Press Release – ACT New Zealand The Government has opted for populism over sensible climate policy with its latest announcement, according to ACTs Transport and Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court. Meddling in the transport sector wont reduce our emissions because that …
“The Government has opted for populism over sensible climate policy with its latest announcement,” according to ACT’s Transport and Climate Change spokesperson Simon Court.
“Meddling in the transport sector won’t reduce our emissions because that sector is already covered by the Emissions Trading Scheme.
“Our emissions won’t be curbed by these new policies – they’ll simply change where emissions come from. If a fuel company doesn’t purchase ETS credits, they’ll be available for another emitter to use instead.
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These include promising to pass a law implementing its long-planned Clean Car Import Standard this year, as part of a suite of climate change measures. It is also hinting that something like the “feebate” proposal could return, as it is considering some kind of incentive to get Kiwis into cleaner vehicles. Vehicle suppliers will have different targets to meet, and will only have to ensure that the average efficiency of the cars imported in any given year meet the standard. This means higher emission vehicles will still be allowed to be imported, but will have to be offset by cleaner vehicles.
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Ardern views the Z Energy biodiesel plant in Wiri in Auckland, New Zealand. Vehicle suppliers will have different targets to meet, and will only have to ensure that the average efficiency of the cars imported in any given year meets the standard. This means higher-emission vehicles can still be imported but will have to be offset by cleaner vehicles. The average light vehicle in New Zealand currently has carbon dioxide emissions of about 171 grams per kilometre. It is aiming to get that down for new vehicles to 105g/km by 2025, a standard met by Japan in 2014 and Europe in 2020. The Government intends to pass the law this year and enact the standard in 2022, with the first charges being levied on importers who miss their targets in 2023.