Cabinet papers related to climate change
Part of the McGuinness Institute’s ClimateChangeNZ project
Cabinet papers related to climate change
To assist the wider discussions about Aotearoa New Zealand’s nationally determined contribution (NDC) set under the Paris Agreement (see the Institute’s latest discussion paper, Discussion Paper 2024/01, here for more detail), the Institute has collated climate-related Cabinet papers in the aim of identifying those that refer to the NDC.
Table 1 below lists the climate-related Cabinet papers dated between 2001–2024 that were made publicly available on the websites of MBIE, MFAT, MfE and MPI. This table will become Working Paper 2024/12 – List of Climate-related Cabinet Papers dated between 2001–2024, which will include a complete methodology. Please note this list is not currently comprehensive. The Institute is in the process of verifying that the information in Table accurate and exhaustive (see OIA 2024/13 here).
Working Paper 2024/12 – List of Climate-related Cabinet Papers dated between 2001–2024 will contribute to an evidence base that the Institute will use to develop core assumptions that will influence and develop the narrative underpinning future ClimateChangeNZ research – namely Report 18: Climate Change Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand. This work will also feed back into Discussion Paper 2024/01.
Table 1: List of climate-related Cabinet papers dated between 2001–2024 [143]
| Cabinet Reference (Minute – MIN) (Proposal – CAB) | Date of issue [being date paper was submitted by a Minister to Cabinet committee/Cabinet] | McGuinness Insitute Comment | Title of Cabinet paper and link | Government Department | Date paper was released to the public, including OIAs and proactively released papers | Cabinet committee | High level Topic | Refers to NDCs? (searched 'INDC'; ‘NDC’; ‘Nationally’; or ‘Paris’) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col A | Col B | Col C | Col D | Col E | Col F | Col G | Col H | Col I |
| POL Min (01) 7/3 | 4 April 2001 | – | Climate Change: A Three Stage Process for Developing and Implementing Negotiated Greenhouse Agreements with Industry | MfE | Not found | Policy | Emissions | No |
| CAB Min (02) 13/12 | 29 April 2002 | – | Climate Change IV: Adapting to Climate Change | MfE | Not found | Cabinet | Adaptation | No |
| CAB Min (02) 26/18 | 7 October 2002 | – | Climate Change III: Work Programme, Budget and Institution for Climate Change Project | MfE | Not found | Cabinet | Emissions | No |
| POL Min (03) 6/4 | 26 March 2003 | – | Climate Change: The projects mechanism - details and process | MfE | Not found | Policy | Emissions | No |
| POL Min (03) 8/8 | 9 April 2003 | – | Climate Change: Final policy for negotiated greenhouse agreements (NGAs) | MfE | 9 April 2003 | Policy | Emissions | No |
| CBC Min (05) 20/10 | 19 December 2005 | – | Climate Change: Review of Policy and Next Steps | MfE | 1 December 2005 | Business | Emissions | No |
| POL Min (06) 20/12 | 13 September 2006 | – | Helping New Zealand Prepare for and Adapt to Climate Change | MfE | 15 September 2006 | Policy | Adaptation | No |
| CBC Min 06 17/19 | 2 October 2006 | – | Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate | MfE | 11 September 2006 | Business | Emissions | No |
| CAB Min (09) 28/9 | 10 August 2009 | – | Climate Change: New Zealand's 2020 Emissions Reduction Target | MfE | 20 August 2009 | Cabinet | Emissions | No |
| CAB Min (10) 19/9 | 31 May 2010 | – | Proposals for the Environmental Protection Authority | MfE | 31 May 2010 | Cabinet | Environment | No |
| CAB Min (11) 19/7B | 16 May 2011 | – | Proposal for EEZ environmental effects legislation | MfE | 16 May 2011 | Cabinet | Marine | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 25 July 2016 | Paris Agreement on climate change – ratification and domestic action | MfE | Not found | Economic Growth and Infrastructure | Emissions | Yes |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 7 September 2016 | Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Approval to Begin the Parliamentary Treaty Examination Process | MfE | 1 October 2016 | Economic Growth and Infrastructure | Emissions | Yes |
| CAB-17-MIN-0547.01 | 18 December 2017 | – | The 100 day plan for climate change - Minute | MfE | 1 December 2017 | Cabinet | Emissions | No |
| CAB-18-MIN-0379.01 | 13 August 2018 | – | One Billion Trees Programme | MPI | Not found | Cabinet | Emissions | No |
| CAB-19-MIN-0208 | 6 May 2019 | – | Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction - Minute | MfE | 1 May 2019 | Cabinet | Emissions | No |
