All “Emissions” topics

New online self-assessment tool boosts freight emissions action

Transporting NZ has launched the Green Fleet Self-Assessment Tool (the tool), a freely available online survey for road freight operators. The simplified assessment covers about ten questions and helps businesses estimate their emissions footprint, identify areas where they are already making progress (such as fuel-efficient driver training, route planning and vehicle procurement), and highlight next steps in their decarbonisation pathway.

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Driving down emissions

Unsurprisingly, the Emissions Reduction Plan – released on May 16 – requires actions across every sector of the economy including transport, energy and industry, building and construction, agriculture, forestry, waste and fluorinated gases.

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Emissions reduction plan

The Climate Change Response Act 2002 requires the Government to publish the emissions reduction plan by 31 May 2022, after it gave itself a five-month extension in September, setting out how New Zealand will meet its climate targets.

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