This website has been established to provide independent information on issues surrounding the Emission Trading Scheme for land based sectors. You will be able to learn about the ETS, get a feeling for your ETS commitments using our calculators, and find out about the Kyoto Protocol and climate change.
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The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has been developed to meet New Zealand's commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. All New Zealanders will be affected by the ETS. This will generally be in the form of increased fuel and power costs, but for some it could mean accounting for direct emissions such as methane from sheep and cows.
The Carbon Farming Group has developed simple ETS calculators to enable assessment of potential liabilities and opportunities. There are calculators for:
Science indicating human induced climate change has resulted in the development of the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol has binding commitments for signatory countries (such as New Zealand), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2012.
It is estimated that New Zealand will require 45.5 million carbon credits by the end of 2012.