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Welcome to Carbon Farming Group
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.
- We are trialing the publication of Sustainable Farming Fund Information Sheets in the News/Events page. These have been co-funded by the Carbon Farming Group and provide useful information in understanding the various aspects of carbon farming.
- It has been reported that the outcome of the ETS review will be announced at the end of June 2009. We will be ready to report on an assessment of this outcome soon after it is made public.
- Please note that the information provided on this website is based on the ETS prior to the November 2008 election and current Select Committee review. Details will be amended on this website when information is publically released following any outcomes of the review. Please see the News/Events page for ETS Review progress.
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Emissions Trading Scheme
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.
Calculators
The Carbon Farming Group has developed simple ETS calculators to enable assessment of potential liabilities and opportunities. There are calculators for:
- Farm
- Forestry
- Other emitting activities
Kyoto & Climate Change
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.