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New Zealand’s Climate Change Target

2015: This paper provides feedback on New Zealand’s post-2020 climate change target.

This paper provides feedback for the Ministry for the Environment on behalf of the Royal Society Te Apārangi on the consultation document setting New Zealand’s post-2020 climate change target.

Royal Society of New Zealand Climate Expert panel

  • Professor James Renwick MRSNZ (Chair), School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington
  • Associate Professor Ralph Chapman, Director, Graduate Programme in Environmental Studies, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington
  • Dr Julie Hall MRSNZ, Regional Manager, Wellington, NIWA
  • Dr Gavin Kenny, Director, Earthwise Consulting Ltd
  • Dr Andrew Matthews, former manager, NIWA
  • Dr Brett Mullan, Principal Scientist, Climate, NIWA
  • Dr Philip Sutton, Physical Oceanographer, NIWA

Reviewers

  • Paul Atkins, CEO, National Energy Research Institute
  • Professor Gerry Carrington FRSNZ, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago
  • Dr Andrew Cleland FRSNZ, Chief Executive, Royal Society of New Zealand
  • Catherine Leining, Policy Fellow, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
  • Professor Ralph Sims CRSNZ, School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University
  • Dr Janet Stephenson, Director, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago