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Contents
Abstract/Résumé 4
Introduction 6
Adapting to climate change 8
Accelerating efforts to reduce GHG emissions 14
Findings and recommendations 25
References 26
Table 1. Past OECD recommendations on reducing GHG emissions and actions taken 18
Figure 1. Climate change is expected to bring more extreme weather to New Zealand 7
Figure 2. The North Island weather events in 2023 were costly 8
Figure 3. The agricultural sector accounts for a large share of GHG emissions in New Zealand 15
Figure 4. Net emissions are expected to decline more than gross emissions 16
Figure 5. There is large potential to improve GHG efficiency especially in transport 17
Figure 6. New Zealand milk and beef production is very GHG efficient 21
Figure 7. Transport is energy intensive in New Zealand, and the rollout of public charging stations has not kept up with the uptake of electric vehicles 23
Boxes
Box 1. international insights into improving insurance coverage and affordability in a hotter world 11