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Definitions of common terms used in relation to climate change

Key sites related to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change/ Kyoto Protocol

There are still some uncertainties regarding the science and impacts of climate change.

This fact sheet is a summary of the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme and compares it with the EU's scheme and the February 2010 version of the Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

The full results of the Greenhouse Policy Coalition's 2010 climate change survey.

This document describes the various carbon units involved in the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme and shows rounderackjghow they are used under the scheme.  This is a useful backgrounder for anyone trying to understand how the NZETS works.

Business NZ has produced a helpful booklet comparing New Zealand's emission trends with those of key countries: US, China, India, Australia, the UK, France, Germany, Japan, Brazil and Chile.

The Coalition made a substantial submission to the 2011 ETS review.