Direct Lobbying Transparency
| Overall Assessment | Comment | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Strong | Air New Zealand provides a high level of transparency around its climate-policy lobbying. It identifies a broad suite of specific measures it has engaged on, including submissions to the “Climate Change Commission’s Review of the Inclusion of International Aviation Emissions in New Zealand’s Domestic 2050 Target,” the “draft Tourism Environment Action Plan – He Āhurutanga Taiao,” the Government’s consultation on the “Sustainable Biofuels Obligation: proposals for regulations,” proposed amendments to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme regulations, and the consultation paper “Increasing the use of biofuels in transport: Sustainable Biofuels Mandate.” The company also sets out multiple, concrete engagement channels: it submitted a dedicated white paper entitled “Sustainable Aviation Fuel in New Zealand” to the New Zealand Government, lodged formal responses to government consultations, entered a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, and participates in the multistakeholder forum “Sustainable Aviation Aotearoa,” thereby naming both its methods and its policymaking targets (the New Zealand Government, MBIE, and the Climate Change Commission). With regard to outcomes, Air New Zealand explains that it is pressing for “vital and immediate policy steps needed to realise absolute emissions reductions from sustainable aviation fuel,” supports a biofuels mandate to accelerate low-carbon fuel uptake, and seeks policy settings that will allow international aviation emissions to be incorporated into the national net-zero framework, demonstrating clear advocacy goals even if precise numeric amendments are not always detailed. Collectively, these disclosures reveal strong visibility into what the airline is lobbying for, how it is doing so, and the changes it hopes to secure. | 3 |