Climate Change
Across our multidisciplinary team, our lawyers have experience advising on the New Zealand emissions trading scheme (ETS), the Climate Change Response Act and the climate change aspects of Resource Management Act (RMA), carbon trading, carbon forestry projects and bi-lateral offtake arrangements and other commercial contracts relating to the ETS and New Zealand Units.
Our clients include commercial forestry owners and forestry management companies, power companies, industrial producers, developers, tourism operators, NGOs and agricultural businesses. Anderson Lloyd is also partnering with organisations to develop commercial structures to offset carbon and to encourage green investment.
Our expertise includes:
- Providing advice to forest owners and emission producers in relation to their rights and obligations under the ETS and the Climate Change Response Act.
- Advising on the structuring and implementation of carbon forestry projects.
- Advising on bi-lateral offtake arrangements for New Zealand Units.
- Advising on commercial contracts relating to the ETS and New Zealand Units, including carbon credit loan arrangements.
- Advising a local start-up on the commercial terms for its carbon farming and ETS management services.
- Providing advice on the climate change policy framework as it relates to the RMA and planning matters.
At Anderson Lloyd, we place high importance in employing sustainable practices. Read more about our sustainability initiatives here. Anderson Lloyd is ranked in the Legal 500 APAC Green Guide.
Anderson Lloyd are pleased to be the sole authors of the New Zealand Chapter, Chambers and Partners Climate Change Regulation practice guide 2023 and 2024. You can view the 2024 chapter here,
