Climate Change

Examples of our work in this area include:

• Assisting clients to develop submissions to Government and engaging with officials across the range of interested government agencies during the law reform process prior to the enactment of the Climate Change Response Act (2002).
• Providing advice regarding obligations under the NZ ETS (including obligations to report emissions and surrender units, treatment of emissions liability and liabilities arising in respect of deforestation).
• Advising on agreements between market participants, including obligations to transfer units between parties, and aligning arrangements with the statutory framework and the allocation of liability for regulatory changes.
• Advising on risks associated with the NZ ETS regime (including in offer documents).
• Assisting clients in relation to Commerce Commission scrutiny in the climate change area —specifically in relation to carbon reduction or neutrality claims and 'greenwashing' advertising representations.
• Thought leadership in climate change law and policy – recently authoring New Zealand's leading resource management textbook Environmental and Resource Management Law (6th Ed).