Asia Pacific > Productivity Commission backs agriculture in NZ ETS, urges ramped-up carbon price

Productivity Commission backs agriculture in NZ ETS, urges ramped-up carbon price

Published 17:00 on April 26, 2018  /  Last updated at 18:23 on April 26, 2018  / Stian Reklev /  Asia Pacific, New Zealand

New Zealand’s Productivity Commission on Friday urged the government to bring agriculture into the emissions trading scheme, and pave the way for carbon prices to grow almost tenfold over the next three decades in case new technologies are slow to emerge.
New Zealand’s Productivity Commission on Friday urged the government to bring agriculture into the emissions trading scheme, and pave the way for carbon prices to grow almost tenfold over the next three decades in case new technologies are slow to emerge.


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