NZYD 2014 Policy Document
We are proud to publish our Policy Document for 2014. Click here to read. The Policy Document contains what we think should go into a climate agreement. 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.
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, and
- The post-2020 agreement should be fully binding, including targets.
Comment below to share your thoughts
Chris Bean and the team
NZYD 2014
Past Policy Documents
- NZYD 2013 Policy Document, available for download NZYD Policy Document 2013.
- NZYD 2012 Policy Document, available for download NZYD12 Policy Document
- NZYD 2011 Policy Document, available for download NZYD Policy Doc 26.10.10
If you have further questions or comment, please contact us at [email protected]