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MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister for Climate Change Issues (M12)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry for the Environment
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: Minister for the Environment
Overview of the Vote#
The Minister for Climate Change Issues is responsible for appropriations in Vote Climate Change for the 2011/12 financial year covering the following:
- a total of around $23 million over the period of three years for the development of a national carbon accounting system
- a total of nearly $11 million for policy advice in relation to the domestic climate change programme including the Emissions Trading Scheme and international climate change programme including negotiation for a successor to the Kyoto Protocol
- a total of just over $909 million for the allocation of New Zealand emission units to the NZ economy
- a total of $427,000 for New Zealand's contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention and the Climate Change Development Fund
- a total of $487,000 for administration of the Emissions Trading Scheme
- a total of $177,000 for the administration of New Zealand Units held on Trust
- a total of $10 million for the issue of New Zealand Assigned Amount Units to Permanent Forest Sink Initiative participants, and
- a total of over $1.200 million for the purchase of Projects to Reduce Emissions (PRE) emission units by the Crown from the PRE portfolio.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Climate Change in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
Details of Appropriations#
Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations
| 2010/11 | 2011/12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Administration of the Emissions Trading Scheme (M12)This appropriation is limited to undertaking the Emissions Trading Scheme functions. |
- | - | 487 |
Climate Change MCOA (M12) |
- | - | 10,930 |
Domestic Climate Change ProgrammeThis output class is limited to policy advice, development, implementation, and review and monitoring of tools, frameworks and institutions and ministerial servicing in relation to domestic climate change. |
- | - | 7,487 |
International Climate Change ProgrammeThis output class is limited to developing policy advice on international climate change issues, negotiating positions for climate change agreements and development of carbon markets and ministerial servicing; undertaking implementation, reporting, monitoring and compliance activities in line with existing international obligations and processes for climate change. |
- | - | 3,443 |
Policy Advice - Climate Change (M12)This appropriation is limited to policy advice and implementation, operational costs and fulfilling international obligations to support the Government's commitment on Climate Change under the Kyoto Protocol; and Ministerial servicing. |
12,739 | 12,739 | - |
Total Departmental Output Expenses |
12,739 | 12,739 | 11,417 |
Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
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Administration of New Zealand Units held on Trust (M12)This appropriation is limited to the application for and holding on trust of New Zealand Units on behalf of the future owners of Crown Forest Licensed land. |
297 | 297 | 177 |
Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
297 | 297 | 177 |
Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
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Allocation of New Zealand Units (M12)This appropriation is limited to the granting of New Zealand Units to sectors of the New Zealand Economy. |
1,515,005 | 1,231,799 | 909,005 |
Climate Change Development Fund (M12)This appropriation is limited to supporting international projects to assist developing countries address climate change issues. |
300 | 300 | 300 |
Framework Convention on Climate Change (M12)New Zealand's contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. |
127 | 127 | 127 |
Impairment of Debt Relating to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (M12)This appropriation is limited to the impairment and write-down of debt arising from the collection of revenue under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. |
1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Issue of New Zealand Assigned Amount Units to Permanent Forest Sink Initiative Participants (M12)This appropriation is limited to the granting of New Zealand Assigned Amount Units to Permanent Forest Sink Initiative participants for eligible afforestation. |
7,500 | 6,098 | 10,000 |
Purchase of Units under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (M12)This appropriation is limited to the purchase and surrender of units under Section 159 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002. |
1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
Total Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
1,524,932 | 1,240,324 | 921,432 |
Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure |
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Purchase of PRE Units (M12)Purchasing of PRE emission units by the Crown from the Projects to Reduce Emissions (PRE) portfolio. |
3,452 | 600 | 1,231 |
Total Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure |
3,452 | 600 | 1,231 |
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations |
1,541,420 | 1,253,960 | 934,257 |
Details of Multi-Year Appropriations#
| Type, Title, Scope and Period of Appropriations | Appropriation, Adjustments and Use | $000 |
|---|---|---|
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Land Use and Carbon Analysis System (M12)This appropriation is limited to developing a national carbon accounting system that will contribute to meeting of New Zealand's greenhouse gas reporting obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the UNFCCC. Commences: 1 July 2010 Expires: 30 June 2014 |
Original Appropriation | 28,981 |
| Adjustments for 2009/10 | - | |
| Adjustments to 2010/11 | 600 | |
| Adjusted Appropriation | 29,581 | |
| Actual to 2009/10 Year End | - | |
| Estimated Actual for 2010/11 | 6,500 | |
| Estimated Actual for 2011/12 | 12,300 | |
| Estimated Appropriation Remaining | 10,781 |