Climate Change Regulation 2026

NEW ZEALAND

North Island

Auckland

New Zealand

Wellington

Law and Practice Contributed by: Josh Williams Anderson Lloyd

South Island

Contents 1. Multilateral and Regional Regimes p.66 1.1 Multilateral Climate Change Legal Regime p.66 1.2 Regional Climate Change Legal Regimes p.66 2. National Policy and Legal Regime (Overview) p.66 2.1 National Climate Change Policy p.66 2.2 Constitutional Framework for the National Legal Regime for Climate Change p.67 2.3 National Legal Regime p.67 2.4 Key Policy/Regulatory Authorities p.70 2.5 Bilateral/Multilateral Co-Operation Under the Paris Agreement p.71 2.6 Climate Litigation p.71 3. Responses to International Developments p.72 3.1 Voluntary Carbon Markets p.72 3.2 Carbon Pricing and Trade Impacts p.73 4. Liability for Climate Change and ESG Reporting p.73 4.1 Liability for Climate Change and ESG Reporting p.73 4.2 Directors’ Climate Change Liability p.74 4.3 Shareholder or Parent Company Liability p.75

4.4 Social Context p.75 5. Transactions p.75 5.1 Due Diligence p.75 6. Climate-Friendly Investment Support p.76 6.1 Renewable Energy p.76 6.2 Other Support p.76

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