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The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme

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The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is a way of meeting our international obligations around climate change. The ETS puts a price on greenhouse gases to provide an incentive to reduce emissions and to encourage tree planting.

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Emission Unit Register

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Participating in the ETS

  • Agriculture livestock, fertiliser...
  • Energy coal, gas...
  • Fishing fishing quota owners
  • Forestry owners of forest land...
  • Horticulture capsicums, cucumbers, roses and tomatoes...
  • Industry steel, pulp and paper...
  • Liquid Fossil Fuels diesel, petrol...
  • Synthetic Gases refrigerants, vehicle imports...
  • Waste landfills
  • ETS amendments 2012Government announces changes

What does the ETS mean for me?

  • Applying for Industrial Allocation
  • Surrendering units
  • General information
  • Building the ETS

What's new

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  • Regulations banning the use of certain international units in the ETS Climate Change Minister Tim Groser has announced that the following international…
  • Access to Kyoto carbon markets from 1 January 2013 The Registrar of the NZ Emission Unit Register has assured all users that New Zealand…

About the ETS

The basics, questions and answers...

Building the ETS

Consultation, legislation, reports, regulations...

About obligations

Measuring emissions and surrendering New Zealand Units

About allocations

Receiving New Zealand Units

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