40122 (2024). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

40122 (2024). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: What change to the emissions profile does the emissions analysis undertaken on changes to the Clean Car Standard show?

Hon Simeon Brown: A Climate Implications of Policy Assessment (CIPA) was completed for the changes to the Clean Car Standard. It showed that the new targets are estimated to deliver 8.2–9.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2-e) emission reductions over 2022–2050. This compares with estimated reductions of around 10.1–10.8 Mt CO2-e with the old targets over the same period. This is a reduction in projected emissions abatement of 1.2–1.9 (Mt) CO2-e over 2022–2050. The CIPA notes that the old targets are considered too optimistic and are expected to lead to a high level of charges on vehicle importers that would increase average vehicle prices, and may contribute to people holding onto their older more emissions intensive vehicles for longer.