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Managing whole farm conversions to exotic forestry
- Supporting a credible market
Purpose
1. This brief provides information on how an objective of “supporting credible markets”
9(2)(f)(iv)
could be incorporated into the managing whole farm
conversions to exotic forestry policy.
Policy Objectives
2. The current objectives of the proposed policy are:
i
Limiting whole-farm conversions to exotic forestry and protecting high and medium
versatility productive land for farming.
ii
Forestry supports meeting emissions reduction budgets and targets.
iii
Providing certainty for ETS participants and forestry investment.
iv
Meeting Treaty of Waitangi obligations, including Treaty of Waitangi settlement
obligations.
v
Operational workability and managing the costs of administering the ETS.
3. Achieving the inclusion of a new objective of “supporting a credible market” creates two
potential benefits:
a) During policy development, design choices that may support a credible market will
be appropriately weighted.
b) 9(2)(f)(iv)
Supporting credible markets
4. 9(2)(f)(iv)
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9(2)(f)(iv)
5.
Next steps
We recommend you forward this briefing to the Minister of Forestry.
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Recommendations
We recommend that you:
a. 9(2)(f)(iv)
b.
Forward this briefing and attached to the office of Minister McClay
Yes | No
Signatures
Kara Lok
Manager
Emissions Pricing Policy
20/08/2024
Hon Simon WATTS
Minister of Climate Change
Date
Appendix 1 withheld under s 9(2)(f)(iv)
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