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The establishment date of the Climate Change Commission is based on the commencement date of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019, 14 November 2019. The first commissioners were appointed 17 December 2019.
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Climate Change Commission website, https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/ (accessed 18 December 2019).
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Ministry for the Environment website, https://www.mfe.govt.nz/ (accessed 18 December 2019).
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New Zealand Legislation website (Parliamentary Counsel Office), http://legislation.govt.nz/ (accessed 18 December 2019).
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Establishment
The Climate Change Commission was established on 14 November 2019 pursuant to section 5A of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (the principal Act, as amended by section 8 of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Act 2019).
The first commissioners were appointed by the Governor-General on 17 December 2019:
- Dr. Rod Carr (Chair)
- Lisa Tumahai (Deputy Chair)
- Dr. Harry Clark
- Dr. Judith Lawrence
- Catherine Leining
- Professor James Renwick
- Professor Nicola Shadbolt.
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) set up an establishment team to do preparatory work so the commission could operate as soon as possible after commencement of the new legislation.
Cabinet agreed that the work of the establishment team include, but not be limited to:
- undertaking the appointment process to identify a list of potential candidates for the commission members
- initiating the process for appointing the chief executive - so the commission can consider candidates and make an appointment immediately on taking office
- working with the interim committee and its secretariat to design a process for the transfer of analysis, evidence and necessary staff, and investigate operational matters such as premises, office equipment; and
- preparing potential organisational structures and processes for the commission based on the functions being proposed.
The establishment team was made up of individuals from MfE, the Interim Climate Change Committee and PwC (private sector consultants).1
Functions and Responsibilities
The purposes of the Climate Change Commission were:
- to provide independent, expert advice to the Government on mitigating climate change (including through reducing emissions of greenhouse gases) and adapting to the effects of climate change; and
- to monitor and review the Government’s progress towards its emissions reduction and adaptation goals.
The functions of the Commission were:
- to review the 2050 target and, if necessary, recommend changes to the target;
- to provide advice to the Minister to enable the preparation of emissions budgets;
- to recommend any necessary amendments to emissions budgets;
- to provide advice to the Minister about the quantity of emissions that may be banked or borrowed between 2 adjacent emissions budget periods;
- to provide advice to the Minister to enable the preparation of an emissions reduction plan;
- to monitor and report on progress towards meeting emissions budgets and the 2050 target;
- to prepare national climate change risk assessments;
- to prepare reports on the implementation of the national adaptation plan;
- to provide other reports requested by the Minister.
In performing its functions and duties and exercising its powers under the Act, the Commission was required to consider, where relevant:
- current available scientific knowledge; and
- existing technology and anticipated technological developments, including the costs and benefits of early adoption of these in New Zealand; and
- the likely economic effects; and
- social, cultural, environmental, and ecological circumstances, including differences between sectors and regions; and
- the distribution of benefits, costs, and risks between generations; and
- the Crown-Maori relationship, te ao Maori, and specific effects on iwi and Maori; and
- responses to climate change taken or planned by parties to the Paris Agreement2 or the Convention.3
Structure
The Climate Change Commission consisted of a Chair, Deputy Chair, and 5 other members, who were appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister for Climate Change.
Before recommending the appointment of a member of the Commission, the Minister had to give regard to the need for the Commission to have members who, collectively, had-
- an understanding of climate change mitigation and adaptation, including the likely effects of any responses to climate change; and
- experience working in or with local and central government; and
- knowledge of the process by which public and regulatory policy was formed and given effect to; and
-
technical and professional skills, experience, and expertise in, and an understanding of innovative approaches relevant to,—
- the environmental, ecological, social, economic, and distributional effects of climate change and climate change policy interventions; and
- the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) and te ao Maori (including tikanga Maori, te reo Maori, matauranga Maori, and Maori economic activity); and
- a range of sectors and industries, at regional and local levels.
Nominating Committee
To assist the Minister in making nominations for appointment to the Commission, the Minister was required to establish a nominating committee. This committee consisted of the Chair of the Commission and 4 other people who, in the opinion of the Minister, had the relevant skills or experience to identify suitably qualified candidates (this number was increased to 5 if the position of Commission Chair was vacant).
On request of the Minister, the nominating committee was required to nominate 1 or more people who, in the opinion of the committee, were suitably qualified to be appointed to be members of the Commission.
Before nominating a person for appointment, the nominating committee had to-
- publicly call for expressions of interest in being appointed; and
-
consult any person or group who had an interest in being a member of the Commission, including—
- iwi and Maori representative organisations; and
- any person or group that the Minister has identified as having an interest.
Footnotes:
- Establishing the Climate Change Commission - Ministry for the Environment website, https://www.mfe.govt.nz/climate-change/climate-change-and-government/establishing-climate-change-commission (accessed 18 December 2019).
- Under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (Section 4, Interpretation), the Paris Agreement meant the agreement adopted in Paris on 12 December 2015, and included any amendments that were binding on New Zealand - New Zealand Legislation website (Parliamentary Counsel Office), http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0040/latest/whole.html#DLM158592 (accessed 18 December 2019).
- Under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (Section 4, Interpretation), Convention meant - a) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at New York on 9 May 1992; and b) included any amendments made to the Convention that were binding on New Zealand- New Zealand Legislation website (Parliamentary Counsel Office), http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0040/latest/whole.html#DLM158592 (accessed 18 December 2019).
Show History
Establishment
The Climate Change Commission was established on 14 November 2019 pursuant to section 5A of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (the principal Act, as amended by section 8 of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Act 2019).
