Carbon Capture and Storage in New Zealand
New Zealand's approach internationally has been to support the global uptake of CCS, in particular by the big CO2 emitting countries. This approach recognises that global uptake of CCS is likely to contribute to reducing global CO2 emissions in future, and also reflects the likelihood that New Zealand will be a CCS technology-taker.
New Zealand's support for the international development of CCS does not prejudge any decision on whether or when CCS might be undertaken in New Zealand. The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) is the lead agency in developing CCS policy for New Zealand. MED has a work programme in development to ensure that CCS remains an option for New Zealand.
- The work programme is focused on the near term goal of ensuring that an appropriate legislative and regulatory framework is in place to regulate CCS should it be deployed in New Zealand, and to allow for proactive investment decisions.
- Another early priority of the work programme is to better understand New Zealand's capacity to actually store CO2 in geological structures. Research is currently underway to assess New Zealand's geological storage options.
Contact us
Please email ccs@med.govt.nz if you have questions or comments on CCS. MED will update this site to outline planned engagement on CCS once options for discussion have been developed.
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