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New Zealand is actively engaging with other countries one on one and at a regional and international level to address climate change. In this part of the Ministry’s website you can find information on these efforts, including: the current UN negotiations; New Zealand’s involvement and position on key issues; links to further information; and key documents for download.
The 16th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and 6th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, and associated subsidiary body meetings, will take place in Cancun from 29 November to 10 December 2010. More
The New Zealand Government had a delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen between 17 - 18 December 2009. Up to 40,000 delegates took part in the high-level meeting.
New Zealand Climate Change Issues Minister Dr Nick Smith and Associate Climate Change Issues Minister Tim Groser lead New Zealand's delegation and were joined by Prime Minister John Key for the high-level meeting. See John Key's press releases below:
We hold public meetings in New Zealand on international climate change negotiations and related issues several times a year. If you would like to be added to our New Zealand stakeholders’ database to receive these notifications, please send an email to enquiries@mfat.govt.nz marked ‘Attn: Climate Change Team’. Please tell us the company or organisation you represent and any particular interest in the international negotiations. You can also use this email address to get in touch with us on any other climate change matters.
