Anderson Lloyd is very pleased to have supported Solar Bay, as lead project counsel, on the development and project financing of the Maungaturoto Solar Farm project, which achieved financial close on Friday. Our team of experts, led by Anton Trixl and Geoff Busch with support ...

The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) recently presented its quarterly update with particular regard to renewable projects under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 (Act). Some of the key takeaways are set out below. Investments in sensitive land for solar or wind Investments in “sensitive land” for ...

Anton Trixl and the Anderson Lloyd team were delighted to advise @NZ Windfarms Ltd in the establishment of its joint venture with Meridian Energy to repower the Te Rere Hau wind farm, located near Palmerston North. The project is set to replace 91 small turbines ...

The Government has recently released two public consultations relating to the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS): one that relates to the future industrial allocation and one that relates to improving the governance framework.   Industrial Allocation The Government is reviewing its policy around industrial allocation (also ...

The recent passing of the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Act makes a number of reforms to the ETS which are aimed at ensuring it is a more effective tool to help meet NZ's emission reduction targets. Key changes include the introduction of ...

On 22 June 2020, the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill received royal asset, introducing updates to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) In pursuit of improving the ETS, the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill (Bill) has received royal asset, amending ...

An updated version of this article can be found here -    After undertaking reviews of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2015 – 2016, the Government has now acknowledged the current ETS is not being utilised to its full potential. In pursuit ...

The Zero Carbon Bill has been passed with bi-partisan support, while the Government has agreed to work with farmers to reduce emissions outside of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Zero Carbon Bill The Government passed the Zero Carbon Bill last week with near unanimous support. ...

The Government has released details of its proposals for lowering agricultural emissions and is now seeking your feedback. Reducing agricultural emissions is a key part of the Government’s plans to transition to a low-emission economy and achieve its 2050 targets in the Zero Carbon Bill. ...

Column written by Christchurch Partner David Goodman and Solicitor Reuben Adams-Cook, published in the June issue of the Ashburton Guardian Farming feature. The Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill (Zero Carbon Bill) was released on May 8, 2019 after a longer than anticipated public ...

The Government recently amended the Emissions Trading Scheme to indefinitely postpone the agricultural sector's liability to surrender carbon credits for emissions. Anderson Lloyd Partner Lesley Brook says agriculture's participation in the Emissions Trading Scheme had previously been pushed out until 2015 but now there is ...