Today the Minister of Climate Change has released our 2025 emissions reduction monitoring report. This annual report provides insight into the progress made, challenges experienced, and opportunities and risks that need to be considered.

In short, our 2025 findings are that the country is making progress on reducing climate pollution – but more work is needed, and soon, to lay the groundwork for emissions cuts after 2030. We have made a recommendation to the Government on how to do this.

This year, in response to feedback, we have improved the accessibility of the writing and the figures, and we have produced a variety of summaries for different audiences, which are all available for download.

• One-page overview – key points and figures
• At a glance – plain language summary of the report
• Images – graphs showing the report’s main findings
• Whakahekenga rehukino summary – covering key points for emissions reduction actions centred on iwi/Māori, available in te reo Māori and English.
• Sector summaries – covering key points for energy, industry and buildings; transport; agriculture; waste and fluorinated gases; and removals.

These materials, together with the report and supporting technical material, are all available at: climatecommission.govt.nz/erm-2025

This is the second report we have delivered on the progress that Aotearoa New Zealand is making towards meeting its emissions budgets and targets. It provides an evidence-based, impartial view of whether the country is on course to reach its goals of reducing and removing greenhouse gas emissions.

More information about this report:

Our media release

Supporting material and technical documents

Executive summary

Webinar: 11am–12pm, Wednesday 30 July

Join Chief Executive Jo Hendy and Project Director Rob Carr online for a high-level overview of the Commission’s monitoring role, our findings, and our recommendation to the Government. Register via Eventbrite

We will also be hosting a zui for iwi/Māori at a later date. To be updated when registrations open, subscribe to our events mailing list, follow us on LinkedIn, or check our website for details.

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