New Zealand is using a system of emissions budgets to meet legislated 2050 emission reduction targets.
- An emissions budget is the cumulative amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted over a certain period.
- The Emissions Reduction Plan will set policies and strategies for meeting the first emissions budget (2022-2025) and set the direction for climate action.
The emissions budgets (first budget covers 2022-2025) are available here. New Zealand's first Emissions Reduction Plan was published in May 2020 - click here to read it.