Government Submissions

15 Oct 2009 – The Business Council's full submission to Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill. more »

29 Jul 2009 – The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development has advised the Government to set a unilateral target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020. The full submission is here.. more »

4 May 2009 – The Business Council has outlined why New Zealand needs to act quickly to establish an ETS in its oral submission to the Parliamentary ETS Review Committee more »

4 May 2009 – Submission to the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee more »

13 May 2008 – These verbal submissions were made by the Business Council to Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Committee, considering the Climate Change (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill on May 12 2008. more »

12 May 2008 – The Business Council, in is verbal submission on the ClimateChange (Emissions Trading and Renewable Preference) Bill, has called on political parties to achieve a stable climate change policy, based on the country’s long-term interests, if they want to achieve a public commitment to reducing emissions. more »

12 May 2008 – Six out of 10 business people agree with the Government’s policy to introduce an emissions trading scheme. more »

22 Apr 2008 – The views expressed in this submission are those of the New Zealand Business
Council for Sustainable Development Individual members of the Business Council can and will take positions different from both the Business Council and each other on articular aspects of the bill. more »

26 Apr 2007 – View the Business Council's submissions to Government more »

12 Apr 2007 – View the Business Council's submissions to Government on its climate change policy more »

31 Jul 2004 – View the Business Council's submissions to Government on the Resource Management Act (RMA) Review more »