BusinessNZ has welcomed today’s signpost towards a net zero-carbon New Zealand, with the Government’s release of a draft
strategy for next year’s emissions reduction plans.
BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said business supported meaningful climate action and New Zealand playing its part
in the global response.
"Businesses will play a key role in achieving the proposed pathway. They will have to change behaviours, make new
investments, and take commercial risk. A strong partnership between government, people and business will be key to get
on with our journey to a low carbon emission economy.
"We agree with the Government that the ETS should be the main tool for emissions reduction and believe other
interventions should follow only where there is a clear positive net benefit.
"We would urge the Government to focus on concrete climate action, as targets alone - without a credible plan to achieve
them - will not get us to carbon zero."