Climate change mitigation options for New Zealand
2016: This report, Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy for New Zealand, takes an in-depth look into climate change mitigation options for New Zealand.
It finds that many mitigation options are already well-understood and achievable. Achieving a low-carbon economy for New Zealand involves taking low-risk climate mitigation actions now and planning for more ambitious greenhouse gas emissions in the future.
The report identifies opportunities in the sectors of:
- heat and electricity supply
- transport
- buildings
- industry
- agriculture
- forest and other land-use.
It also considers the interactions between technology, policy and behaviour and the factors that either limit or provide opportunities for change, and gaps in our knowledge.
Transition to a low-carbon economy for New Zealand report sections:
Blog: Infrequently Asked Questions
- Dr Janet Stephenson, Director of the Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago
Read IAQs blog on what drives sustainable behaviour change with Dr Janet Stephenson: Electric cars – a slow hope
Blog: Infrequently Asked Questions
- Professor Barry Barton, University of Waikato
Read IAQs blog on why having information on carbon emissions is important for finding the best policies to reduce them with Professor Barry Barton: Counting carbon - knowledge is power