| ENV-19-MIN-0022 | 13 June 2019 | – | National Environmental Standard for Marine Aquaculture – policy approval and agreement to draft regulations | MfE | 1 July 2019 | Environment, Energy and Climate | Aquaculture | No |
| 1. Not Found (Proposal) 2. ENV-19-MIN-0047 (Decision) 3. CAB-19-MIN-0480 Revised (Decision) | 1. 6 September 2019 (Proposal) 2. 12 September 2019 (Decision) 3. 16 September 2019 (Decision) | – | Final policy decisions for action on agricultural emissions, including appendices and minutes | MfE | 1. 1 November 2019 (Proposal) 2. 1 November 2019 (Decision) 3. 1 November 2019 (Decision) | 1. Environment, Energy and Climate (Proposal) 2. Environment, Energy and Climate (Decision) 3. Cabinet (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| ENV-19-MIN-0050 | 12 September 2019 | – | Proposed Container Refund Scheme for New Zealand: Update | MfE | Not found | Environment, Energy and Climate | Waste | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 24 September 2019 | Approval of a Government strategy for aquaculture | MPI | Not found | Economic Development | Aquaculture | No |
| DEV-19-MIN-0305 | 13 November 2019 | – | Landfills Vulnerable to the Effects of Climate Change | MfE | Not found | Economic Development | Waste | No |
| To confirm | To confirm | We found this ref and year on the bottom of the page but no day or month: SUB-19-0084 and 2019. Can you also advise what Sub means? | Preparing the forest system for the future | MPI | Not found | Environment | Forestry | No |
| To confirm | 1 May 2020 | We found this number on the bottom of the page: ECON-249-735 | Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability: Initial negotiating mandate | MFAT | Not found | Economic Development | Economy | No |
| ENV-20-MIN-0016 | 14 May 2020 | – | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Settings regulations - Minute | MfE | 1 June 2020 | Environment, Energy and Climate | Emissions | No |
| DEV-20-MIN-0096 | 3 June 2020 | – | Cabinet Economic Development Committee minute: Decision on the National Policy Statement on Urban Development | MfE | 1 July 2020 | Economic Development | Infrastructure | No |
| ENV-20-MIN-0024 | 25 June 2020 | – | Improving the Framework for Managing Environmentally Harmful Products in New Zealand | MfE | Not found | Environment, Energy and Climate | Waste | No |
| ENV-20-MIN-0026 | 23 July 2020 | – | National Environmental Standard for the Outdoor Storage of Tyres: Policy Approval | MfE | Not found | Environment, Energy and Climate | Waste | No |
| ENV-20-MIN-0029 | 23 July 2020 | – | Basel Convention to Better Manage the International Trade in Plastic Waste final policy proposals | MfE | 1 August 2020 | Environment, Energy and Climate | Waste | No |
| DEV-20-MIN-0151 | 5 August 2020 | – | Climate-related financial disclosures | MfE | 5 September 2020 | Economic Development | Reporting | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 12 August 2020 | Climate Implications of Policy Assessment Framework: Report Back | MfE | Not found | Environment, Energy and Climate | Emissions | Yes |
| CAB-20-MIN-0491 | 30 November 2020 | – | Leading the Way: Establishing a Carbon Neutral Government Programme | MBIE | Not found | Cabinet | Emissions | No |
| CBC-20-MIN-0097 | 2 December 2020 | – | Climate Change Emergency and a Whole-of-Government Response | MfE | Not found | Business | Economy | No |
| CBC-20-MIN-0121 | 9 December 2020 | – | Adaptation legislation proposed timelines and process | MfE | 1 February 2021 | Business | Adaptation | No |
| To confirm | To confirm | We found this ref and year on the bottom of the page but no day or month: SUB-20-0017 and 2020 | Proposals to strengthen regulatory oversight of inhibitors used in agriculture | MPI | Not found | Economic Development | Emissions | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-21-MIN-0068 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 15 March 2021 (Decision) | We found this date in the list of documents on p. 68: 16 Match 2021 | Adaptation Legislation: Proposed Scope, Objectives and Process | MfE | 1. 4 October 2023 (Proposal) 2. 4 October 2023 (Decision) | 1. Economic Development 2. Cabinet (Decision) | Adaptation | No |
| CBC-21-MIN-0030 | 29 March 2021 | – | Carbon Neutral Government Programme | MfE | Not found | Business | Emissions | Yes |
| CAB-21-MIN-0099 Amended | 6 April 2021 | – | National Direction on Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Approval to Consult | MfE | Not found | Cabinet | Emissions | No |
