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Government resets 2050 biogenic methane target

Ministry for the Environment · last updated

Changing the 2050 target and deferring the decision to set the fourth emissions budget requires an amendment to the Climate Change Response Act. The Government expects to pass an amendment bill to the Act before the end of 2025.  

As part of the 2050 review, the Climate Change Commission recommended including emissions from international shipping and aviation into the 2050 target. Decisions on this are expected before November 2025. 

The Government will also formally respond to the Climate Change Commission’s advice on the 2050 target, including international shipping and aviation, before the deadline on 21 November 2025. 

New Zealand’s international climate change targets are set through a different process to our domestic targets, and international targets will not be changed as a result of this decision.  

The decision also has no impact on the 2025 ETS settings decisions, which were announced recently. Changes to the 2050 target will be considered during the 2026 ETS settings process once the change has been passed into legislation. 

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