Request for input: Update to advice on the fourth emissions budget
Food production impacts
The Climate Change Response Act has been amended to include a new matter which the Commission must consider when providing advice on emissions budgets: the implications or potential implications for domestic food production.
The Commission intends to make use of the New Zealand Forestry and Agricultural Regional Model for this update to gain a more detailed understanding of feasible emission reductions and the impacts of those reductions on different types of farms and regions. We are interested in feedback on what else should be considered.
The responses we receive to this question will inform the analysis the Commission will do on the impacts of the recommended emissions budget.