Climate Action LedgerTracking climate leadership · Aotearoa NZ

Who did what on climate?

Evidence-based record of governing-party climate actions in Aotearoa New Zealand since 2014. Actions are scored from −10 (major harm) to +10 (major win).

57

Actions tracked

4

Govt. terms

5

Parties tracked

11.9

Year horizon

Overall impact

Average score per year in government

2014-present

Most harm
Neutral
Most good
Score
-30
0
+30
Per year
Labour6.1 yrs in office
+21.6
Greens6.1 yrs in office
+15.9
NZ First5.7 yrs in office
-8.9
National5.8 yrs in office
-22.2
ACT2.7 yrs in office
-25.2

Impact over time

Cumulative score of all actions since 2014

Cumulative impact over timeSmoothed running sum of action impact scores across four New Zealand governing periods since 2014. Faint dots mark each action; current cumulative total is +3.2014-2017National-led2017-2020Labour-led2020-2023Labour-led2023-presentNational-led0+40+80+1202030 climate target (Paris INDC) (-5) · cumulative -5Agriculture excluded from ETS review (-8) · cumulative -13Electric Vehicles Programme launched (+5) · cumulative -8ETS one-for-two subsidy phased out (+3) · cumulative -5Paris Agreement ratified (+5) · cumulative 02017 petroleum block offer launched (-7) · cumulative -7One Billion Trees programme launched (+5) · cumulative -2Offshore oil & gas exploration ban (+9) · cumulative +7NZ Green Investment Finance established (+4) · cumulative +11Zero Carbon Act enacted (+10) · cumulative +21Carbon Neutral Government Programme (2019) (+6) · cumulative +27ETS reform - auctioning and unit limits (2020) (+10) · cumulative +37ETS confidential reserve price (2021) (+3) · cumulative +40Clean Car Discount (feebate) (+7) · cumulative +47International climate finance ($1.3b, 2022-2025) (+7) · cumulative +54NDC strengthened to 50% by 2030 (+5) · cumulative +59Joined Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance (BOGA) (+4) · cumulative +63Clean Car Standard enacted (+7) · cumulative +70School coal boilers replacement programme (+4) · cumulative +74First Emissions Reduction Plan (2022) (+7) · cumulative +81Climate Emergency Response Fund (CERF) (+8) · cumulative +89Establishing Native Forests at Scale programme (+5) · cumulative +94First three emissions budgets set (+7) · cumulative +101He Waka Eke Noa - no farm pricing legislated (-8) · cumulative +93National Adaptation Plan (2022) (+7) · cumulative +100Plastic packaging phase-out (2022-2023) (+3) · cumulative +103National EV charging strategy (2023) (+3) · cumulative +106Warmer Kiwi Homes expanded (Budget 2023) (+5) · cumulative +111Coal boiler ban & 2037 phase-out (NES/NPS) (+7) · cumulative +118Industrial allocation ETS reforms (2023) (+3) · cumulative +121ETS exotic forestry restrictions (2023) (+4) · cumulative +125Clean Car Discount scrapped (-8) · cumulative +117Renewable energy doubling target (2050) (+3) · cumulative +120EV road user charges introduced (-5) · cumulative +115RMA replacement bills introduced (2024) (-7) · cumulative +108Climate Emergency Response Fund ended (-9) · cumulative +99International climate finance reduced (-6) · cumulative +93Native forest programme cut (Budget 2024) (-4) · cumulative +89Climate Change Commission funding cut (-7) · cumulative +82Agricultural emissions pricing work defunded (-7) · cumulative +752030 NDC pathway unclear (no offshore credits) (-5) · cumulative +70ETS auction volumes tightened (2025-2029) (+5) · cumulative +75Agricultural emissions removed from ETS (-9) · cumulative +66Clean Car Standard weakened (2024-2025) (-8) · cumulative +58Offshore Renewable Energy Bill introduced (+4) · cumulative +62Plastic packaging phase-out paused (-5) · cumulative +57Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 (-5) · cumulative +52NDC2 submitted (51-55% by 2035) (+1) · cumulative +53NZGIF wind-down (-5) · cumulative +48Public EV charging - grants to loans (-4) · cumulative +44Gas Security Fund ($200m co-investment) (-8) · cumulative +36Withdrew from Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance (-5) · cumulative +31Offshore oil & gas ban reversed (-9) · cumulative +22Zero Carbon Act weakening announced (-9) · cumulative +13Carbon Neutral Government deadline → 2050 (-5) · cumulative +8EV charger consenting streamlined (+2) · cumulative +10Coal boiler phase-out standards repealed (-7) · cumulative +320142017202020232026

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Labour

25 actions over 6.1 years

Total score+132
Average per year in office+21.6

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