Review 2012 – final decisions on amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002 | Cabinet paper (PDF, 210 KB) |
CAB Min (12) 23/10 |
| Forestry, agriculture and other technical and operational changes to facilitate the efficient administration of the Emissions Trading Scheme | Cabinet paper (PDF, 173 KB) |
EGI Min (12) 10/3 |
| Emissions Trading Scheme Review 2011 – Proposed Amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002 for the Synthetic Greenhouse Gases Sector | Cabinet paper (PDF, 110 KB) |
EGI Min (12) 8/4 (PDF, 155 KB) |
| Emissions Trading Scheme Review 2012 – proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002 | Cabinet paper (PDF, 225 KB) |
CAB Min (12) 8/7 (PDF, 557 KB) |
Cabinet papers related to 2010 ETS regulations |
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| Emissions Trading Scheme: Regulations for Synthetic Greenhouse Gases | Cabinet paper | EGI Min (10) 21/11 (PDF, 345 KB) |
| Emissions Trading Scheme: Regulations for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities | Cabinet paper | EGI Min (10) 21/8 (PDF, 301 KB) |
| Industrial Allocation under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Group Two Activities | Cabinet paper | |
| Industrial Allocation under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Group One Activities | Cabinet paper | EGI MIN (10) 14/9 |
Cabinet papers relating to the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Act 2009 |
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| Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction | Cabinet paper | |
| Moderated Emissions Trading Scheme – further proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002 | Cabinet paper | CAB Min (09) 34/15 |
| Moderated Emissions Trading Scheme – amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002 | Cabinet paper | CAB Min (09) 33/9 and
RIS Moderated ETS (PDF, 158 KB) and RIS Second Order Amendments (PDF, 103 KB) |
| Amendments for a Moderated Emissions Trading Scheme | EGI (09) 132 and CAB (09) 445 (PDF, 35 KB) and RIS Moderated ETS (PDF, 149 KB) and RIS Second Order Amendments (PDF, 96 KB) |
CAB Min (09) 28/10 (PDF, 30 KB) and EGI Min (09) 16/7 |
| Moderated New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Potential Policy Packages | CAB (09) 347 (PDF, 22 KB), STR (09) 11/1 (PDF, 126 KB) and STR (09) 18 (scanned PDF, 128 KB) | CAB Min (09) 23/2A (PDF, 31 KB) and STR Min (09) 11/1 (PDF, 21 KB) |
| Moderated New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Potential Amendments | STR (09) 17 (PDF, 47 KB) | STR Min (09) 10/1 (PDF, 24 KB) |
| New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Harmonisation with the Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme | CAB (09) 107 (PDF, 118 KB - expanded) | CAB Min (09) 9/10 (PDF, 21 KB) |
Earlier Cabinet papers |
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| A New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Key Messages and Strategic Issues' and the Regulatory Impact Statement (available on the Beehive website) | POL (07) 302 (PDF 2.6 MB) | |
| Emissions Trading Scheme: Regulations for Stationary Energy and Industrial Processes sectors, Unique Emissions Factors and Other Removal Activities | Cabinet paper | CAB Min (09) 31/10 |
| Climate Change international negotiations: update and New Zealand position | CAB (09) 120 (PDF 3 MB) | CAB Min (09) 10/4 |
| Providing National guidance on Renewable Energy Projects through the Resource Management Act 1991 | CBC (07) 177 | CBC Min (07) 18/16 |
| Climate Change Policy: Release of Discussion Paper on “Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in New Zealand Post-2012” | POL (06) 352 | CBC Min (06) 20/24 |
| Climate Change Policy: Proposal for a Discussion Paper on Options to Reduce New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Post-2012 | CBC (06) 273 | CBC Min (06) 17/16 |
| Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate | Cabinet paper | CBC Min (06)17/19 |
| Climate Change Policy: Options for Controlling Vehicle Entry – Fuel Economy Standards (Ministry of Transport) | Cabinet paper | CBC Min (06)17/18 |
