Bold cuts to emissions, clean energy, and climate resilience for all
The Green Party says climate pollution is not coming down fast enough and wants to speed things up. They would set up a new Ministry of Climate Change, ban new oil and gas extraction, put a price on farm emissions, and pass a law to help communities prepare for floods and extreme weather. They also want all of New Zealand's energy to come from clean, renewable sources and create thousands of new jobs in clean industries.
What they say they'll do
- Establish a standalone Ministry of Climate Change
- Strengthen the Zero Carbon Act to require decisions consistent with 1.5 degrees of warming
- Ban all new oil and gas extraction in New Zealand
- Introduce a price on agricultural emissions with money reinvested in on-farm reductions
- Pass a Climate Change Adaptation Bill with targets and funding for community resilience
- Reform the electricity market and ban new fossil gas connections to accelerate renewable energy
Who this affects
Farmers
A price on agricultural emissions would apply to farms, with the money collected reinvested into helping farmers reduce their own emissions.
Households
The plan to shift to renewable energy and ban new fossil gas connections would affect how homes are heated and powered, with solar panels proposed for public housing.
Workers in fossil fuel or emissions-heavy industries
A just transition plan would provide retraining, new clean energy job opportunities, and a voice for workers and unions in how their industry changes.
Coastal and flood-prone communities
A dedicated adaptation fund and new legislation would direct money and planning tools toward communities preparing for rising seas and extreme weather events.
Pacific communities
The party says it would scale up support for neighbouring Pacific nations to adapt to climate change and support Pacific peoples' leadership on climate action within New Zealand.
In their own words
“The next government must pick up the pace and scale of climate action. It will be crucial to have people around the table making decisions that are consistent with warming limited to 1.5 degrees.”
“Ban new extraction of fossil fuels in Aotearoa.”
“Pass a Climate Change Adaptation Bill that includes specific measures and targets to drive a long-term policy response through an equitable, Tiriti-based framework.”
Summarised neutrally from Green’s own official policy (as at 2026-06-23) and checked by an editor — never paraphrased without the source linked, and never an endorsement. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Climate →
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