Webinars

13 December 2024

This webinar provides an overview of the Commission’s recent advice on whether international shipping and aviation emissions should be included in Aotearoa New Zealand's 2050 target. This advice formed part of our broader Review of the 2050 target.

Time-stamped chapters for this video are available on YouTube.

Slides from our presentation in this webinar [PDF – 1.27 MB]

More info

• Read our media release for this report
• Explore modelling, data and technical material underpinning our analysis
• Browse submissions we received during consultation on this work

10 December 2024

This webinar provides an overview of two closely related reports:

• Advice on Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth emissions budget
• Review of the 2050 target, including whether emissions from international shipping and aviation should be included

Time-stamped chapters for this video are available on YouTube.

Resources from this webinar

• Slides from our presentation in this webinar [.PDF – 1 MB]
• Q&A answered in writing during the webinar [.XLSX – 27.8 KB]

More info

• Read our media release for these reports
• Explore modelling, data and technical material for these reports
• Explore submissions and evidence we received during consultation

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.