LL-002··Labour-led government (Greens confidence & supply)·programme
First Emissions Reduction Plan (2022)
Win +1What happened
Published New Zealand's first statutory Emissions Reduction Plan under the Zero Carbon Act for emissions budgets 2022-2025 and 2026-2030.
Why it matters
Translates legal budgets into a cross-sector policy programme.
Impact assessment
Fulfils planning obligation with sector policies; independent assessments later rated overall trajectory insufficient.
Limitations: Plan quality ≠ outcomes; agricultural pricing largely deferred.
Attribution
shared (high confidence) -Labour, Greens
Cabinet decision following CCC advice; Shaw as Climate Minister.
Coalition period: Labour-led government (Greens confidence & supply) (17 October 2020 - 26 November 2023)
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