Climate Change

Introduction

Frazer Lindstrom is New Zealand's leading climate change consultancy.

Our focus is advising the business sector on how to respond to this fast developing issue.

Our Approach

Climate change (or global warming) and the policies to address it can have a major effect on business. For some clients this is an opportunity, for others a threat.

We assist clients in responding to this fast developing issue. We understand the complexities of climate change policy and dig deep when evaluating potential outcomes of well intended policy.

We do not hide from the complexity; we seek to understand the issue from all angles, translate this into strategy and provide our clients with advice to suit their particular situation.

Climate Change Clients

We work closely with our clients on climate change issues. Through our engagement our client base is enlightened and are engaging positively and proactively in the climate change debate.

• Our industrial clients recognise the need for policies to address climate change but at the same time they do face real world competitiveness pressures. We advise them how to ensure their messages & strategy have a sound basis, are well founded and well informed.
   
• Our project developer clients are seeking opportunity from the valuation of greenhouse gas emissions. We assist them to get value for their emissions abatement.
   
• Our legal and finance sector clients seek our expertise in interpreting policy and regulation for their own clients. We provide briefing and direct negotiation support.

Our Expertise

Areas of proven expertise include:

• emissions trading
• carbon accounting & greenhouse gas inventories
• business policy exposure
• voluntary agreements (industry - government)
• regulated agreements (industry - government)
• emissions intensity benchmarking
• carbon tax / emissions charges
• negotiated greenhouse agreements (NGAs)
• carbon credits
• offset projects (e.g. renewables investments)
• carbon sequestration
• domestic policy design
• international policy

Contact us to find out how we can help you.