Issues Addressed
New Zealand Emissions Trading System (Motu page)
Issues which we will address in developing the model framework, or to which we expect to apply the model include
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Quantification of vulnerability and risk
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Impacts of climate change on ecosystem services, land use intensity, land use change and agricultural productivity
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Impacts of climate change on infrastructure systems and services, such as building institutions for water quantity management which is a key aspect of adaptation to climate change
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Effect of climate change on the New Zealand economy, both directly and indirectly through the international trade effects of climate change and climate change mitigation policies
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Potential and practical levels of mitigation for New Zealand
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Effect of carbon pricing on new technologies
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Cost-effectiveness of mitigation policies and their impacts
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Synergies between mitigation and adaptation
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Interaction between policies on climate change and other environmental policies
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Economic impacts of extreme climate events versus gradual climate trends