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Emissions Trading
Motu’s current work on emissions trading ranges from early evaluation of the implementation of the ETS in the forestry sector to assessment of the effect of climate change on electricity markets and computable general equilibrium modelling. A major project involves investigating the most effective ways to apply the ETS in the agricultural sector, as well as providing empirical evidence on climate change and facilitating the rapid uptake of climate change mitigation policies. As part of this project Motu, in collaboration with EcoClimate, has started a dialogue group on medium-term agricultural emissions mitigation.
Motu’s emissions trading work is funded by two major grants: the “Integrated Economics of Climate Change” project, funded by MSI, and the “Coordination and Co-operation for Effective Climate Policy Design and Implementation” project, funded by MAF. Both of these projects use Motu’s Land Use in Rural New Zealand model to assess the impacts of the ETS and the projected impacts of other emissions trading and mitigation policies.
Motu has also been involved in international emissions trading work, and in the construction of the New Zealand ETS.
- Timar, Levente. 2013. “GHG Emissions in LURNZ,” Motu Climate Economics Research Workshop, Wellington, 4–5 March 2013.
- Timar, Levente, and Boon-Ling Yeo. 2013. "Allocation and Predicted Cost Incidence in Environmental Markets: Heterogeneity and Policy Interactions", Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia, 5–8 February 2013.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2012. “Emissions Trading in Latin America: Thoughts from a Chilean Context”, Economics Department Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, 14 September 2012
- Kerr, Suzi. 2012. “Emissions Trading in a Small Country”, Expert Group Meeting on Current Status of Carbon Market and Prospects of Linkage, joint meeting of Korean Legislation Research Institute and New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, Seoul, 17 August 2012.
- Kerr, Suzi, and Hugh McDonald. 2012. “New Zealand – Environmental Policy Pioneers”, Half-day Workshop at Freie Universität Berlin, 20 September, 2012 (with support from the New Zealand Embassy).
- Yeo, Boon-Ling, Oliver Browne, Simon Anastasiadis and Suzi Kerr. 2012. "Synergies between Nutrient Trading Scheme (NTS) and the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in the Lake Rotorua Catchment," New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Nelson, New Zealand, 30-31 August 2012.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2012. "Emerging Solutions: The Who, Why and How of Acting on Agricultural Emissions," Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Science, Lincoln, New Zealand, 22 August 2012.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2012. "Addressing Agricultural GHGs 'Fairly'", Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Huntly, New Zealand, 25 June 2012.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2012. "Preliminary Synthesis," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Huntly, New Zealand, 24 June 2012.
- Timar, Levente. 2012. "Whose Mitigation is it Anyway?", Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 8 May 2012.
- Sin, Isabelle, and Andrew Coleman. 2012. "The Adoption of Green Technologies in Agriculture", Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 8 May 2012.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2012. "Why and How We Can Act," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Otaki, New Zealand, 12 February 2012.
- Dorner, Zack, Suzi Kerr and Hugh McDonald. 2012. "Methane Matters: from International Climate Change Policy to the New Zealand Farm," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Otaki, New Zealand, 12 February 2012.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2012. "Key Concepts for Quality and Quantity Allocation Mechanisms," Land and Water Forum Allocation Working Group, Wellington, February 2012.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2011. "Knowing and Telling about Our Emissions," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 6 October 2011.
- Olssen, Alex. 2011. "The Clean Streams Accord: Cooperation in Agriculture," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 31 August 2011.
- Woods, Darian, and Andrew Coleman. 2011. "Price, Quality, and International Agricultural Trade," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 31 August 2011
- Coleman, Andrew. 2011. "The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 31 August 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2011. "Land Use Change and Options in New Zealand," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 31 August 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2011. "Modelling Mitigation Options," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 17 May 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2011. "Mitigation Options," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Karekare, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 2011,
- Kerr, Suzi. 2011. "Motivations and Responses," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 17 May 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2011. "Why Agricultural Emissions Matter - Going Forward," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 23 March 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2011. "REDD and Cap and Trade: Why and How to Include Forestry on a Large Scale," International Congress of Conservation Biology, Auckland, December 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi, and Adam Millard-Ball. 2011. "Cooperation to Reduce Developing Country Emissions," The Next Round of Climate Economics and Policy Research, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and Resources for the Future, Washington, DC, 2011; and Stanford University Department of Economics Brown Bag Seminar, November 2011.
