Submission on the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
11 September 2012
Climate change is the biggest environmental challenge we face. Over my term as Commissioner I have continued to make submissions on the Emissions Trading Scheme as it has evolved, and acted as an adviser to the ETS Review Select Committee. In my role I take an independent, long term view of the systems and processes which affect New Zealand’s environment.
Despite the weaknesses in the current scheme, I continue to believe that an ETS is the right mechanism to price carbon. It possesses the flexibility and potential to drive efficient reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.