This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Emails and communications between the Minister and rural advocacy on GWP*'.



 
MinOIA21-0155 
 
 
8 October 2021 
 
Steven Cranston 
[FYI request #16622 email] 
 
 
 
Dear Steven 
 
Thank you for your email of 5 September 2021 requesting information relating to Global 
Warming Potentials (GWP) for Methane accounting. Your request has been considered 
under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). 
 
You requested the following:  

“Any emails or communications you have had with Beef & Lamb New Zealand, 
DairyNZ and Federated Farmers regarding the use of GWP* for Methane accounting.” 
 
Between 1 January 2018 and the date of your request, I received one email on 5 May 2021 
regarding the Red Meat Report Issue No.2 from Beef & Lamb New Zealand and the Meat 
Industry Association. Please find this attached as Appendix One. 
 
The report attached to the correspondence is publicly available through the following link; 
 
https://www.mia.co.nz/assets/Uploads/RMR-May-2021.pdf 
  
I trust the information provided is of assistance. You are advised of your right to raise any 
concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman. You can contact the Ombudsman at 
[email address].  
 
Yours sincerely 
 
 
 
 
Hon Damien O’Connor 
Minister of Agriculture