NZYD present our policy document on what we think should go into a climate agreement. We have worked hard over the last couple of months (read: researching late into the night and long Skype calls) to produce this document.The policy document has two main purposes:
- Encourage us to clarify our position as a group and learn more about specific areas of climate policy, and
- Provide a way to communicate our ideas, including to the public and the government.
You can read the policy document to find out more about climate policy, as we have already done the hard work for you! It also gives a clear overview of NZYD’s position.View a copy of the 2014 policy document below. It covers a number of items within climate policy, including:
- Our guiding principles, including what a fair, binding and ambitious climate deal means to us
- The Green Climate Fund must meet certain standards such as being additional to existing development and environmental aid
- Funding to address the impacts of climate change (through the Warsaw mechanism) must not detract from the importance of mitigation and adaptation
- Loopholes in land use, land use change and forestry policy must be closed
- The policies behind Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) need significant changes before NZYD will support them
- Fossil fuel subsidies should be ended by 2017
- The gap between NZ’s projected emissions and targets must be closed, and targets should be in line with obligations with developed nations
- The post-2020 agreement should be fully binding, including targets
Click here: NZYD 2014 Policy Document