Video
Webinar: Monitoring report: Emissions reduction (2025)
30 July 2025
Intro: Jo Hendy, Chief Executive
00:00 Overview
00:25 The Commission's role: what we do and why
04:04 Our approach to this year's report
05:27 How our work all fits together
Our findings: Rob Carr, Project Director
09:30 Risks
11:26 Opportunities
13:09 Recommendation
14:07 What's next?
Q&A
15:00 Can New Zealand still achieve the 2050 target?
16:06 Can New Zealand afford climate action, given high cost of living?
18:06 How the Commission's benchmarks have changed since last year's report
19:33 Do the emissions budgets meet the NDCs?
21:09 What modes of freight should be prioritised?
23:25 Shifting farming practices
25:16 What are the best ways to incentivise electrifying everything?
27:08 What policies have been considered to address electricity generation?
28:21 Is the electricity market fit for purpose (e.g. dry year risk, ease of entry for generators)?
31:50 Transport emissions are down due to the rise of working from home and the recession, but these could reverse. Was this taken into account?
32:57 How much potential is there to reduce emissions in the transport sector? Which technologies and urban design options have the greatest potential?
35:10 Military emissions
36:06 Improvements in emissions accounting methodology
37:46 Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
40:30 Forestry and forests
43:40 What's one overseas emissions reduction policy New Zealand should adopt?
45:10 Nature based solutions
46:58 Policies for improving energy efficiency
48:31 Mitigation options that could not be modelled but have potential
49:38 Any recommendations for educators at secondary school and tertiary levels?
50:39 Methane reduction opportunities