New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme:
Consultation on the Government's Draft Fishing Allocation Plan as part of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme closed on Monday 26 April 2010. This document explains how the allocation of emission units to fishing quota owners will work. It also discusses the rules in the Draft Fishing Allocation Plan.
A summary of submissions is now available.
The purpose of this document is to seek your feedback on the Government’s Draft Fishing Allocation Plan under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS).
The Minister for Climate Change Issues (the Minister) is required under section 76 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (the Act) to give public notice of this document and to make a hard copy available at the head office of the Ministry for the Environment so anyone can make a submission. He is also required under section 76 of the Act to publish the document on the Ministry for the Environment’s website.
This document has three parts.
- Explanation – background information to help you understand the Draft Fishing Allocation Plan.
- Draft Fishing Allocation Plan – the legal document being consulted on.
- Submission form – for giving your feedback on the Draft Fishing Allocation Plan.
You can make a submission on the Draft Fishing Allocation Plan using the form attached to the back of this document and available on www.mfe.govt.nz or www.climatechange.govt.nz.
You can make your submission by email to fishing@climatechange.govt.nz or by post to:
Draft Fishing Allocation Plan Submissions
Ministry for the Environment
PO Box 10362
Wellington 6143
Submissions close at 5.00 pm on Monday 26 April 2010.
You can find more information on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme at www.climatechange.govt.nz.
If you have questions about the Draft Fishing Allocation Plan, you can phone the Climate Change Contact Centre on 0800 CLIMATE (0800 254 628) or email fishing@climatechange.govt.nz.
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