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Other Government Agencies
Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) manages the day-to-day running of the emissions trading scheme. It is the main compliance and enforcement agency, responsible for verifying that participants are complying with the scheme. It also runs the New Zealand Emission Unit Register.
The EPA has responsibility for the following under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (CCRA)
- Administration of New Zealand's national registry system, the New Zealand Emission Unit Register.
- Implementation of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (with specific responsibility administering the Liquid Fossil Fuels, Stationary Energy, Industrial Processes, Other Removal Activities, Waste and Agriculture sectors in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme).
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is responsible for the forestry sector under the Emissions Trading Scheme, and has more information on forestry and emissions trading.
MAF also has summary information on agriculture under the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Ministry for the Environment
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) has overall responsibility for the CCRA, climate change programmes and policy development in New Zealand. The MfE website contains further information on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.
