Climate Change Leadership Forum meeting 28 May 2008 Agenda

11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Pakuranga Hunt Room, Ellerslie Events Centre, Auckland

Agenda

Apologies: Phil O’Reilly (Business NZ), Peter Griffiths (BP), Peter Conway (Council of trade Unions), Apirana Mahuika (Chair of Te Runanga o Ngati Porou), Wayne Donnelly (Acting CEO of MoT), Murray Sherwin (CEO of MAF), Mark Solomon (Ngai Tahu), Rob Fyfe (Air New Zealand)

  Item Speaker Time
1. Welcome, agenda setting and objectives for the day Stephen Tindall (Chair) 11:00 – 11:10
(10 minutes)
Discussion of the 10 Messages released by the Forum on 29 April. Stephen Tindall
Stephen Tindall is presenting the ‘CCLF ten messages’ to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee on 26 May. Stephen will report back to the Forum on this. Stephen Tindall
2. ETS update

Dave Brash to discuss the delay to the Phase out of free allocation and the deferral of liquid Transport Fuels until January 2011.

Information items (these items will not be discussed specifically, however an opportunity will be given for members to ask questions)
  • ICAP developments
    Refer to paper 2:
 Dave Brash 11:10 – 11:25
(15 minutes)
3. Cluster B report back
Introduction of Cluster B discussions

Report back on the Cluster B meeting held on 22 May.
Topics for the meeting include:
  • Leakage case studies
  • Economic modeling
  • Cost benefit analysis of phase out of free allocation
  • Intensity within a cap
  • Stationary Energy and Industrial processes TAG report back
Refer to paper 5: “Cluster B meeting Minutes from 22 May and Associated NZIER report by Infometrics”		 Suzi Kerr 11:25 – 11:50
(40 minutes)
4. Forestry 

Peter Clark to talk to his paper, tabled on the day of the Forum meeting on 17 April, however it was not discussed. It has since been revised for discussion at this meeting

Refer to paper 6: “NZ ETS Opportunities – Forestry Sector” 		Peter Clark 11:50 – 12:05
(15 minutes)
5. Environmental Assessment

Jan Wright to discuss the review.

Refer to paper 7: “Review of the Scoping Report for an Environmental Assessment of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme and Closely Related Measures”		 Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright 12:05 – 12:35
(30 minutes)

 

 Lunch   12:35 – 1:00
(25 minutes)
6. Design and Implementations issues of the ETS and Business Opportunities

Refer to paper 8: “Things that need to happen to make the ET Bill workable”		 Greenhouse Policy Coalition, Managing Director - Catherine Beard 1:00 – 1:30
(30 minutes)
7. Business Opportunities and positives arising from the ETS.

Report back on meeting held on 9 May.

Progress on the work streams that were established at the meeting on 9 May.

Refer to paper 9: “Climate Change Leadership Forum, Business Opportunities Cluster Meeting minutes-9 May”		 Julia Hoare /
Peter Neilson		 1:30 – 2:10
(40 minutes)
8. Adaptation

Sue Suckling and Howard Fancy to lead this discussion.

Refer to paper 10: “Response to Climate Change - More than just mitigation”		 Sue Suckling /
Howard Fancy		 2:10 – 2:40
(30 minutes)
David Wratt to give a brief download on the work he is doing in collaboration with MfE on sea level rise, with the intention of giving a full presentation at the meeting on 24 June. David Wratt
9. Other business

Future direction of the Forum. Discussion on the questionnaire requesting members comment on the effectiveness of meetings, encouraging greater private sector participation and the future direction of the Forum.

The next Forum meeting is on 24 June. Is this meeting necessary?

(Ministers Parker and Cullen can attend the meeting from 9:00am-10:00am, this meeting will be held in Wellington)

Proposed topics for this meeting may include:
  • Sea level rise
Stephen Tindall to lead this discussion 2:40 – 3:00
(20 minutes)
  Close of meeting. Afternoon tea   3:00pm