Drafts and discussion documents
Discussion document: 2024 Review of Aotearoa New Zealand's 2050 emissions reduction target
Consultation on this work took place between 8 April and 31 May 2024.
8 January 2024
About this report
This is one of three closely related projects, alongside:
- Advice on the fourth emissions budget (2036–2040)
- 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
Consultation on this work took place between 8 April and 31 May 2024.
Our resulting advice is available in our finalised report, Review of the 2050 emissions target including whether emissions from international shipping and aviation should be included
Details & links
Discussion document: Review of the 2050 emissions reduction target
Last updated 30 May 2024.
Updates have been made to this document to correct an error in the previous version:
- In Chapter 3, the section 'Aotearoa New Zealand’s obligations under relevant international agreements' (p. 64) refers to a Russell McVeagh report on international law, and previously stated that it was published on our website. This was not correct. We have not proactively published this report.
For more information, please contact haveyoursay@climatecommission.govt.nz
Consultation and submissions
Consultation on this work took place between 8 April and 31 May 2024.
This Excel spreadsheet contains the raw data for Commission generated graphs and figures presented in Discussion document: 2024 Review of Aotearoa New Zealand's 2050 emissions reduction target.
Download: Target charts and figures [.XLSX – 259 KB]
This Excel spreadsheet sets out the calculations and data used in the equity comparisons made of the 2050 emissions target.
Download: Target equity calculations [.XLSX – 999 KB]
This review is closely related to our advice on the fourth emissions budget, so some of the modelling and data that informed it are used in both.
For more information, see the supporting documents in our draft advice on the fourth emissions budget.