| LEG-21-MIN-0035 | 8 April 2021 | – | Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction | MBIE | Not found | Legislation | Reporting | No |
| ENV-21-MIN-0019 | 20 May 2021 | – | Programme of Action for Reducing Waste in Aotearoa New Zealand 2021-23 | MfE | Not found | Environment, Energy and Climate | Waste | No |
| ENV-21-MIN-0018 | 20 May 2021 | – | Improving the Availability of Waste Data – Additional Proposals | MfE | Not found | Environment, Energy and Climate | Waste | No |
| ENV-21-MIN-0020 | 20 May 2021 | – | Establishment of a plastic innovation fund: Agreement to establish | MfE | 23 September 2021 | Environment, Energy and Climate | Waste | No |
| CAB-21-MIN-0225.01 | 14 June 2021 | – | Reprioritisation of the climate change work programme | MfE | 19 June 2021 | Cabinet | Economy | No |
| CBC-21-MIN-0057 | 14 June 2021 | – | Proposals for Phase-outs of Certain Hard-to-recycle Plastics and Single-use Items: Agreement to regulate | MfE | 23 September 2021 | Business | Waste | No |
| DEV-21-MIN-0133 | 23 June 2021 | – | Building for Climate Change Programme: Funding | MBIE | Not found | Economic Development | Reporting | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 10 July 2021 | Framework for Climate Change Policy and Key Upcoming Decisions | MfE | Not found | Environment, Energy and Climate | Economy | Yes |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 7 October 2021 | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS): Final policy decisions on regulations for forestry | MPI | Not found | Environment, Energy and Climate | Forestry | Yes |
| CAB-21-MIN-0434 | 26 October 2021 | – | Agreement to update New Zealand’s First Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC1) under the Paris Agreement | MfE | 24 December 2021 | Cabinet | Emissions | Yes |
| 1. CBC-21-MIN-0112 (Proposal) 2. CAB-21-MIN-0410 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 6 October 2021 (Decision) | We found this date on the bottom of the page of the proposal: 26 October 2021 | Aotearoa New Zealand’s International Climate Finance Commitment 2022-2025 | MFAT | 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. Not found (Decision) | 1. Business (Proposal) 2. Business (Decision) | Economy | Yes |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. ENV-21-MIN-0071 (Decision) 3. CAB-21-MIN-0530 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 9 December 2021 (Decision) 3. 13 December 2021 (Decision) | We found this date on the bottom of the page of the proposal: 13 December 2021 | Aotearoa New Zealand Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research Directions and Priorities 2021–2030 | MFAT | 1. Not found (Proposal) 3. Not found (Decision) 2. Not found (Decision) | 1. Environment, Energy and Climate (Proposal) 2. Environment, Energy and Climate (Decision) 3. Cabinet (Decision) | Marine | No |
| DEV-21-MIN-0256 | 15 December 2021 | – | Phasing Out Fossil Gas and Repurposing Infrastructure for Renewable Gases: Report Back and Next Steps | MBIE | Not found | Economic Development | Infrastructure | No |
| CAB-21-MIN-0547.03 | 20 December 2021 | – | Phasing Out Fossil Gas and Repurposing Infrastructure for Renewable Gases: Report Back and Next Steps | MBIE | Not found | Cabinet | Infrastructure | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 2 February 2022 | Approval to consult – NZ ETS market governance discussion document for targeted engagement | MfE | 6 April 2023 | Economic Development | Emissions | No |
| CAB-22-MIN-0152 | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 7 March 2022 | Emissions reduction plan Government accountability and coordination | MfE | 23 August 2022 | Economic Development | Emissions | Yes |
| CBC-22-MIN-0018 | 21 March 2022 | – | Emissions Reduction Plan: Circular Economy and Bioeconomy | MBIE | Not found | Business | Emissions | No |
| CAB-22-MIN-0080.01 | 21 March 2022 | – | Emissions Reduction Plan: Building and Construction Sector Initiatives | MBIE | Not found | Cabinet | Emissions | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 13 April 2022 | Agriculture initiatives for inclusion in the final Emissions Reduction Plan | MPI | Not found | Economic Development | Emissions | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-22-MIN-0148 (Decision) | 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. 19 April 2022 (Decision) | – | Setting emissions budgets for 2022-2025, 2026-2030 and 2031-2035 | MfE | 23 August 2022 | 1. Economic Development 2. Cabinet | Emissions | Yes |
