Climate Change
Prime Minister Helen Clark signed the document that affects New Zealand's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on 10 December 2002. Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol is recognition that climate change is a global issue, and that New Zealand has a part to play in addressing the problem.
Under the Protocol, New Zealand will have an obligation to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels on average over the 2008-2012 commitment period, or to take responsibility for any emissions over these levels.
Further information can be found on the website of the New Zealand Climate Change Programme.
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Climate Change Response Act 2002
The Climate Change Response Act 2002 establishes the registry and procedures required for implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. This page links to amendments to the Act.
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Archive
Archive of Ministry documents relating to climate change.
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