- Timar, Levente. 2011. "Socio-Economic Impacts of the Agricultural Emissions Trading Scheme: A Very Preliminary Analysis," New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Nelson, NZ, 25-26 August 2011.
- Thukral, Mohit. 2011. "Upstream Point of Obligation for Emissions Trading in India: Lessons from New Zealand," New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Nelson, NZ, 25-26 August 2011.
- Olssen, Alex, and Suzi Kerr. 2011. "Modelling Land Use in Rural New Zealand," New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Nelson, NZ, 25-26 August 2011.
- McDonald, Hugh, and Suzi Kerr. 2011. "Why do New Zealanders Care about Agricultural Emissions?", New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Annual Conference, Nelson, NZ, 25-26 August 2011.
- Timar, Levente. 2011. "Modelling Rural Land Use in New Zealand: A Discrete Choice Perspective," paper presented at the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference, Melbourne, 8-11 February 2011.
- Timar, Levente. 2011. "Māori Land and Rural Land Use in New Zealand," New Zealand Association of Economists Annual Conference, Wellington, 29 June-1 July 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2011. "Land Use and Climate Change in New Zealand," speaking notes and slides from presentation at the 7th Australia-New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference, Wellington, 1-2 August 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2010. "New Zealand Emissions Trading: Some Thoughts for Brazil," Cap and Trade in Brazil Workshop Environmental Defense, IPAM, and Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development, Rio de Janeiro, 2 August 2010.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2010. "The Complementarity between Equity and Efficiency in Climate Mitigation," New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Nelson, 27-8 August 2010.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2010. ‘Emissions trading for forestry and agriculture: policy design and integrated simulations in New Zealand’ UC Berkeley Agricultural and Resource Economics seminar, Feb 18, 2010.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "How can agriculture be included in an emissions trading scheme? Some thoughts from New Zealand," Australian Farm Institute Conference, Maroochydore, May.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "Climate change policy: stepping back and moving forward," Motu Economic and Public Policy Seminar, May.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2008. "Temporal emission trading markets," NBER Summer Institute Egg-timer, July.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2008. "Emissions trading in New Zealand," EPMU Biennial Conference, Auckland, July; and Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce, Christchurch, July.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2007. "Key issues in the design of an emissions trading system for New Zealand," Motu Public Policy Seminar, September.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2001. "Deforestation, Carbon-Offsets and the Clean Development Mechanism". Presentation (This presentation was presented at a Tinker Foundation Funded Symposium, February 19, 2001).
- Kerr, Suzi. 2011. "Optimal Policy Complexity with Temporal Externalities," Stanford Environmental Economics and UC Davis Brownbag Seminar, Stanford CA, April 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2010. "Emissions Trading for Forestry and Agriculture: Integrated Simulations," New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, Nelson, 27-8 August 2010.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2007. "Reports from Cluster B: free allocation of NZ units, and economic modelling," presented to Climate Change Leadership Forum, 4 December.
- Kerr, Suzi and Ralph Chapman. 2007. 'Transition into and evolution of a New Zealand emissions trading system," paper presented at Climate Change Policy Dialogue, Wellington, 31 July.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "Environmental markets: how can they work for water quality and climate change?" Auckland Public Policy Seminar, April.
- Reisinger, Andy. 2011. "Apples and Oranges: What Can Science Tell Us about How to Compare Emissions of Different GHGs? How Might Different Choices Affect NZ?" Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 30 November 2011.
- Stroombergen, Adolf. 2011. "The International Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Commodity Prices, and the Wider Effects on New Zealand", Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 23 March 2012.
- Saunders, Caroline. 2011. "Value Added Production," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Karekare, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 July 2011.