| CAB-22-MIN-0215 | 7 June 2022 | – | Release of the He Waka Eke Noa – Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership Final Recommendations Report | MPI | 11 January 2023 | Cabinet | Emissions | No |
| 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. ENV-22-MIN-0034 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 11 August 2022 (Decision) | We found this date on the bottom of the page of the proposal: 17 August 2022 but we could not find a Cabinet reference | Aotearoa New Zealand International Climate Finance Strategy | MFAT | 1. Not found (Decision) 2. Not found (Proposal) | 1. Environment, Energy and Climate (Decision) 2. Environment (Proposal) | Economy | Yes |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-22-MIN-0343 (Decision) | 1. 19 August 2022 (Proposal) 2. 29 August 2022 (Decision) | – | Approval to consult on the annual update to New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme limit and price control settings for units | MfE | 1. 31 August 2023 (Proposal) 2. 31 August 2023 (Decision) | 1. Economic Development (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| CAB-22-MIN-0344 | 29 August 2022 | – | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Non-Legislative Tools for Market Governance Framework | MfE | 6 April 2023 | Cabinet | Emissions | Yes |
| DEV-22-MIN-0216 | 14 September 2022 | – | Building for Climate Change – Proposed Amendments to the Building Act 2004 | MBIE | Not found | Economic Development | Infrastructure | No |
| ENV-22-MIN-0038 | 22 September 2022 | – | International legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution: negotiating mandate | MfE | 20 December 2022 | Environment, Energy and Climate | Waste | No |
| ENV-22-MIN-0040 | 22 September 2022 | – | Emissions Reduction Plan: Resource Management Proposals to Manage Exotic Afforestation: Release of Discussion Document | MfE | 11 July 2023 | Environment, Energy and Climate | Forestry | No |
| LEG-22-MIN-0156 | 22 September 2022 | – | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Levy Amendment Regulations 2022 | MfE | 16 March 2023 | Legislation | Emissions | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-22-MIN-0412 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 27 September 2022 (Decision) | We found this date on the bottom of the page of the proposal: 21 March 2023 | A review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme | MfE | 1. 22 March 2023 (Proposal) 2. 22 March 2023 (Decision) | 1. Economic Development (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| CAB-22-MIN-0422 | 3 October 2022 | – | Consultation on the Government's proposed pricing scheme for agricultural emissions | MfE | Not found | Cabinet | Emissions | Yes |
| DEV-22-MIN-0243 | 19 October 2022 | – | Fuel Resilience Policy Package | MBIE | Not found | Economic Development | Emissions | No |
| DEV-22-MIN-0241 | 19 October 2022 | – | Sustainable Biofuels Obligation: Final Policy for Regulations | MBIE | Not found | Economic Development | Energy | No |
| DEV-22-MIN-0242 | 19 October 2022 | – | Sustainable Biofuels Obligation Bill: Approval for Introduction | MBIE | Not found | Economic Development | Energy | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 31 October 2022 | Release of He Waka Eke Noa – Primary Sector Climate Action Plan Partnership Final Recommendation Report | MPI | 11 January 2023 | To confirm | Emissions | No |
| DEV-22-MIN-0261 | 9 November 2022 | – | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: Market Governance: Release of Discussion Document for Targeted Engagement | MfE | 6 April 2023 | Economic Development | Emissions | No |
| CAB-22-MIN-0525 | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 21 November 2022 | Crown Minerals Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction | MBIE | Not found | Cabinet | Resource | No |
| ENV-22-MIN-0054 | 23 November 2022 | – | Emissions Reduction Plan Agriculture Chapter: Progress Update | MPI | 24 February 2023 | Environment, Energy and Climate | Emissions | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 23 November 2022 | Emissions Reduction Plan: Resource management proposals to manage exotic afforestation – release of discussion document | MfE | 11 July 2023 | Environment | Forestry | No |
| LEG-22-MIN-0215 | 24 November 2022 | – | Climate Change Response (Late Payment Penalties and Industrial Allocation) Amendment Bill - Approval for Introduction | MfE | 16 March 2023 | Legislation | Emissions | No |
