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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews New Zealand 2017 Simon Upton OECD Environment Director

OECD Environmental Performance Reviews New Zealand 2017 Simon Upton OECD Environment Director. A very stable, consistent economic performance. New Zealand. OECD. Source : OECD (2016), "OECD Economic Outlook No. 100 (Edition 2016/1 )".

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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews New Zealand 2017 Simon Upton OECD Environment Director

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  1. OECD Environmental Performance ReviewsNew Zealand 2017Simon UptonOECD Environment Director

  2. A very stable, consistent economic performance New Zealand OECD Source: OECD (2016), "OECD Economic Outlook No. 100 (Edition 2016/1)"

  3. But growth in GDP per capita is held back by slow labour productivity growth Breakdown of GDP per capita growth during 1995-2015 OECD: Population-weighted average. Source: OECD (2017), National Accounts and Labour Market Statistics databases.

  4. Broader assessment: a good score on the OECD Better Life Index • Source: OECD (2016), OECD Better Life Index, www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org.

  5. New Zealand doing its share to achieve Sustainable Development Goals Source: Based on OECD (2016), Measuring Distance to the SDGs Targets

  6. Economic growth in New Zealand is lower when accounting for pollution OECD bottom 6 OECD top 6 Source “Environmentally adjusted multifactor productivity: Methodology and empirical results for OECD and G20 countries”, OECD Green Growth Papers, No. 2016/04

  7. NZ has a low-carbon energy mix & the 4th highest share of renewablesin OECD Source: IEA (2016), IEA World Energy Statistics and Balances (database).

  8. Small GHG emitter but growing emissions Top OECD emitters.

  9. New Zealand is among the ten most energy-intensive OECD countries Source: IEA (2016), IEA World Energy Statistics and Balances (database).

  10. GHG emissions per unit of GDP are among the top five in the OECD OECD (2016), "Greenhouse gas emissions by source", OECD Environment Statistics (database).

  11. Low effective tax rates on carbon favour a more carbon intensive economy Economy-wide effective tax rates on carbon emissions from energy (EUR/t CO2) Notes: Tax rates as of April 2012, except July 2012 for AUS. CO2 emissions: 2014 data. CAN and USA: taxes at federal level only. Source: IEA (2016), IEA CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion Statistics (database); OECD (2015), Taxing Energy Use 2015: OECD and Selected Partner Economies.

  12. 2020 pledge 2030 Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) Climate targets appearhard to achievewith current measures GDP (real) GHG (excl. LULUCF) Business as usual Source: OECD (2016), "Greenhouse gas emissions by source", OECD Environment Statistics (database); MfE(2016) Inventory Submission to the UNFCCC; OECD (2016), OECD National Accounts statistics (database).

  13. Half of emissions stem from agriculture GHG emissions by sector, 2014 Source: OECD (2016), "Greenhouse gas emissions by source", OECD Environment Statistics (database).

  14. The highest share of agriculture in GHG emissions in the OECD Source: MfE (2016), New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gases Inventory 1990-2014; OECD (2016), "Greenhouse gas emissions by source", OECD Environment Statistics (database).

  15. Energy consumption - and associated emissions - have increased in all sectors Commercial and services Agriculture Transport Industry and construction Residential Source: IEA (2016), IEA World Energy Statistics and Balances (database).

  16. High per capita emissions from motor vehicles compared to other OECD countries Per capita emissions of CO2from road transport, selected OECD countries, 2014 or latest year available (tonnes/inhabitant). Source:OECD (2016), "Air emissions by source", OECD Environment Statistics (database).

  17. High per capita emissions from motor vehicles compared to other OECD countries Per capita emissions of NOxfrom road transport, selected OECD countries, 2014 or latest year available (kg/inhabitant). Source: IEA (2016), IEA CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion Statistics (database);

  18. Revenue from environmental taxes is low in international comparison Environmentally related tax revenue as percentage of GDP and total tax revenue, OECD countries, 2014 a) Poland: 2013 data; Australia, Japan and Netherlands: 2013 data for % on total tax revenue. Data for Latvia are not available. Source: OECD (2016), "Environmental policy instruments", OECD Environment Statistics (database)

  19. Tax rates on road fuels are among the lowest in the OECD Note: Tax rates are as of 1 April 2012, except 1 July 2012 for AUS. Figures for CAN and USA include only federal taxes. NZL applies a road-user charge to diesel that is not included in the figure. Tax rates converted using standard carbon emission factors from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changeand energy conversion factors from the IEA. Source: Adapted from OECD (2015),Taxing Energy Use.

  20. On the positive side: Fossil fuel support among lowest in OECD 43% Note: Data for Australia include the country’s large Fuel Tax Credits, which alone explain the relatively high ratio observed for that particular country. This measure serves to rebate some of the excise taxes that businesses pay on their purchases of fuel there. Data for Greece are for the period 2010/11 only. Source: OECD (2016), "OECD Inventory of Support Measures for Fossil Fuels",

  21. Freshwater abstraction for agriculture is high in international comparison 2014 or latest available year. UK refers to England and Wales. Source: OECD (2016), "Water: Freshwater Abstractions", OECD Environment Statistics (database).

  22. Nitrogen balance has worsened more than in any other OECD country Agricultural production: based on the sum of price-weighted quantities of different agricultural commodities produced after deductions of quantities used as seed and feed weighted in a similar manner. Index 2004-06=100. The OECD total excludes Chile, Estonia, Israel and Latvia. Source: OECD (2013), OECD Compendium of Agri-environmental Indicators.

  23. Land-use change to dairy farming is predicted to increase nitrogen loads Source: PCE (2013), Water quality in New Zealand: Land use and nutrient pollution

  24. A very high share of the territory is protected areas % terrestrial and marine area under protection, selected OECD countries, April 2016 data. Preliminary results. IUCN categories: Source: OECD calculations based on WDPA , April 2016

  25. Population is growing in largest cities and towns Auckland + 30% since 2000 Hamilton + 31% Tauranga + 36%

  26. OECD Environmental Performance ReviewsNew Zealand 2017Simon UptonOECD Environment Director

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