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New Zealand ETS will be forced to do more heavy lifting after ambition softening, climate commission warns

Published 00:08 on February 4, 2026 / Last updated at 06:08 on February 10, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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Sectors covered under New Zealand’s ETS will be forced to cut emissions harder and faster to make up for the government loosening pollution requirements in the agriculture sector, according to the Climate Change Commission (CCC).
Sectors covered under New Zealand’s ETS will be forced to cut emissions harder and faster to make up for the government loosening pollution requirements in the agriculture sector, according to the Climate Change Commission (CCC).


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