| LEG-22-MIN-0223 | 8 December 2022 | – | Tranche One changes to cost recovery settings in the forestry component of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme | MPI | 29 March 2023 | Legislation | Forestry | No |
| CAB-22-SUB-0596 | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 12 December 2022 | Report on Overseas Travel: Hon James Shaw | MFAT | 20 February 2023 | Not found | Emissions | Yes |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 12 December 2022 | Report back on the Centre for Climate Action on Agricultural Emissions, investigation into an Early Adopters Fund and investigation to reduce emissions on Pāmu farms | MPI | 24 February 2023 | Economic Development | Emissions | Yes |
| DEV-22-MIN-0313 | 14 December 2022 | – | Proposed Changes to Cargo Biosecurity Cost Recovery Rates: Release of Consultation Document | MPI | 6 July 2023 | Economic Development | Biosecurity | No |
| Not found | 14 December 2022 | – | Implementation of Te Mana o te Taiao – Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy 2020 | DOC | Not found | Environment, Energy and Climate | Biodiversity | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 10 January 2023 | Tranche One changes to cost recovery settings in the forestry component of the New Zealand Emissions Trading scheme | MPI | 29 March 2023 | Legislation | Forestry | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 24 January 2023 | Climate Change Response (Late Payment Penalties and Industrial Allocation) Amendment Bill: Approval for Introduction | MfE & MPI | 16 March 2023 | Legislation | Emissions | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 30 January 2023 | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Levy Amendment Regulations 2022 | MfE | 16 March 2023 | Legislation | Emissions | Yes |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 2 February 2023 | Approval to progress non-legislative tools for market governance framework for the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme | MfE | 6 April 2023 | Economic Development | Emissions | Yes |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date on the bottom of the page: 14 February 2023 | Approval to Consult on Proposed Changes to Cargo Biosecurity Cost Recovery Rates | MPI | 6 July 2023 | Economic Development | Biosecurity | No |
| DEV-23-MIN-0016 | 8 March 2023 | – | Engagement with Very Large Emitters: Investment Package for Significant Decarbonisation Proposal | MBIE | 15 June 2023 | Economic Development | Emissions | No |
| EWR-23-MIN-0025 | 29 March 2023 | – | Advancing climate adaptation through the recovery | MfE | 27 June 2023 | Extreme Weather Recovery | Adaptation | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 3 May 2023 | Climate Change (Eligible Industrial Activities) Amendment Regulations 2023 | MfE | 9 August 2023 | Legislation | Emissions | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. DEV-23-MIN-0079 (Decision) | 1. 5 May 2023 (Proposal) 2. 10 May 2023 (Decision) | – | Approval to consult on annual updates to New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme limits and price control settings for units | MfE | 1.27 October 2023 (Proposal) 2. 27 October 2023 (Decision) | 1. Economic Development (Proposal) 2. Economic Development (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| DEV-23-MIN-0072 | 10 May 2023 | – | Building (Climate Change Response) Amendment Bill: Additional Policy Decisions | MBIE | 27 June 2023 | Economic Development | Infrastructure | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. DEV-23-MIN-0087 (Decision) | 1. 12 May 2023 (Proposal) 2. 17 May 2023 (Decision) | – | Late Payment Penalties and Industrial Allocation Amendment Bill – Further policy decisions | MfE | 1. 19 October 2023 (Proposal) 2. 19 October 2023 (Decision) | 1. Economic Development (Proposal) 2. Economic Development (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| LEG-23-MIN-0065 | 18 May 2023 | – | Changes to Cargo Biosecurity Cost Recovery Settings | MPI | 18 September 2023 | Legislation | Biosecurity | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-23-MIN-0201 (Decision) | 1. 25 May 2023 (Proposal) 2. 29 May 2023 (Decision) | – | Late Payment Penalties and Industrial Allocation Amendment Bill – minor policy approval | MfE | 1. 19 October 2023 (Proposal) 2. 