Motu Note #25

New Offset Options for New Zealand

New Offset Options for NZ (4.3 MB)

Published: 2017

Author: Veronika Meduna

Note overview

Storing carbon down    
below ground and in the sea    
makes a better world.    

forrest cavale 1738This report synthesises the current state of scientific knowledge around the issues associated with three innovative carbon reduction or removal options in a New Zealand context:

  • soil carbon,
  • marine carbon, and
  • carbon capture and storage.

It draws on literature and a series of interviews with key New Zealand researchers.

Funders

Air New Zealand, Tindall Foundation, Aotearoa Foundation