- Saunders, Caroline. 2011. "Food Miles, Carbon Footprinting and Other Factors Affecting Trade," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 23 March 2011.
- Renwick, James. 2011. "Direct Impacts of Climate Change for New Zealand Primary Sector," Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 23 March 2011.
- Baisden, Troy. 2011. "How Does the Science Process Filter Environmental Mitigation Options?", Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 17 May 2011.
- Lee, Steph, and Charlotte Darlow. 2011. "Climate Change International Dimensions", Motu Agricultural Emissions Dialogue Group, Wellington, New Zealand, 23 March 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2008. "The likely impacts of climate change policy," presented at The Social Impacts of Climate Change Policy workshop, 28 February.
- Kerr, Suzi C. 2013. "The Economics of International Policy Agreements to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation", Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 7:1, pp. 47–66.
- Kerr, Suzi, and Adam Millard-Ball. 2012. "Cooperation to Reduce Developing Country Emissions", Climate Change Economics 3:4, pp. 1250023-1–1250023-30.
- Motu Economic and Public Policy Research. 2012. "Roadmap for Implementing a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System in Chile: Core Design Options and Policy Decision-Making Considerations," Motu Working Paper 12-14, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi, Simon Anastasiadis, Alex Olssen, William Power, Levente Tímár and Wei Zhang. 2012. "Spatial and Temporal Responses to an Emissions Trading System Covering Agriculture and Forestry: Simulation Results from New Zealand," Forests 3:4, pp. 1133–56.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2012. "The Economics of International Policy Agreements to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation," Motu Working Paper 12-12, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi, Simon Anastasiadis, Alex Olssen, William Power, Levente Tímár and Wei Zhang. 2012. "Spatial and Temporal Responses to an Emissions Trading System Covering Agriculture and Forestry: Simulation Results from New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 12-10, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Woods, Darian, with Andrew Coleman. 2012. "Price, Quality, and International Agricultural Trade", Motu Working Paper 12-08, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- McDonald, Hugh, and Suzi Kerr. 2012. "Why do New Zealanders care about agricultural emissions?" Policy Quarterly, 8:2, pp. 29–36.
- Kerr, Suzi, and Millard-Ball, Adam. 2012. "Cooperation to Reduce Developing Country Emissions", Motu Working Paper 12-03, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Smeaton, Duncan C., Tim Cox, Suzi Kerr and Robin Dynes. 2011. "Relationships between Farm Productivity, Profitability, N Leaching and GHG Emissions: A Modelling Approach," Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association 73, pp. 57–62. Available online at http://www.grassland.org.nz/publications/nzgrassland_publication_1588.pdf
- Saunders, Caroline, Hugh McDonald and Tim Driver. 2011. "Enhancing Value for New Zealand Farmers by Improving the Value Chain,"
Research Report No. 324, Lincoln University, Christchurch. - McDonald, Hugh, and Suzi Kerr. 2011. "Why do New Zealanders Care About Agricultural Emissions?" Motu Note #9, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Timar, Levente. 2011. "Modelling Rural Land Use Decisions in New Zealand," Asymmetric Information: Newsletter of the New Zealand Association of Economists, Issue 41, August 2011.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2011. "Submission to the Emissions Trading System Review Panel," comments on the Emissions Trading System Review.
- Karpas, Eric, and Suzi Kerr. 2011. "Preliminary Evidence on Responses to the New Zealand Forestry Emissions Trading Scheme," Motu Working Paper 11-09, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Coleman, Andrew. 2011. "Financial Contracts and the Management of Carbon Emissions in Small Scale Plantation Forests," Motu Working Paper 11-04. Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi, Wei Zhang and William Power. 2010. "Short Term Effects of Moderate Carbon Prices on Land Use in the New Zealand Emissions Trading System: LURNZ-Climate Land Use Change Simulations", draft paper.
- Kerr, Suzi; Levente Timar and Wei Zhang. 2010. "Emissions Trading for Forestry and Agriculture: Policy Design and Integrated Simulations in New Zealand," poster at the Analysis, Integration and Modelling of Earth Systems Open Science Conference, Edinburgh, UK.