19 October 2023 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | Emissions | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 29 May 2023 | Engagement with very large emitters: investment package for significant decarbonisation proposal | MBIE | 15 June 2023 | Economic Development | Emissions | Yes |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 29 May 2023 | Changes to Cargo Biosecurity Cost Recovery Settings | MPI | 18 September 2023 | Legislation | Biosecurity | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. ENV-23-MIN-0016 (Decision) 3. CAB-23-MIN-0217 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 1 June 2023 (Decision) 3. 6 June 2023 (Decision) | We found this date at the bottom of the page of the proposal: 30 August 2023 | New Zealand’s implementation of new obligations under the Rotterdam Convention following the 2022 COP | MfE | 1. 23 November 2023 (Proposal) 2. 23 November 2023 (Decision) 3. 23 November 2023 (Decision) | 1. Environment, Energy and Climate (Proposal) 2. Environment, Energy and Climate (Decision) 3. Cabinet (Decision) | Waste | No |
| ENV-23-MIN-0017 | 1 June 2023 | – | Review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme to Incentivise Emission Reductions: Release of Discussion Document | MfE | 2 August 2023 | Environment, Energy and Climate | Emissions | Yes |
| CAB-23-MIN-0216 | 6 June 2023 | – | Severe Weather Emergency Recovery (Climate Change—Forestry) Order 2023 | MPI | 7 March 2024 | Cabinet | Forestry | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 13 June 2023 | Consultation on a review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme to incentivise emission reductions | MfE | 2 August 2023 | Environment | Emissions | Yes |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. ENV-23-MIN-0027 (Decision) | 1. 16 June 2023 (Proposal) 2. 22 June 2023 (Decision) | – | Progressing the Climate Change Adaptation Bill | MfE | 1. 4 October 2023 (Proposal) 2. 4 October 2023 (Decision) | 1. Environment, Energy and Climate (Proposal) 2. Environment, Energy and Climate (Decision) | Adaptation | No |
| DEV-23-MIN-0119 | 21 June 2023 | – | Funding the New Zealand Claims Resolution Service and the Building for Climate Change Programme | MBIE | 8 August 2023 | Economic Development | Infrastructure | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 26 June 2023 | Additional Policy Decisions for the Building (Climate Change Response) Amendment Bill | MBIE | 27 June 2023 | Economic Development | Infrastructure | No |
| 1. ENV-23-SUB-0031 (Summary) 2. Not found (Proposal) 3. ENV-23-MIN-0031 (Decision) | 1. 27 June 2023 (Summary) 2. 27 June 2023 (Proposal) 3. 27 June 2023 (Decision) | – | Developing a Carbon Removals Strategy | MfE | 1. 21 August 2023 (Summary) 2. 21 August 2023 (Proposal) 3. 21 August 2023 (Decision) | 1. Environment, Energy and Climate (Summary) 2. Economic Development (Proposal) 3. Environment, Energy and Climate (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. DEV-23-MIN-0135 (Decision) | 1. 28 June 2023 (Proposal) 2. 28 June 2023 (Decision) | – | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme market governance | MfE | 1. 22 August 2023 (Proposal) 2. 22 August 2023 (Decision) | 1. Economic Development (Proposal) 2. Economic Development (Decision) | Emissions | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-23-MIN-0283 (Decision) | 1. 3 July 2023 (Proposal) 2. 3 July 2023 (Decision) | – | Nationally Determined Contribution Strategy | MfE | 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. Not found (Decision) | 1. Economic Development (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 19 July 2023 | Funding the New Zealand Claims Resolution Service and the Building for Climate Change Programme | MBIE | 8 August 2023 | Economic Development | Infrastructure | No |
| DEV-23-MIN-0144 | 19 July 2023 | – | Tranche Two Changes to Cost Recovery Settings in the Forestry Component of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme | MPI | 4 October 2023 | Economic Development | Forestry | No |
| EWR-23-MIN-0053 | 19 July 2023 | – | Change to Forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme: Proposed Order in Council under the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Act 2023 | MPI | 16 November 2023 | Extreme Weather Recovery | Forestry | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-23-MIN-0330 (Decision) | 1. 21 July 2023 (Proposal) 2. 24 July 2023 (Decision) | – | 2023 update to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme: limits and price control settings for New Zealand Units | MfE | 1.27 October 2023 (Proposal) 2. 