Draft advice on the fourth emissions budget period (2036–2040), and whether emissions budgets one, two, and three should be revised

This web page provides the text of our Draft advice on the fourth emissions budget period (2036–2040), and whether emissions budgets one, two, and three should be revised (released 8 April 2024).

Links to a technical annex and supporting material are available in the final section of this web page.

This draft advice is also available as a downloadable file:
Draft advice on the fourth emissions budget period [PDF - 9.6 MB]

This is one of three closely related projects, alongside:

• 2024 review of the 2050 emissions target
• Review on whether Aotearoa New Zealand's 2050 emissions reduction target should be amended to include emissions from international shipping and aviation – and if so, how

We will be consulting on this work 8 April – 31 May 2024. Our final advice will be delivered to the Minister for Climate Change and published before 31 December 2024. For more information or to make a submission, please visit our consultation site.

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