Sustainability

Sustainability—New Zealand is among the leaders in the world in protecting our natural resources and biodiversity.

New Zealand leads global research efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from primary production and, under recent legislation, became the first country in the world to include agriculture in a domestic emissions trading scheme.

We produce up to 75% of our electricity from renewable resources such as hydro, wind and geothermal power. This is targeted to rise to 90% by 2025 as we further harness our existing resources and utilise emerging energy resources such as biomass and tidal power.