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What criteria will Cabinet use during Stage One of the 2026 review to decide whether to retain or abolish the Clean Vehicle Standard? and 5 other questions

Answered 6 questions (2026)
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Asked by

Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Questions

  • 5280

    What criteria will Cabinet use during Stage One of the 2026 review to decide whether to retain or abolish the Clean Vehicle Standard?

  • 5282

    Does he support retaining the Clean Vehicle Standard in principle, or is he open to its abolition?

  • 5284

    What advice, if any, has he received from the Ministry for the Environment, Treasury, the Climate Change Commission, or external consultants regarding the implications of abolishing the Clean Vehicle Standard?

  • 5285

    What advice, if any, has he received on whether abolishing the Clean Vehicle Standard would affect New Zealand’s ability to meet its emissions budgets or Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement?

  • 5286

    What modelling or analysis, if any, has been undertaken on the likely impact on household fuel costs if the Clean Vehicle Standard were abolished?

  • 5287

    What modelling or analysis, if any, has been undertaken on the emissions impact of abolishing the Clean Vehicle Standard, and what were the key findings?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

The Ministry of Transport is in the early stages of preparing advice. I am currently awaiting further information.