Climate Change

MFAT Post 2012 Negotiations Stakeholder Session

On Thursday 16 August 2007, MFAT, with assistance from other government departments, hosted a half day presentation and discussion session for stakeholders on future international action on climate change and the key issues for New Zealand. Eighty stakeholders attended the event.

Officials provided a snapshot of the current international discussions, an overview of New Zealand's international position, and outlined the work being led by individual departments to further develop New Zealand's position on key issues, such as emission reduction commitments, LULUCF, and bunker fuels.

As part of the event, stakeholders were invited to present their views on what they considered to be the key issues for New Zealand in the post-2012 international negotiations. Eleven presentations were made from business, NGOs, and academics.

A selection of both government and stakeholder presentations can be found below.

Disclaimer: Views expressed in stakeholder presentations are those of the individuals or organisations concerned. They do not represent or reflect the position or views of the New Zealand Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its officials, or any other government department or official. Neither the Government nor the Ministry will accept any liability for any claim, loss, damage or expense incurred in reliance on this information.

Government Presentations

• Climate Change International Update August 2007, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 16 August 2007. (MS Powerpoint 547KB)
• Agriculture – Post 2012, Gerald Rys, Natural Resources Group, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 16 August 2007. (MS Powerpoint 846KB)
• LULUCF – Post 2012, Bryan Smith, Manager, Forest Policy Co-ordination, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 16 August 2007. (MS Powerpoint 842KB)

Stakeholder Presentations

• Democracy at the international level – the basis for global climate action. Talk by Kay Weir, 16 August 2007.
• Presentation to the ‘future international climate change action’ stakeholder meeting on behalf of Environmental Defence Society (EDS), Roland Sapsford, Sustainability Solutions Consulting. (MS Powerpoint 26KB)
• NZ's international position: what does analysis tell us. Don Elder, Solid Energy, 16 August 2007. (MS Powerpoint 268KB)
• Climate change: Future international action - NZ commitment under the Kyoto Protocol - key issues for consideration from the perspective of the Montreal Protocol, Janet F. Bornman, International Global Change Institute, IGCI University of Waikato, 16 August 2007. (MS Powerpoint 1203KB)
• Post-2012 Policy Options - A risk management approach to the accelerated introduction of clean energy in NZ and the Pacific, Ken Piddington, Senior Associate, IPS, 16 August 2007. (MS Powerpoint 60KB)
• The threat of accelerating, abrupt or rapid climate change: implications for LULUCF, Peter Read, Massey University Centre for Energy Research, 16 August 2007. (MS Powerpoint 758 KB)
• NZ’s role in contributing to international efforts to deal with Climate Change. Comments at the MFAT exchange of views, Professor Peter Barrett,Victoria University of Wellington, 16 August 2007. (MS Powerpoint 245 KB)

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