English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Climate change mitigation is a common topical issue in contemporary times at global, regional and country-specific levels. It requires the formulation and implementation of national regulatory and policy regimes in different countries. At a country-specific level, this article provides a critique of New Zealand’s climate policy, focusing on its frameworks for addressing emissions from the energy and agricultural sectors. The analysis is anchored on identified issues in two key areas – the restriction of offshore petroleum production and the treatment of agricultural sector emissions. For the energy sector, we argue that the ban on new offshore oil exploration permits does not represent an optimal policy measure if onshore petroleum activities can potentially increase emissions in the country. This is, at best, a form of carbon leakage. The likelihood of shifting offshore operations to other jurisdictions with weaker regulatory regimes can also lead to carbon leakage. For agricultural sector emissions, the changes to the country’s emissions trading scheme would start pricing agricultural sector emissions, which had been hitherto exempted. This addition is however weak, as the law will likely cover only 5% of agricultural emissions, leaving 95% uncovered. This seems to undercut the ultimate objective of net-zero emissions reduction. Our analysis suggests the need to entrench a well-considered stringent regulatory regime that incentivises large-scale emissions reduction, especially in the highest emitting sectors of the New Zealand economy – agriculture and energy.

The Limits of the Offshore Oil Exploration Ban and Agricultural Sector Deal to Reduce Emissions in New Zealand