Response to the Reviews of Both the Emissions Trading Scheme and the Permanent Category within the Emissions Trading Scheme

Response to the Reviews of Both the Emissions Trading Scheme and the Permanent Category within the Emissions Trading Scheme

Nga Pou a Tane’s response represents over 40,000 Māori across Aotearoa and our response to these proposed changes is summarised as follows:

We are disappointed the Crown continues to work in isolation, without meaningful engagement with us, your Treaty partner. Despite this, we invite the Crown to work with us as both experts in matters forestry and land management, as representatives of Māori, and as kaitiaki of Aotearoa and Papatuanuku.

We see enormous opportunity for Maori and Non-Maori alike in investment into a low carbon emissions economy. However, we find these documents incomplete and without sufficient justification to recommend any changes to the ETS.

We recommend that these proposals be withdrawn, acknowledging ours and many others’ feedback, that this is the right thing to do, and look to engage with us to make meaningful and considered change that are consistent with a climate resilient future for our lands, our seas, and our people.

Naku noa, na
Te Kapunga Dewes
Heamana | Chair