- Baisden, Troy, Levente Timar, E.D. Keller, Duncan Smeaton, A. Clark, David Austin, William Power and Wei Zhang. 2010. "New Zealand's Pasture Production in 2020 and 2050," GNS Science Consultancy Report 2010/154, GNS Science, Wellington.
- Regina Betz, Stefan Seifert, Peter Cramton and Suzi Kerr. 2010. "Auctioning greenhouse gas emissions permits in Australia," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, forthcoming.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "How Can Agriculture be Included in an Emissions Trading Scheme? Some Thoughts from New Zealand", in Agriculture, Greenhouse and Emissions Trading Conference, Australian Farm Institute, Ed. Surrey Hills, Australia: Australian Farm Institute, pp. 80-86.
- Funk, Jason and Suzi Kerr. 2009. "Barriers to Efficient Decisions about Carbon Farming," PhD Thesis, Chapter III. Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA.
- Funk, Jason; Christopher Field, Suzi Kerr and Craig Trotter. 2009. "Modeling the impact of Carbon Farming on a New Zealand landscape," PhD Thesis, Chapter II. Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA.
- Kerr, Suzi and Wei Zhang. 2009. "Allocation of New Zealand Units within Agriculture in the New Zealand Emissions Trading System," Motu Working Paper 09-16.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "Comments to select committee," invited independent specialist advice on the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "New Zealand ETS: Submission to the select committee," Speaking notes, Monday 11 May, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2009. "Intensity-based regulation versus output-based free allocation: a clarification of comments to the Select Committee," 17 May.
- Kerr, Suzi and Marianna Kennedy. 2009. 'Greenhouse Gases and Water Pollutants: Interactions Between Concurrent New Zealand Trading Systems,' Motu Note #2.
- Kerr, Suzi and Andrew Coleman. 2008. "Economic regrets," Motu manuscript presented to Cluster B of the Climate Change Leadership Forum, 22 May.
- Kerr, Suzi and Andrew Sweet. 2008. "Inclusion of agriculture in a domestic emissions trading system: New Zealand's experience to date," Farm Policy Journal, 5:4, 43-53, November.
- Kerr, Suzi and Andrew Sweet. 2008. "Inclusion of agriculture and forestry in a domestic emissions trading system: New Zealand's experience to date," Motu Working Paper 08-04.
- Kerr, Suzi and Ralph Chapman. 2007. "Emissions trading in New Zealand: transition and evolution," paper prepared for New Zealand Climate Change Policy Dialogue, 25 September.
- Small, John and Suzi Kerr. 2007. "Emissions trading in New Zealand: points of obligation," paper prepared for New Zealand Climate Change Policy Dialogue, 24 September.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2007. "Emissions Trading in New Zealand: managing economic risk," paper prepared for New Zealand Climate Change Policy Dialogue, 25 September.
- Greenhalgh, Suzie; Jim Sinner and Suzi Kerr. 2007. "Emissions Trading in New Zealand: options for addressing trade exposure and emissions leakage," paper prepared for New Zealand Climate Change Policy Dialogue, 21 September.
- Kerr, Suzi and Murray Ward. 2007. "Emissions Trading in New Zealand: Introduction and Context," paper prepared for New Zealand Climate Change Policy Dialogue, 20 September.
- Motu Research. 2007. "Transition into and evolution of an emissions trading system," Summary 5 from the series Introduction to Emissions Trading, produced as part of the Climate Change Policy Dialogue.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2007. "Review of proposed New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme," report commissioned by the Emissions Trading Group.
- Hendy, Joanna and Suzi Kerr. 2007. "Impacts on the pastoral sector from emissions charges on agriculture gases: analysis from the model Land Use in Rural New Zealand version 1: climate," Motu manuscript.
- Funk, Jason and Suzi Kerr. 2007. "Restoring Forests Through Carbon Farming on Maori Land in New Zealand/Aotearoa," Mountain Research and Development, 27:3, pp. 202-205.
