Climate change

Core agency for consultation on climate change: Environment

Other Agencies

Areas of Interest

Agriculture and Forestry

Emissions from agriculture, forestry, agricultural implications

Civil Defence and Emergency Management

Impacts of climate change

Conservation

Implications for conservation land (forestry)

Economic Development

Energy and natural resources, sustainable business opportunities

Fisheries

Aquatic environment, fisheries resources

Foreign Affairs and Trade

International obligations and negotiations/relationships

Health

Public health effects (including disease, water supply, pest habitat changes, flooding, air quality)

Inland Revenue

Use of the tax system as an intervention mechanism

Internal Affairs

Local government aspects

Land Information New Zealand

Sea-level definition

Research, Science and Technology

Research into climate change

Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development)

Impact on aquatic environment, fresh and saltwater environments, natural resources, forestry

Transport

Vehicle emissions, impact on transport sector