The first commissioners were appointed by the Governor-General on 17 December 2019:
- Dr. Rod Carr (Chair)
- Lisa Tumahai (Deputy Chair)
- Dr. Harry Clark
- Dr. Judith Lawrence
- Catherine Leining
- Professor James Renwick
- Professor Nicola Shadbolt.
The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) set up an establishment team to do preparatory work so the commission could operate as soon as possible after commencement of the new legislation.
Cabinet agreed that the work of the establishment team include, but not be limited to:
- undertaking the appointment process to identify a list of potential candidates for the commission members
- initiating the process for appointing the chief executive - so the commission can consider candidates and make an appointment immediately on taking office
- working with the interim committee and its secretariat to design a process for the transfer of analysis, evidence and necessary staff, and investigate operational matters such as premises, office equipment; and
- preparing potential organisational structures and processes for the commission based on the functions being proposed.
The establishment team was made up of individuals from MfE, the Interim Climate Change Committee and PwC (private sector consultants).1
Functions and Responsibilities
The purposes of the Climate Change Commission were:
- to provide independent, expert advice to the Government on mitigating climate change (including through reducing emissions of greenhouse gases) and adapting to the effects of climate change; and
- to monitor and review the Government’s progress towards its emissions reduction and adaptation goals.
The functions of the Commission were:
- to review the 2050 target and, if necessary, recommend changes to the target;
- to provide advice to the Minister to enable the preparation of emissions budgets;
- to recommend any necessary amendments to emissions budgets;
- to provide advice to the Minister about the quantity of emissions that may be banked or borrowed between 2 adjacent emissions budget periods;
- to provide advice to the Minister to enable the preparation of an emissions reduction plan;
- to monitor and report on progress towards meeting emissions budgets and the 2050 target;
- to prepare national climate change risk assessments;
- to prepare reports on the implementation of the national adaptation plan;
- to provide other reports requested by the Minister.
In performing its functions and duties and exercising its powers under the Act, the Commission was required to consider, where relevant:
- current available scientific knowledge; and
- existing technology and anticipated technological developments, including the costs and benefits of early adoption of these in New Zealand; and
- the likely economic effects; and
- social, cultural, environmental, and ecological circumstances, including differences between sectors and regions; and
- the distribution of benefits, costs, and risks between generations; and
- the Crown-Maori relationship, te ao Maori, and specific effects on iwi and Maori; and
- responses to climate change taken or planned by parties to the Paris Agreement2 or the Convention.3
Structure
The Climate Change Commission consisted of a Chair, Deputy Chair, and 5 other members, who were appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister for Climate Change.
Before recommending the appointment of a member of the Commission, the Minister had to give regard to the need for the Commission to have members who, collectively, had-
- an understanding of climate change mitigation and adaptation, including the likely effects of any responses to climate change; and
- experience working in or with local and central government; and
- knowledge of the process by which public and regulatory policy was formed and given effect to; and
-
technical and professional skills, experience, and expertise in, and an understanding of innovative approaches relevant to,—
- the environmental, ecological, social, economic, and distributional effects of climate change and climate change policy interventions; and
- the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) and te ao Maori (including tikanga Maori, te reo Maori, matauranga Maori, and Maori economic activity); and
- a range of sectors and industries, at regional and local levels.
Nominating Committee
To assist the Minister in making nominations for appointment to the Commission, the Minister was required to establish a nominating committee. This committee consisted of the Chair of the Commission and 4 other people who, in the opinion of the Minister, had the relevant skills or experience to identify suitably qualified candidates (this number was increased to 5 if the position of Commission Chair was vacant).
On request of the Minister, the nominating committee was required to nominate 1 or more people who, in the opinion of the committee, were suitably qualified to be appointed to be members of the Commission.
Before nominating a person for appointment, the nominating committee had to-
- publicly call for expressions of interest in being appointed; and
-
consult any person or group who had an interest in being a member of the Commission, including—
- iwi and Maori representative organisations; and
- any person or group that the Minister has identified as having an interest.
Footnotes:
- Establishing the Climate Change Commission - Ministry for the Environment website, https://www.mfe.govt.nz/climate-change/climate-change-and-government/establishing-climate-change-commission (accessed 18 December 2019).
- Under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (Section 4, Interpretation), the Paris Agreement meant the agreement adopted in Paris on 12 December 2015, and included any amendments that were binding on New Zealand - New Zealand Legislation website (Parliamentary Counsel Office), http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0040/latest/whole.html#DLM158592 (accessed 18 December 2019).
- Under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 (Section 4, Interpretation), Convention meant - a) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at New York on 9 May 1992; and b) included any amendments made to the Convention that were binding on New Zealand- New Zealand Legislation website (Parliamentary Counsel Office), http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0040/latest/whole.html#DLM158592 (accessed 18 December 2019).
The establishment date of the Climate Change Commission is based on the commencement date of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019, 14 November 2019. The first commissioners were appointed 17 December 2019.
- Climate Change Commission website, https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/ (accessed 18 December 2019).
- Ministry for the Environment website, https://www.mfe.govt.nz/ (accessed 18 December 2019).
- New Zealand Legislation website (Parliamentary Counsel Office), http://legislation.govt.nz/ (accessed 18 December 2019).
- Crown Entities Act 2004
- Climate Change Response Act 2002
- Official Information Act 1982
- Public Records Act 2005
- Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Act 2009
- Ombudsmen Act 1975
- π’ Interim Climate Change Committee (2020 ‑ )
- πΌ Climate change (2002 ‑ )
- π Realm of New Zealand (2019 ‑ )