- Kerr, Suzi; Isabelle Sin and Joanna Hendy. 2005. "Taxes vs permits: Options for price-based climate change regulation," New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 05/02.
- Sin, Isabelle; Emma Brunton, Joanna Hendy and Suzi Kerr. 2005. "The Likely Regional Impacts of an Agricultural Emissions Policy in New Zealand: Preliminary analysis," Motu Working Paper 05-08.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2004. "Efficient Contracts for Carbon Credits from Reforestation Projects," New Zealand Science Review, 61:1, pp. 18-23.
- Kerr, Suzi and Catherine Leining. 2004. "Joint Implementation in Climate Change Policy," in The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2003/04, Tom Tietenberg and Henk Folmer, Eds.
- Kerr, Suzi; Emma Brunton and Ralph Chapman. 2004. "Policy To Encourage Carbon Sequestration in Plantation Forests," Motu Working Paper 04-05.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2003. "Efficient Contracts For Carbon Credits From Reforestation Projects," Motu Working Paper 03-12.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2003. "Indigenous Forests and Forest Sink Policy in New Zealand," Motu Working Paper 03-15.
- Kerr, Suzi and Catherine Leining. 2003. "Joint Implementation in Climate Change Policy," Motu Working Paper 03-04.
- Carswell, Fiona; Garth Harmsworth, Suzi Kerr, Rau Kirikiri and Ian Turney. 2002. "A Framework for Engagement of Maori Landowners in 'Carbon Farming' using Indigenous Forest Regeneration," Motu Manuscript and Landcare Research.
- Cramton, Peter and Suzi Kerr. 2002. "Tradeable Carbon Permit Auctions: How And Why To Auction Not Grandfather," Energy Policy 30.
- Kerr, Suzi; Alexander Pfaff and Arturo Sanchez. 2002. "The Dynamics of Deforestation: Evidence from Costa Rica".
- Kerr, Suzi and Joanna Hendy. 2002. "Regional Employment Impacts of the Kyoto Protocol," paper prepared for the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi; Brian White, Brian Cox and John Rutherford. 2002. "Renewable Energy and the Efficient Implementation of New Zealand's Current and Potential Future Greenhouse Gas Commitments," prepared for the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, Wellington.
- Fischer, Carolyn; Suzi Kerr and Michael Toman. 2001. "Using Emissions Trading to Regulate National Greenhouse Gas Emissions" in Climate Change Economics and Policy: An RFF Anthology, Michael A. Toman, Ed. Washington DC: Resources for the Future.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2001. "Enforcing Compliance: The Allocation of Liability in International GHG Emissions Trading and the Clean Development Mechanism" in Climate Change Economics and Policy: An RFF Anthology, Michael A. Toman Ed. Washington DC: Resources for the Future.
- Kerr, Suzi and Elizabeth DeSombre. 2001. "Trade and the Environment: The Risks and Opportunities for New Zealand Associated With the Relationship Between the WTO and Multilateral Environmental Agreements," report produced for the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2001. "Ecological Tax Reform," Report for the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2001. "Emissions Trading, Project-Based Trading and Joint Implementation," paper written for the New Zealand Ministry of Economic Development, Wellington.
- Kerr, Suzi and Catherine Leining. 2000. "Permanence of LULUCF CERs in the Clean Development Mechanism," This paper was written for a presentation at COP-6 in The Hague, November 2000.
- Kerr, Suzi Ed. 2000. Global Emissions Trading: Key Issues for Industrialized Countries, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Kerr, Suzi. 1999. "Allocation of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Responsibilities Among and Within the Countries of the European Union", Scoping Paper No. 5, Center for Clean Air Policy, Washington DC.
- Hargrave, Tim; Ned Helme, Tim Denne, Suzi Kerr and Jurgen Lefevere. 1999. "Design of a Practical Approach to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading combined With Policies and Measures in the EC".
- Fischer, Carolyn; Suzi Kerr and Michael Toman. 1998. "Using Emissions Trading to Regulate US Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Overview of Policy Design and Implementation Issues," National Tax Journal, 51, pp. 453-464.
