He Waka Eke Noa - no farm pricing legislated
Harm -8What happened
Government-industry-Māori partnership recommended farm-level split-gas pricing (June 2022) but legislation not passed before the 2023 election.
Why it matters
Agriculture is ~50% of gross emissions; failure to price left largest sector largely unaddressed.
Impact assessment
Left NZ's largest emissions source (~50% gross) without a legislated price signal despite an agreed HWEN pathway, so the framework could be abandoned after the election.
Scale: ~50% gross emissions sector
Limitations: Could be scored milder if treated as unfinished process rather than governing omission; cabinet decisions advanced design work but did not bind successors.
Attribution
primary (medium confidence) -Labour
Labour held climate/ag portfolios and did not legislate farm pricing before the 2023 election. See NC-002 for related ETS/HWEN agriculture actions.
Coalition period: Labour-led government (Greens confidence & supply) (17 October 2020 - 26 November 2023)