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National Environmental Standard to control re greenhouse gases

Tom Bennion made this Official Information request to Ministry for the Environment

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From: Tom Bennion

Dear Ministry for the Environment,

Section 70B of the RMA 1991 provides as follows:

70B Implementation of national environmental standards
If a national environmental standard is made to control the effects on climate change of the discharge into air of greenhouse gases, a regional council may make rules that are necessary to implement the standard, provided the rules are no more or less restrictive than the standard.

Could you please provide all documents relating to the development of a national environmental standard under this provision.

Yours faithfully,

Tom Bennion

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Ministry for the Environment

Kia ora Tom,

We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated 13 August, for:

“Section 70B of the RMA 1991 provides as follows:

70B Implementation of national environmental standards If a national environmental standard is made to control the effects on climate change of the discharge into air of greenhouse gases, a regional council may make rules that are necessary to implement the standard, provided the rules are no more or less restrictive than the standard.

Could you please provide all documents relating to the development of a national environmental standard under this provision.”

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 10 September, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact our team.

Ngā mihi nui

Executive Relations team
Ministry for the Environment – Manatū Mō Te Taiao
Email: [MFE request email] Website: www.mfe.govt.nz 
23 Kate Sheppard Place, Thorndon, Wellington 6143

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Dear Tom Bennion
Please find attached our letter of response to your request below.
Regards

Executive Relations Team
Ministry for the Environment – Manatū Mō Te Taiao
Website: www.mfe.govt.nz 
23 Kate Sheppard Place, PO Box 10362, Wellington 6143

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