Aotearoa has strong targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and over the last few years the government has been taking big steps to roll out change to support the “Zero Carbon” Bill 2019.
2023 was a big year for sustainability in the screen sector. The government announced it is now mandatory for all screen productions seeking the 5% rebate uplift to implement sustainability measures on their production. The same year our advertising sector launched Ad Net Zero. Greenlit, built out of the sector, has launched to support productions in meeting these new objectives.
Effective from 1 November 2023, international productions qualifying for an International Rebate and seeking a 5% Uplift will now need to meet mandatory sustainability criteria within the points test.
Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019
The Zero Carbon Act legislates New Zealand’s commitments to the international agreements set out above. It provides a framework by which New Zealand can develop and implement clear and stable climate change policies and places requirements on the Government to develop and implement policies for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
The two clear targets within this act are:
Read more about the Zero Carbon Act or read the amendment act itself.
United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change
New Zealand has made climate change commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the Convention), the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol.
Our emission reduction targets are:
Read more about our climate change targets and the global agreements New Zealand has entered.
The organisations listed here provide their local industry with the tools and resources to implement environmental sustainability practices.
| Organisation / Group | Territory |
|---|---|
| We Are Albert | UK |
| The Green Production Guide | USA |
| Reel Green | Canada - British Columbia |
| BFI: Sustainability Policy | UK |
| Trentino Green Film | Italy - Trentino |
| Eco Prod | France |
| Hamburg Green Filming Badge | Germany - Hamburg |
| Ekosetti | Finland |
| Ireland Sustainable Filmmaking | Ireland |
| Eco Filming Brussels | Belgium |
| Austria Green Guide | Austria |
| Green Film Making | Netherlands |
| Green Film Shooting (European Portal) | Germany & Europe |
| Green Shoot | UK |
| Creative Carbon Scotland | Scotland |
| Ad Green (commercials sector) | UK |
| Green the Bid (commercials sector) | USA |
| Manitoba Reel Green | Canada - Manitoba |
| Green Filming Tirol | Austria - Tirol |
| Flanders CO2 Calculator | Flanders |
| Rolling Green | Canada - Québec |
| Ontario Green Screen | Canada - Ontario |
| Film London: Guidelines for Sustainable Filmmaking | UK - London |
| Green Film | Italy |
| Green Screen - Interreg Europe | Europe |
An industry-wide collaboration for environmental sustainability within the Aotearoa, New Zealand screen sector