Emissions Reduction Plan 2026-2030

The Emissions Reduction Plan 2026-2030 aims at:  

1. Enabling more renewable energy projects through Electrify NZ  
2. Recognising carbon capture, utilisation and storage in the NZ ETS  
3. Targeting a network of 10,000 EV charging points by 2030  
4. Introducing agricultural emissions pricing systems by 2030 and incentivising the uptake of new technologies  
5. Exploring private-sector partnerships to plant trees on Crown-owned land which has low conservation value and low farming value
6. Introducing a regulated product stewardship scheme for refrigerants from 2025
7. Leveraging the Waste Minimisation Fund to enable resource recovery systems and infrastructure to process organic waste  
8. Improving organic waste management and landfill gas capture to increase landfill gas recovery rates  

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