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From: Michael Brown <[FOI #10950 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 11 August 2019 10:13 AM
To: Ministerials <[MFE request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Carbon offsets for MFE staff air travel

Dear Ministry for the Environment,

I have read with interest the MFE's Environment Sustainability Strategy (i.e. the online PDF marked Draft August 2018, at: https://www.mfe.govt.nz/sites/default/fi...) and note that you are aiming to measure, report and externally verify your carbon emissions. I am interested to know more detail about what the Ministry is doing to mitigate the environmental impact of its own activities, in particular around the emission of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs), as this could potentially serve as a model for the wider public service.

One of the main sources of GHGs is the transport sector, and air travel in particular. My question is: Does the MFE offset carbon emissions resulting from staff air travel?

Could you please also provide the following information:

1. If MFE does offset staff-air-travel related carbon emissions, then please provide the policy and operational documents relating to the offsetting.

2. The total kilometers of air travel taken by MFE staff in the 2018-2019 financial year.

3. The amount of carbon produced by this 2018-2019 air travel (if information is available).

4. The name of the external organisation who externally verified the figures for questions (2) and (3), if this data has been verified.

5. If MFE has offset the GHG emissions resulting from the 2018-2019 air travel, provide the cost of the offsetting and details about the organisation(s) who provided the carbon credits.

6. If MFE is not currently offsetting its GHG emissions, please provide any documents relating to the estimated cost of doing this and plans to implement offsetting.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Brown

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Kia ora Michael

 

Please find attached the response to your request of 11 August 2019.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Executive Relations Team
Ministry for the Environment – Manatû Mô Te Taiao
Website: [1]www.mfe.govt.nz 
23 Kate Sheppard Place, PO Box 10362, Wellington 6143
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