Hon Simon Watts
Minister of Climate Change
The coalition Government is proud to announce the launch of its Climate Strategy, a comprehensive and ambitious plan
aimed at reducing the impacts of climate change and preparing for its future effects, Climate Change Minister Simon
Watts says.
“The Strategy is built on five core pillars and underscores the Government’s commitment to delivering on our climate
change goals,” Mr Watts says.
The pillars are:infrastructure is resilient and communities are well preparedcredible markets support the climate transitionclean energy is abundant and affordableworld-leading climate innovation boosts the economy, andnature-based solutions address climate change.
“Households, businesses, and our economy are already feeling the effects of climate change. We have seen what severe
weather can do to infrastructure and property, and how that disrupts our supply chains and communities,” Mr Watts says.
“Our Government has committed to meeting our climate change targets - reducing net emissions is one of the nine
Government targets to achieve better results from the public service.”
The Government will also soon be consulting on the Emissions Reduction Plan for the period 2026-2030. This will form the
basis of the Government’s response to reduce New Zealand’s emissions in line with our targets.
“The Emissions Reduction Plan will set out policy proposals across the five pillars and focus on the largest drivers of
emissions in New Zealand – energy, transport, agriculture, and waste sectors,” Mr Watts says.