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Climate Change | Ministry for the Environment

Our climate, our biodiversity, our future. The impacts our changing climate is having on the plants and animals that call Aotearoa New Zealand home.

Climate Change action | WWF-New Zealand

The climate crisis is already affecting New Zealand. Our people and ecosystems are already feeling the heat. Already, the national average temperature has risen by 1.1˚C since 1900. South Island glaciers are retreating, and we''re recording fewer frosts. We are already paying more for insurance to deal with extreme weather, like floods and ...

New Zealand has launched a plan to prepare for inevitable climate ...

New Zealand''s first climate adaptation plan, launched his week, provides a robust foundation for urgent nation-wide action. Its goals are utterly compelling: reduce vulnerability, build adaptive ...

Climate change and younger New Zealanders

The Government will embed climate resilience across all its strategies and policies. For example, the plan''s communities chapter sets out how all communities around New Zealand, including younger people, will be supported to adapt to climate change now and in the future. Action 9.2: Develop the Health National Adaptation Plan: this will ...

Climate change in New Zealand

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Climate change in New Zealand involves historical, current and future changes in the climate of New Zealand; and New Zealand''s contribution and response to global climate change. Summers are becoming longer and hotter, and some glaciers have melted completely and others have shrunk. In 2021, the Ministry for the Environment estimated that New Zealand''s gross emissions were 0.17…

Climate change implications for New Zealand

2016: New Zealand is being affected by climate change and impacts are set to increase in magnitude and extent over time. Floods, storms, droughts and fires will become more frequent unless significant action is taken to …

Climate Change Response Act 2002

provide a framework by which New Zealand can develop and implement clear and stable climate change policies that— ... dioxide equivalent of human-induced greenhouse gases emitted from the sources listed in Annex A of the Protocol in New Zealand in the first commitment period starting on 1 January 2008 and ending on 31 December 2012; and

Why New Zealand is no safe haven from the climate …

River cities increasingly vulnerable. New Zealand owes its stunning landscape partly to the country''s long record of intense rainfall. Rain regularly dumped on its mountains has carved rivers...

Climate change risks to conservation: Climate change

Climate change is impacting New Zealand and DOC has a role in managing risks to our wildlife and wild places. Climate change is a significant risk to New Zealand''s native species, ecosystems, outdoor …

Climate change | Ministry for the Environment

What the Government is doing about climate change Our work programme is focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to a …

Aotearoa New Zealand climate change projections guidance

Aotearoa New Zealand climate change projections guidance: Interpreting the latest IPCC WG1 report findings 7 • explores if and how the information in the AR6 WG1 report may affect the utility of existing New Zealand-specific AR5-based climate change projections utilising regional downscaling methods (e.g. as presented in MfE, 2018).

New report shows significant changes to New …

News. Climate change. Our atmosphere and climate 2020, released today, includes analysis of temperature data from 30 sites around New Zealand that shows our climate is warming. Every site …

Responsibilities of the Minister of Climate Change

In 2019, the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019 amended the Climate Change Response Act 2002. This was to provide a framework by which New Zealand can develop and implement clear and stable climate change policies. The Minister of Climate Change now has additional powers, functions and …

Climate adaptation » Climate Change Commission

The Government delivered its first National Adaptation Plan in 2022. It sets out how the Government will respond to climate risks identified in the first National Climate Change Risk Assessment, and overall objectives for climate adaptation in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our role is to monitor how the Government puts the National Adaptation Plan into ...

Our Board and Chief Executive » Climate Change Commission

The Climate Change Commission provides independent, expert advice to government to help Aotearoa New Zealand transition to a low-emissions and climate-resilient economy. ... Ms Leining is one of New Zealand''s leading experts on climate change mitigation policy with a specialisation in emissions trading. As a Policy Fellow at Motu Economic and ...

Climate Change Projections for New Zealand

3 Projected changes in New Zealand atmospheric climate 32 3.1 Patterns of change 33 3.2 Mean temperature projections 34 3.3 Maximum and minimum temperature projections 55 3.4 Comparing changes in New Zealand versus global temperatures 73 3.5 Limits and uncertainty in New Zealand warming 74 3.6 Precipitation projections 75

Our Future Climate New Zealand

Welcome to Our Future Climate New Zealand. This interactive website has been designed to give you the ability to look at a number of climate change projections for New Zealand. National Maps. Explore a range of …

New Zealand and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

New Zealand is a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Find out about the purpose of this international treaty and significant agreements under it: the Kyoto Protocol, the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement.

Climate change in New Zealand

Climate change has emerged as one of the biggest environmental challenges facing New Zealand. Higher temperatures, increased flooding frequency, greater water resource demand, sea level rise, and ...

