Timetable for entry of sectors into the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
Sector
|
Commencement of Obligations
|
End of initial compliance period
|
|
Forestry (includes deforestation of pre - 1990 forest and afforestation in post -1989 forest)
|
1 January 2008
|
31 December 2009 (first compliance period is two years)
|
| Liquid fossil fuels (mainly transport) |
1 January 2009 |
31 December 2009 |
| Stationary energy (includes coal, natural gas and geothermal) |
1 January 2010 |
31 December 2010 |
| Industrial process (non-energy) emissions |
1 January 2010 |
31 December 2010 |
| Agriculture (includes pastoral and arable farming, and horticulture) |
1 January 2013 |
31 December 2013 |
| Waste |
1 January 2013 |
31 December 2013 |