27 October 2023 (Decision) | 1. Environment, Energy and Climate (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. DEV-23-MIN-0140 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 19 July 2023 (Decision) | We found this date at the bottom of the page of the proposal: 31 July 2023 | Refreshed Trade, Environment and Climate Change Framework and Trade and Labour Framework | MFAT | 1. 1 September 2023 (Proposal) 2. 1 September 2023 (Decision) | 1. Economic Development (Proposal) 2. Economic Development (Decision) | Economy | Yes |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. ENV-23-MIN-0035 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 20 July 2023 (Decision) | We found this date at the bottom of the page of the proposal: 1 August 2023 | Update to Aotearoa New Zealand’s Approach to International Climate Change Negotiations | MFAT | 1. 4 September 2023 (Proposal) 2. 4 September 2023 (Decision) | 1. Environment, Energy and Climate (Proposal) 2. Environment, Energy and Climate (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 1 August 2023 | Tranche Two Changes to Cost Recovery Settings in the Forestry Component of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme | MPI | 4 October 2023 | Economic Development | Forestry | Yes |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 1 August 2023 | Permission to consult on Proposed Order in Council under the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Act 2023: Change to forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme | MPI | 16 November 2023 | Extreme Weather Recovery | Forestry | Yes |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-23-MIN-0353 (Decision) | 1. 3 August 2023 (Proposal) 2. 7 August 2023 (Decision) | – | Further policy proposals to amend the Climate Change Response (Late Payment Penalties and Industrial Allocation) Amendment Bill | MfE | 1. 19 October 2023 (Proposal) 2. 19 October 2023 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CBC-23-MIN-0016 (Decision) | 1. 3 August 2023 (Proposal) 2. 7 August 2023 (Decision) | – | Community-led Retreat and Adaptation Funding: Issues and Options Paper | MfE | 1. 4 October 2023 (Proposal) 2. 4 October 2023 (Decision) | 1. Business (Proposal) 2. Business (Decision) | Adaptation | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-23-MIN-0370 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 14 August 2023 (Decision) | We found this date at the bottom of the page of the proposal: 14 August 2023 | Progress update on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions pricing | MfE | 1. 18 August 2023 (Proposal) 2. 18 August 2023 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-23-MIN-0368 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 14 August 2023 (Decision) | We found this date at the bottom of the page of the proposal: 15 August 2023 | Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon James Shaw | MFAT | 1. 8 September 2023 (Proposal) 2. 8 September 2023 (Decision) | 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | International relations | Yes |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. LEG-23-MIN-0177 (Decision) 3. CAB-23-MIN-0218 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 31 August 2023 (Decision) 3. 4 September 2023 (Decision) | We found this date at the bottom of the page of the proposal: 30 August 2023 | New Zealand’s implementation of new obligations under the Rotterdam Convention following the 2022 COP | MfE | 1. 23 November 2023 (Proposal) 2. 23 November 2023 (Decision) 3. 23 November 2023 (Decision) | 1. Legislation (Proposal) 2. Legislation (Decision) 3. Cabinet (Decision) | Waste | No |
| LEG-23-MIN-0191 | 31 August 2023 | – | Severe Weather Emergency Recovery (Climate Change - Forestry) Order (No 2) 2023 | MPI | 7 March 2024 | Legislation | Forestry | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 13 September 2023 | Approval to make the Order in Council: Severe Weather Emergency Recovery (Climate Change—Forestry) Order (No 2) 2023 | MPI | 7 March 2024 | Legislation | Forestry | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-23-MIN-0416 (Decision) | 1. 4 September 2023 (Proposal) 2. 4 September 2023 (Decision) | – | Climate Change (Auctions, Limits, and Price Controls for Units) Amendment Regulations 2023 and Climate Change (Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Levies) Amendment Regulations 2023 | MfE | 1. 26 September 2023 (Proposal) 2. 26 September 2023 (Decision) | 1. Business (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | Emissions | Yes |
