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  • Reducing the need for, and the greenhouse gas harms from, long-distance imports by strengthening New Zealand's local economies and other systems that prioritise Community in the Economy, and ensuring that the agreements reached at all Trade and Foreign Investment negotiations support international emission reduction targets.
  • Reducing gross emissions from domestic Agriculture, Tourism, Marine fishing, and other high-emission sectors, and resourcing a just transition to resilient, regenerative alternatives.
  • Supporting an expanding and diverse Forestry sector, where appropriate, for Tiriti-based, sustainable, and equitable short-term carbon sequestration and carbon-neutral resources.