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Directors need to look to science and build a picture of the future if they are to successfully integrate climate governance into their organisations.

Dentons Kensington Swan outline why decarbonising the built environment is crucial for limiting New Zealand’s domestic emission, along with some of the innovative approaches being undertaken in the sector.

With agriculture creating almost half of New Zealand’s carbon emissions and a government proposal on pricing agricultural emissions just closed for consultation, it is easy to see why emotions are running high.

While the headline outcomes of the recent COP27 climate conference in Egypt didn’t appear to move the climate action dial much, a new focus on farming and food at the event is something New Zealand directors should factor into their thinking.

The correlation appears strongest when charting NZX-listed energy companies, with the cleanest electricity producers also having the highest valuations.

Increasing sustainable electricity production will require investment, cooperation and potentially a new market model.