Agriculture Technical Advisory Group
Members of the group:
- Robert Anderson (Chair), Massey University
- Harry Clarke, AgResearch
- John Ford
- Con Williams, Meat and Wool New Zealand
- Kimberly Crewther, Fonterra
- Dion Tuuta, Parinininihi Ki Waitotara Inc
- Graham Brown, Brown Glassford and Co Ltd
- Chris Ward, Hort New Zealand
- John Scott, Government’s Emissions Trading Group
- Jacob Haronga, Federated Farmers New Zealand Inc
- Dennis Butler, Alliance Grouo Ltd
- Richard Christie, Ravensdown Fertiliser Cooperative
- Rhylie Alexander, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
- Doug Ducker
- Andrew Hume, MAF
- Julie Collins, MAF
- Megan Taylor, Treasury
- The group is made up of technical and policy experts from the industry, government and the science system.
- Its purpose is to support MAF's policy development process and act as the principal tool for engaging agriculture sector experts on possible technical design features of the agriculture component of the ETS.
- To provide input and guidance to a report in October-November 2008 on ETS design options and their pros and cons. The TAG may or may not decide to make specific recommendations to government. Key areas of consideration are the point of obligation, allocation of NZUs, and the incorporation of mitigation behaviour. The final report will be publicly available and be used to inform MAF's advice to government.
- Once options for the point of obligation have been fully developed and appropriately tested, the TAG will begin detailed consideration of options for allocation methodology (eg, objectives for allocation and assessment of options).
Last updated: 7 October 2008
