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NZ Post drops science-based climate target

Today 11:15am

By Liz Kivi | NZ Post has dropped its science-based emissions reduction target of 42% by 2030 with no plans to replace it.

Mayor Nick Smith and chief executive Nigel Philpott had reservations about the target.

Nelson adopts ambitious target to slash emissions

Today 11:15am

By Max Frethey, Local Democracy Reporter | After some of the most passionate debate seen in the chamber this triennium, Nelson City Council has adopted the more ambitious of two community greenhouse gas targets.

Clear-sighted view to trade-offs crucial to reimagining our relationship with the land

Mon 7 Jul 2025

By Nick Swallow | COMMENT: New Zealand could see a 70% drop in the value of dairy land if we pursue our emissions targets for agriculture, according to a new report.

Regulations Minister David Seymour

Open letter warns against Seymour's Regulatory Standards Bill

Fri 4 Jul 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A group of prominent New Zealanders are speaking out against the Regulatory Standards Bill, with top climate scientist Jim Salinger warning it will have a chilling effect on future climate change and adaptation policy.

Basis co-founders Danny Purcell and Julyan Collett

Kiwi ‘smart panel’ startup aiming to reduce energy bills and emissions

Fri 4 Jul 2025

NZ start-up Basis this week launched an ‘intelligent’ panel to replace traditional electrical switchboards in homes, which it says can save the average home $1,200 NZD annually on bills and lead to lower emissions.

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Markets

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CARBON PRICE: NZUs $58.17

Today 11:15am

The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $58.17 yesterday, up $1.50 on the previous day's close.

Carbon credits stockpile down: latest figures

Mon 7 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | The number of NZUs held in private accounts, often called "the stockpile", dropped 11 million tonnes in the past year, according to the latest figures.

Carbon price grinds higher - where to from now?

30 Jun 2025

By Liz Kivi | The carbon price has continued to grind slowly higher since this month’s failed auction, with prices at their highest since March, although still languishing well below this year’s auction floor price.

New biodiversity credits aim to transform conservation funding

27 Jun 2025

Christchurch-based environmental services firm Ekos recently launched a new biodiversity credits programme for conservation funding, while AsureQuality is aiming to develop New Zealand's first ICVCM-accredited programme to create carbon credits based entirely on indigenous biodiversity in Aotearoa.

Govt hopes to lure international investors with nature credits

19 Jun 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government is hoping its support for a biodiversity credits market in New Zealand will see at least $20 million of investment stay in the country.

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International

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Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes

Today 11:15am

President Donald Trump’s dismantling of climate policy means the US will add an extra 7bn tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere from now until 2030, compared to meeting its former climate pledge under the Paris Agreement.

'Exactly what we would expect': climate scientists weigh in on deadly Texas flooding

Today 11:15am

As the death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas continued to rise, climate scientists this weekend underscored the link between more frequent and severe extreme weather events and the worsening climate emergency caused primarily by humans burning fossil fuels.

Extreme heatwaves may cause global decline in dairy production, scientists warn

Today 11:15am

Israel-based study finds that by 2050 average daily milk production could be reduced by 4% as a result of worsening heat stress.

Asia warming at twice the global average: WMO Report

Today 11:15am

The State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report shows the continent is heating up at twice the global average rate, leading to devastating impacts for ecosystems, societies and economies across the region.

In Latin America, the energy transition stirs a rise in human rights lawsuits

Today 11:15am

A new report shows that more than half of the 95 energy transition-related lawsuits recorded globally since 2009 took place in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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News Direct

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CLIMATE CALENDAR

Today 11:15am

The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.

High Court agrees with Environmental Defence Society - law must be followed as it stands now

Mon 7 Jul 2025

Media release – Environmental Defence Society | The Environmental Defence Society (EDS) welcomes the High Court’s finding in Box Property Investments Ltd v The Expert Consenting Panel that decisions must be made based on the law as it currently stands, not on potential future legislative changes.

The change in Southern Ocean structure can drive a release in carbon to the atmosphere

Change in Southern Ocean structure could have climate implications

Mon 7 Jul 2025

Media release – Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM-CSIC) | Satellite data processing algorithms developed by ICM-CSIC have played a crucial role in detecting this significant shift in the Southern Hemisphere, which could accelerate the effects of climate change.

Greenpeace International begins groundbreaking Anti-SLAPP case to protect freedom of speech

Fri 4 Jul 2025

Media release - Greenpeace | In a landmark test case of the European Union’s new legislation to protect freedom of expression and stop abusive lawsuits, Greenpeace International has overnight challenged the US oil pipeline company, Energy Transfer, in court in the Netherlands.

Biodiversity plan is ‘light on detail and heavy on vague intentions’

1 Jul 2025

Media Release - WWF New Zealand | The government’s plan to tackle Aotearoa New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis lacks ambition and fails to match the scale and urgency of the challenge.

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