| Helping New Zealand Prepare for and Adapt to Climate Change | POL (06) 269 | POL Min (06) 20/12 |
| Climate Change Policy: the Way Ahead | CAB (06) 18/8 | |
| Climate Change – Review of Policy and Next Steps | CBC (05) 394 | CBC Min (05) 20/10 |
| Climate Change Policy for Energy-intensive Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMES) | POL Min (05) 6/6 | |
| Review of Operation of Negotiated Greenhouse Agreement Policy | CAB (05) 164 | CAB (05) 14/10 (PDF 319 KB) |
| Climate Change: Outcome of the First Projects Tender Round | POL (04) 8/10 | |
| Climate Change: The Projects Mechanism - Details of the model Project Agreements | POL (03) 240 | POL Min (03) 21/7 |
| Climate Change: Final Policy for Negotiated Greenhouse Agreements (NGAs) | POL (03) 79 (PDF 243 KB) | POL Min (03) 8/8 (PDF 648 KB) 9 April 2003 |
| Climate Change: The Projects Mechanism - Details & Process | POL (03) 45 (PDF 147 KB) | POL Min (03) 6/4 (PDF 372 KB) 26 March 2003 |
| A proposed mechanism to incentivise permanent (non-harvest) "Commercial" Forest Sinks | POL (03) 106 (PDF 201 KB) | |
| Planning for the effects of climate change: the role of the Resource Management Act | POL (02) 221 (PDF 85 KB) | |
| Energy efficiency, renewable energy and the Resource Management Act | POL (02) 220 (PDF 84 KB) | |
| Negotiated Greenhouse Agreements | POL (02) 210 (PDF 166 KB) | POL Min (02) 21/12 (PDF 48 KB) (as agreed by Cabinet) 4 December 2002 |
| Administrative Arrangements for the Projects Mechanism | POL (02) 211 (PDF 50 KB) | POL Min (02) 21/14 (PDF 33 KB) (as agreed by Cabinet) 4 December 2002 |
| Confirmation of Preferred Policy Package | POL (02) 143 (PDF 169 KB) | CAB Min (02) 26/16 (PDF 57 KB) 7 October 2002 |
| Public Awareness and Education, Business Opportunities and Local Government Partnership | POL (02) 144 (PDF 84 KB) | CAB Min (02) 26/17 (PDF 33 KB) 7 October 2002 |
| Work Programme, Budget and Institution for Climate Change Project | POL (02) 145 (PDF 149 KB) | CAB Min (02) 26/18 (PDF 65 KB) 7 October 2002 |
| The Role of the Resource Management Act | POL (02) 146 (101 PDF KB) | CAB Min (02) 26/19 (PDF 32 KB) 7 October 2002 |
| Preferred Policy Package Overview | POL (02) 71 (PDF 219 KB) | CAB Min (02) 13/9 (PDF 38 KB) 29 April 2002 |
| New Policies | POL (02) 72 (PDF 313 KB) | CAB Min (02) 13/10 (PDF 49 KB) 29 April 2002 |
| Role of Local Government | POL (02) 73 (PDF 88 KB) | CAB Min (02) 13/11 (PDF 37 KB) 29 April 2002 |
| Adapting to Climate Change | POL (02) 74 (PDF 115 KB) | CAB Min (02) 13/12 (PDF 36 KB) 29 April 2002 |
| Setting the Direction for Future Domestic Policy Options and Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol | POL (02) 31 (PDF 133 KB) | CAB Min (02) 4/3 (PDF 65 KB) 11 February 2002 |
| Institutional Arrangments for Inventory, Registry and Crown Trading Functions | POL (01) 379 (PDF 153 KB) | CAB Min (01) 32/14 (PDF 43 KB) 28 November 2001 |
| Climate Change: Paper 1: Policy Issues for Act I Ratification Legislation | POL (01) 260 (PDF 140 KB) | CAB Min (01) 31/11 (PDF 37 KB) 8 October 2001 |
| Climate Change: Paper 2: Domestic Policy Options | POL (01) 261 (PDF 193 KB) | CAB Min (01) 31/12 (PDF 41 KB) 8 October 2001 |
| Climate Change: Paper 3: Plan for Consultation and Release of Discussion Document | POL (01) 262 (PDF 129 KB) | CAB Min (01) 31/13 (PDF 56 KB) 8 October 2001 |
| Climate Change: Paper 4: Economic Development Opportunities | POL (01) 263 (PDF 71 KB) | CAB Min (01) 31/14 (PDF 31 KB) 8 October 2001 |
| Climate Change: Next Steps for Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol | POL (01) 227 (PDF 123 KB) | CAB Min (01) 27/5A (PDF 36 KB) 3 September 2001 |
| Climate Change: Dialogue with Maori: Issues Arising from the Initial Dialogue Phase | POL (01) 190 (PDF 56 KB) | POL Min (01) 21/7 (PDF 32 KB)
15 August 2001 |
Climate Change: Directions for Public Education | POL (01) 127 (PDF 34 KB) | POL Min (01) 14/2 (PDF 33 KB) 13 June 2001 |
Climate Change: A Three Stage Process for Developing and Implementing Negotiated Greenhouse Agreements with Industry | POL (01) 27 and POL Min (01) 7/3 (PDF 119 KB) 4 April 2001 |
Last updated: 29 June 2010
