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Greenhouse Gas Emissions In 2016, New Zealand's emissions were 78.7 Our gross emissions come from MILLION TONNES Since 1990, gross emissions have increased by of carbon dioxide equivalent NEW ZEALAND'S 1990 2016 0 20 40 60 80 100 19.6% things We need to reduce our emissions Take public transport, walk, cycle or car pool Reduce waste Plant a tree New Zealand's forests absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere They offset nearly Industrial Processes & Product Use one-third of our emissions million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent Source: New Zealand's Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2016, published April 2018 Publication number: INFO 822, www.mfe.govt.nz 3 you can do Agriculture Energy (including transport) Waste 49.2% 39.8% 6.2% 4.9% 1990–2016 2.4% lower than 2015

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In2016,NewZealand'semissionswere

78.7Ourgrossemissionscomefrom

MILLIONTONNES

Since1990,grossemissionshaveincreasedby

ofcarbondioxideequivalent

NEWZEALAND'S

1990 20160

20

40

60

80

100

19.6%

things

Weneedtoreduceouremissions

Takepublictransport,walk,cycleorcarpool

Reducewaste

Plantatree

NewZealand'sforestsabsorbcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphere

Theyoffsetnearly

IndustrialProcesses&ProductUse

one-thirdofouremissions

milliontonnesof

carbondioxideequivalent

Source:NewZealand'sGreenhouseGasInventory1990-2016,publishedApril2018

Publicationnumber:INFO822,www.mfe.govt.nz

3youcando

Agriculture Energy(includingtransport)

Waste

49.2%39.8%

6.2% 4.9%

1990–2016

2.4%lowerthan2015