| DEV-23-SUB-0144 | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 13 September 2023 | Tranche Two Changes to Cost Recovery Settings in the Forestry Component of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (Summary) | MPI | 4 October 2023 | Economic Development | Forestry | No |
| CBC-23-MIN-0019 | 18 September 2023 | – | Proposed Changes to Dairy Export Quota Allocation | MPI | 6 November 2023 | Business | Agriculture | No |
| LEG-23-MIN-0200 | 18 September 2023 | – | Climate Change (Forestry) Amendment Regulations 2023 | MPI | 4 October 2023 | Legislation | Forestry | No |
| CAB-23-SUB-0433 | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 19 September 2023 | Report on Overseas Travel: Hon James Shaw | MFAT | 16 October 2023 | Not found | International relations | Yes |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 20 September 2023 | Climate Change (Forestry) Amendment Regulations 2023 | MPI | 4 October 2023 | Legislation | Forestry | No |
| LEG-23-SUB-0200 | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 20 September 2023 | Climate Change (Forestry) Amendment Regulations 2023 (Summary) | MPI | 4 October 2023 | Legislation | Forestry | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-23-MIN-0445.01 (Decision) | 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. 2 October 2023 (Decision) | – | Governance Entity for the Māori Climate Platform | MfE | 1. 27 November 2023 (Proposal) 2. 27 November 2023 (Decision) | 1. Business (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | Adaptation | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 12 October 2023 | Proposed Changes to Dairy Export Quota Allocation | MPI | 6 November 2023 | Business | Agriculture | No |
| CBC-23-SUB-0019 | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 12 October 2023 | Proposed Changes to Dairy Export Quota Allocation (Summary) | MPI | 6 November 2023 | Business | Agriculture | No |
| Not found | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 16 November 2023 | Approval to make the Order in Council: Severe Weather Emergency Recovery (Climate Change—Forestry) Order 2023 | MPI | 7 March 2024 | To confirm | Forestry | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CAB-23-MIN-0467 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 4 December 2023 (Decision) | We found this date at the bottom of the page of the proposal: 5 December 2023 | Proposed Overseas Travel: Hon Simon Watts | MFAT | 1. 18 January 2024 (Proposal) 2. 18 January 2024 (Decision) | 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. Cabinet (Decision) | International relations | No |
| 1. Not found (Proposal) 2. CBC-23-MIN-0029 (Decision) | 1. To confirm (Proposal) 2. 20 December 2023 (Decision) | We found this date at the bottom of the page of the proposal: 7 February 2024 | Government Response to the Report of the Māori Affairs Committee on the briefing on Māori climate adaptation | MfE | 1. 28 February 2024 (Proposal) 2. 28 February 2024 (Decision) | 1. Business (Proposal) 2. Business (Decision) | Adaptation | No |
| CAB-24-SUB-0021 | To confirm | We found this date at the bottom of the page: 8 February 2024 | Report on Overseas Travel: Hon Simon Watts – COP28, December 2023 | MFAT | 21 March 2024 | Not found | International relations | Yes |
| EGI-16-SUB-0053 | Not found | – | Paris Climate Change Agreement - Report back to Cabinet and Approval for Signature | MfE | 1 April 2016 | Economic Growth and Infrastructure | Emissions | Yes |
| Not found | Not found | – | Advancing climate adaptation through the recovery | MfE | 27 June 2023 | Extreme Weather Recovery | Adaptation | No |
| CAB-22-MIN-0119 | Not found | – | Managed retreat: approval to consult on options | MfE | 18 October 2022 | Economic Development | Adaptation | No |
| Not found | Not found | – | Agreement to update New Zealand’s first Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement | MfE | Not found | Economic Development | Emissions | Yes |
| Not found | Not found | – | Next steps on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme’s permanent forest category | MPI | Not found | Economic Development | Forestry | No |
| Not found | Not found | – | Reprioritisation of remaining 1 Billion Trees Fund | MPI | Not found | Economic Development | Forestry | Yes |
| Not found | Not found | – | Oceans and Fisheries portfolio – ensuring healthy ocean ecosystems (Paper 1 of 7) | MPI | Not found | Environment, Energy and Climate | Marine | No |
| Not found | Not found | – | Approval of the Aotearoa New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy | DOC | Not found | Economic Development | Biodiversity | No |