- Kerr, Suzi and Tim Hargrave. 1998. "The Clean Development Mechanism: How Do We Get There From Here?" Paper prepared for the Inter-American Development Bank.
- Kerr, Suzi; Alexander Pfaff, Arturo Sanchez, David Schimel, Joseph Tosi and Vicente Watson. 1998. "The Clean Development Mechanism, Tropical Carbon Sinks and Biodiversity: An Economics/Ecology Model for Predicting Policy Effects and Evaluating Policy Options," Papers and Proceedings of the 1998 Global Biodiversity Forum, Buenos Aires.
- Cramton, Peter and Suzi Kerr. 1998. "A Tax-Cut Auction for the Environment: How and why to auction CO2 emissions permits," Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 98-34.
- Kerr, Suzi. 1998. "Enforcing Compliance: The Allocation of Liability in International GHG Emissions Trading and the Clean Development Mechanism," Resources for the Future Climate Issue Brief no. 15.
- Fischer, Carolyn; Suzi Kerr and Michael Toman. 1998. "Using Emissions Trading to Regulate U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Overview of Policy Design and Implementation Issues," Resources for the Future Discussion Paper 98-40 (July).
- Kerr, Suzi. 1998. "Alternative Allocation Methods for Greenhouse Permits: Pros and Cons," Unpublished Manuscript.
- Kerr, Suzi. 1995. "Adverse Selection and Participation in International Environmental Agreements" in Suzi Kerr, Contracts and Tradeable Permit Markets in International and Domestic Environmental Protection, PhD Thesis, Harvard University.
- Kerr, Suzi. 2007. "Reports from Cluster B: free allocation of NZ units, and economic modelling," presented to Climate Change Leadership Forum, 4 December.
- Coleman, Andrew and Suzi Kerr. "Managing Risks in Emissions Trading Markets," Motu Research Update 20, pp. 1-2.
- Funk, Jason. 2009. "Conclusion," PhD Thesis, Chapter V. Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA.
- Funk, Jason. 2009. "Carbon Farming on Māori land: Do governance structures matter?" PhD Thesis, Chapter IV. Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA.
- Funk, Jason. June 2009. "The Practice of Carbon Farming in New Zealand," PhD Thesis, Chapter I. Stanford University: Palo Alto, CA.
- Climate Change Leadership Forum Cluster B (chaired by Suzi Kerr). "Report 6," Meeting 8, 22 May 2008.
- Submission to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry "PFSI Consultation on Regulation, Cost Recovery Methods and Forest Sink Covenant" prepared by the Tindall Foundation, Tomorrow's Forests Ltd and Jason Funk, 14 May 2007.
- Pfaff, Alexander. 2007. "What Would Have Happened? Reviewing and Improving Estimated Baselines for Tropical Forests and Sequestered Carbon," Accepted for Ecological Applications, (special issue).
- Funk, Jason. 2006. "Maori Farmers Look to Environmental Markets in New Zealand," The Katoomba Group's Ecosystem Marketplace.
- Kerr, Suzi; Alexander Pfaff, Arturo Sanchez. 2001. "The Dynamics of Deforestation and the Supply of Carbon Sequestration: Illustrative Results from Costa Rica" in Environment for Growth: Environmental Management for Sustainability and Competitiveness in Central America, Theodore Panayotou, Ed. Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, pp. 409 - 431.
Building the New Zealand ETS
Motu has been heavily involved in the design and refinement of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. We have run a dialogue group, participated in the Climate Change Leadership Forum and a technical advisory group on agricultural emissions, and produced a number of reports.
International Emissions Trading
Our international climate change work especially focuses on the design of international emissions trading, compliance regimes and the allocation of liability for non-compliance.
Carbon Sequestration on Maori Land
This project addressed the challenge of how to effectively and fairly provide incentives to enhance the regeneration of native forest in order to increase carbon storage and hence mitigate climate change. It focuses particularly on the challenges of engaging with landowners on multiply owned Maori land.