Strategic priorities

"Aotearoa New Zealand will lead the world in reducing gross domestic emissions of all greenhouse gases, and will be on track to end fossil-fuel use and production no later than 2035, through legally binding mechanisms.

Our nation will lead the world in sequestering carbon through ecologically sound means.

Adaptation to unavoidable climate change will be well underway.

Comprehensive support for communities and individuals affected both by the transition to a net zero emissions economy and by the impacts of climate change within New Zealand and the Pacific will be well established."

Actions in this policy that will help achieve this include: