Under the Carbon Neutral Public Service programme, six lead core public service agencies to be carbon neutral by mid-2012. These are the Ministry for the Environment, the Department of Conservation, the Ministry of Health, the Treasury, Inland Revenue, and the Ministry of Economic Development. The remaining 28 public service departments are to be on the path to carbon neutrality by mid-2012. The programme involves a three-step process: 1) measuring an agencys greenhouse gas emissions 2) reducing their emissions 3) offsetting the remaining emissions The measurement of emissions is based on the ISO14064 and GHG Protocol, and includes emissions from energy, travel (including domestic and international air travel) and waste to landfill. Emissions produced from staff commuting to work in private vehicles or by public transport are excluded. The baseline figure used to assess progress is the combined carbon footprint of the 34 agencies in the core public service sector in the 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 financial year, amounting to 159 000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. IEA/IRENA Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures Database © OECD/IEA and IRENA, [November 2020]