Webinars
Watch recordings of online events exploring our latest advice and upcoming work.
About these videos
We regularly hold online sessions to share information about our latest advice to government, and to provide updates on our upcoming work. These sessions are held on Zoom, and are open for anyone to attend free of charge.
You can watch recordings of previous webinars below or on our YouTube channel.
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2024 Progress report: National Adaptation Plan
20 August 2024
This webinar shares information about the Commission's progress report on the government's first national adaptation plan.
Time-stamped chapters for this video are available on YouTube.
Read more about this report: Media release: Climate Change Commission delivers first national adaptation plan progress assessment
2024 Monitoring report: Emissions reduction
2 August 2024
This webinar shares information about the Commission's first annual emissions reduction monitoring report, released in July 2024. In this video, Commission chair Rod Carr and chief executive Jo Hendy share an overview of our monitoring role, our approach to this work, and our findings, followed by questions from the audience.
Time-stamped chapters for this video are available on YouTube.
Read more about this report: Media release: Climate Change Commission delivers first emissions reduction monitoring report
Have your say: Aotearoa New Zealand's emissions reduction target and emissions budgets
21 May 2024
In this webinar, we share insights about our current consultation on Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2050 emissions reduction target and emissions budgets. This session includes an overview of all three projects, followed by consecutive breakout sessions on each project, and finishing with a panel Q&A session. Time stamped chapters for this webinar are available on YouTube.
Read more about this consultation, or make a submission on our consultation site: Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Have your say: How should Aotearoa New Zealand tackle climate change in the decades to come?
17 April 2024
Climate Change Commission Chief Executive Jo Hendy and Commision experts share insights about three pieces of work we are consulting on that relate to Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2050 emissions reduction target and emissions budgets.
This session includes an overview of all three projects, followed by consecutive breakout sessions on each project, and finishing with a panel Q&A session. Time stamped chapters for this webinar are available on YouTube.
Read more about this consultation, or make a submission on our consultation site: Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Our 2024 advice on NZ ETS settings
18 March 2024
Climate Change Commissioner Catherine Leining and Chief Executive Jo Hendy provide an overview on our 2024 advice on updating NZ ETS unit limits and price control settings for the next five years.
Time-stamped chapters for this webinar are available on YouTube.
How are Aotearoa New Zealand's emissions reduction target and emissions budgets decided?
2 November 2023
In this webinar, Chief Executive Jo Hendy and Commission staff share information about three pieces of work related to Aotearoa New Zealand's emissions reduction target and emissions budgets – including how we're approaching them, and how you can contribute during consultation in the first half of 2024.
Jump to section (timestamp links will open in YouTube):
- 0:00 Introduction - Stuart Dymond, Chief Advisor - Governance and Executive Support
- 01:24 Overview - Jo Hendy, Chief Executive
- 09:26 Our review of the emissions reduction target - Grant Blackwell, Chief Scientist
- 13:30 Our advice on emissions from international shipping and aviation - Martin Dutton, Team Manager - Transport and Urban Systems
- 18:46 Our emissions budget advice - Gillian Thornton, Team Manager - Emissions Budgets
- 24:33 How you can get involved - Stuart Dymond
- 26:01 Q&A
Open Zoom: Wellbeing
16 June 2023
Climate Commission staff share an overview of the Maintaining and enhancing wellbeing through the transition chapter from our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Open Zoom: Built Environment
16 May 2023
Climate Commission staff share an overview of the Built Environment chapter from our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Open Zoom: Funding and Finance
12 May 2023
Climate Commission staff share an overview of the Funding and Finance chapter from our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Open Zoom: Transport
9 May 2023
Climate Commission staff share an overview of the Transport chapter from our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Open Zoom: Energy and Industry
8 May 2023
Climate Commission staff share an overview of the Energy and Industry chapter from our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Open Zoom: Agriculture
8 May 2023
Climate Commission staff share an overview of the Agriculture chapter from our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Open Zoom: Waste and Fluorinated Gases (F-Gases)
5 May 2023
Climate Commission staff share an overview of the Waste and F-Gases chapter from our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Open Zoom: Circular Economy and Bioeconomy
5 May 2023
Climate Commission staff share an overview of the Circular Economy and Bioeconomy chapter from our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Open Zoom: Emissions Pricing, Forests and A Path to Net Zero
4 May 2023
Climate Commission staff share an overview of three chapters from our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan: Emissions Pricing, Forests and A Path to Net Zero.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Open Zoom: The task for the second emissions budget + Research, Science, Innovation and Technology
1 May 2023
Climate Commission staff share an overview of two chapters from our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan: 'The task for the second emissions budget,' and 'Research, Science, Innovation and Technology'.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Open Zoom: Our draft emissions reduction plan advice 2023
26 April 2023
Our Chair Dr Rod Carr and Chief Executive Jo Hendy share how the team have approached our draft advice to Government on the direction of the next emissions reduction plan, and our proposed recommendations.
Consultation on this draft advice is underway between 26 April and 20 June 2023. Learn more and make a submission:
Have Your Say | Climate Change Commission
Advice on NZ ETS unit limits and price control settings for 2024-2028
21 April 2023
Climate Change Commissioner Catherine Leining and Chief Executive Jo Hendy provide an overview of our second annual advice on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS), for the years 2024 through 2028.
Our advice on NZ ETS settings
August 2022
Climate Change Commissioner Catherine Leining, Chief Executive Jo Hendy and Principal Analysts Eva Murray and Matthew Smith hosted an open Zoom session on the our advice on unit limits and price control settings for the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS).
Our advice on agricultural emissions
July 2022
To give you an opportunity to hear more about our agricultural emissions pricing advice we held an open Zoom with our Chair Dr Rod Carr and Chief Executive Jo Hendy. Listen to Rod and Jo as they talk through both pieces of advice and how they fit in with the decisions Government will need to make.
Our annual advice on NZ ETS settings
April 2022
Hear from our principal analysts about our work to deliver the first of what will be annual advice to the Government on the NZ ETS unit limits and price control settings. We will provide this advice to the Minister of Climate Change, who is required to update unit limit and price control settings every year. This is to help keep the NZ ETS aligned to emissions reduction targets and give market participants information they need.
Our upcoming advice on agricultural emissions
February 2022
Hear from our Principal Analysts leading this work for an open Zoom to find out more about the two pieces of advice on agricultural emissions we’re developing and how it will fit in with the decisions the Government will need to make by the end of 2022. This session is to explain our work programme and approach to the advice we’ve been tasked with delivering, rather than share any of the conclusions in our advice.