Climate Change Policy: Measures to address - Agriculture Sector GHG Emissions

Report to

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

July 2006

Bruce D White Consulting Limited

Contents

  • 1. Executive summary
    • 1.1 Broad classes of policy instrument
    • 1.2 New Zealand’s agriculture sector emissions
    • 1.3 Specific instruments – possible candidates
    • 1.4 An illustrative package
  • 2. Background
    • 2.1 Policy background
    • 2.2 Agricultural emissions
    • 2.3 Policy objectives
  • 3. General classes of policy instrument
    • 3.1 Pricing emissions
    • 3.2 Cap-and-trade models
    • 3.3 Mandatory emission standards
    • 3.4 Voluntary approaches
    • 3.5 Extension activities
    • 3.6 Agriculture sector GHG-related research
  • 4. Selected specific instruments – an evaluation of some options
    • 4.1 Evaluation criteria
    • 4.2 Some selected policy options
    • 4.2.1 A ‘Kyoto’ charge on nitrogen fertilizer
    • 4.2.2 A broader based Kyoto charge on agriculture sector emissions
    • 4.2.3 A ‘Kyoto credit’ for use of nitrification inhibitors
    • 4.2.4 Mandatory use of nitrification inhibitor
    • 4.2.5 Cap-and-trade allocation of (nitrogen) emissions to dairy companies
  • 5. Bringing it together – short term options and longer term strategy
    • 5.1 An indicative possible package for CP1
    • 5.2 Cross sector integration – climate change, water quality
  • References

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The views expressed in this report represent are those of the author and do not represent Government policy.

Acknowledgements

 I have received helpful input and comment from many people, from within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and from other agencies. However, responsibility for the views expressed, and for any errors of fact or analysis, is the author’s alone.

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