Dr Eric Crampton: How to improve the emissions trading scheme

Announcements earlier this month make the Emissions Trading Scheme a bit less credible over the longer term. The problem can be fixed – and relatively easily. But it should be fixed.

First, a bit of background.

John Robertson: Carbon Corruption - A Racial Land Grab Hidden Behind Pine Trees

So here we are — in 2025 — being told that if you own land in New Zealand, you’d better check your ancestry before you plant too many trees.

 
That’s not a joke. That’s policy.