New Zealand

This page presents New Zealand''s climate context for the current climatology, 1991-2020, derived from observed, historical data. Information should be used to build a strong understanding of current climate conditions in order to appreciate future climate scenarios and projected change. You can visualize data for the current climatology through spatial …

Climate change risks to conservation: Climate change

Climate change is a significant risk to New Zealand''s native species, ecosystems, outdoor recreation, and cultural heritage. New Zealand is already experiencing some predicted climate changes. These changes …

Climate Change Response Act 2002 | Ministry for the Environment

In 2019, the Act was amended by the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act. These amendments provide a framework by which New Zealand can develop and implement clear and stable climate change policies that: allow New Zealand to prepare for, and adapt to, the effects of climate change. This Act is …

National climate change risk assessment for New Zealand

The risk assessment gives a national picture of how New Zealand may be affected by climate change-related hazards. It: identifies the most significant risks and opportunities for New Zealand. highlights gaps in the information and data needed to properly assess and manage the risks and opportunities. The risk assessment identifies …

Government climate-change work programme

The Government is committed to Aotearoa New Zealand becoming a world leader in climate change action. A new domestic emissions reduction target by …

Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standards » XRB

Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standards. The ultimate aim of Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standards is to support the allocation of capital towards activities that are consistent with a transition to a low-emissions, climate-resilient future. Read the latest updates.

Why New Zealand is no safe haven from the climate crisis | CNN

But the New Zealand government takes climate change seriously, and last year released its first emissions reductions plan to meet a goal of net zero emissions by 2050.

Climate change impacts on our native wildlife

The result - New Zealand has been in a biodiversity crisis for more than 100 years. Now, the added effects of climate change could tip our internationally important species over the edge. 2019 was New Zealand''s fourth warmest year on record, according to NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research).

New Zealand Climate Resilience Policy Indicator – Analysis

New Zealand''s government legislated a Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment in 2019 to prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change. The amendment mandates the regular preparation of National Climate Change Risk Assessments and National Adaptation Plans, as well as establishment of an independent …

Climate Change Commission | New Zealand Government

The Climate Change Commission is an independent Crown Entity. The purpose of the Commission is to provide independent, evidence-based advice to Government to help Aotearoa New Zealand transition to a low-emissions and climate-resilient economy. They do this by:

New report highlights pressures on Aotearoa New Zealand''s …

Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are changing Aotearoa New Zealand''s climate, impacting the environment, communities, and the economy, according to a new …

New report shows significant changes to New Zealand''s climate

Climate change is already happening in New Zealand and could have a profound impact on future generations of New Zealanders, a new report from the Ministry for the Environment …

New Zealand''s First Emissions Reduction Plan a Critical Turning …

The Climate Change Commission provides independent, expert advice to government to help Aotearoa New Zealand transition to a low-emissions and climate-resilient economy. ... By Jo Hendy, Chief Executive, He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission. Aotearoa New Zealand will enter a critical new phase in climate action when the Government …

Greenhouse gas emissions targets and reporting | Ministry for the ...

A domestic long-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction target is an important part of ensuring that New Zealand can make a smooth transition to a low-emissions future. In 2019, the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act set into law domestic targets to: reduce net emissions of all GHG''s other than biogenic …

Climate change information sheet: Impacts on New Zealand

Climate change: impacts on New Zealand Earth''s climate is changing – it''s getting warmer, faster. And that change, largely over the past 50 years, is a direct result of human activity. Global warming means more than just a rise in the world''s temperature. Any changes in the global system have a flow-on effect. A warmer

New Zealand''s projected greenhouse gas emissions …

Aotearoa New Zealand''s domestic target under the Climate Change Response Act is: Net zero emissions of all greenhouse gas emissions other than biogenic methane by 2050. 24 to 47 per cent …

Govt increases contribution to global climate target

New Zealand''s first NDC, which has been increased today, covers the period 2021 - 2030. In May this year, the Climate Change Commission provided its final advice to the Government, which said New Zealand''s previous NDC (which was lodged in 2016) was incompatible with limiting warming to 1.5°C.

Climate change and possible impacts for New Zealand | NIWA

Climate change and possible impacts for New Zealand. On this page: People. Species and ecosystems. Economy and business. Infrastructure. Places. New opportunities. Researchers in New Zealand, and around the world, are beginning to understand the …

Nationally Determined Contribution | Ministry for the Environment

New Zealand''s first priority will be domestic climate action to help meet New Zealand''s climate change targets, including the NDC. This includes: reductions in New Zealand''s domestic emissions, including all sectors and all GHGs, as reported under Paris Agreement following methodologies from the 2006 IPCC guidelines;