CLIMATE CALENDAR
Fri 13 Jun 2025
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
Online events
Promoting Digestate as a Renewable Fertiliser in New Zealand Webinar. This webinar will present findings from a comprehensive study on digestate adoption, exploring its economic viability, environmental benefits, and strategies to overcome market barriers. 1pm, Tuesday, 10 June.
Consultation on updating RMA national direction. The Government is calling for feedback on proposals to change and inform development of national direction under the resource management system. The Ministry for the Environment is running online webinars to answer questions.
- Webinar 3 – Package 1: Infrastructure and development, 10am-11am, Tuesday 10 June. Register here.
- Webinar 4 – Package 2: Primary sector and Package 3: Freshwater, 10.30am-12pm, Wednesday 11 June. Register here.
The Ministry for the Environment is hosting two webinars to discuss the proposed changes to Emissions Trading Scheme settings and regulations. The first half of the webinar will be dedicated to ETS Settings, and the second half to ETS regulation changes.
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Webinar 2: 10.00am, Wednesday 11 June. Register here.
Climate Change and Business Conference, Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 September, Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland, online attendance available.
Adaptation Futures Conference, the United Nation's major conference aiming to accelerate climate adaptation, 13 to 16 October 2025, a hybrid event held in Otautahi Christchurch and online.
Fresk events: These workshops are open to the general public and are run by Climate Fresk volunteers. The workshops will teach you how climate change works and empower you to take effective action as a citizen.
Regional events
Auckland
IoD & Chapter Zero NZ 2025 Climate Governance Forum, 28 July, Grand Millennium, Auckland
Climate Change and Business Conference, Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 September, Viaduct Events Centre, online attendance available.
Oceania Renewable Power Summit,16-17 September.
Sustainability Leaders Summit, 5 November, Grand Millennium, Auckland.
Manawatū–Whanganui
Trumping Climate Change, Earle lecture 2025 with sustainable energy and climate mitigation expert Ralph Sims, Massey University professor emeritus. 11 June at 7:30pm at the Speirs Centre, Palmerston North Boys High, 263 Featherston St, Palmerston North.
Wellington
International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH) 2025, Tuesday 18 November to Thursday 20 November, Takina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre, 50 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington
Interactive climate change exhibition at Te Papa.
Canterbury
Decarbonisation and the circular economy – a strategic imperative for directors, 12:15 - 1:45pm, 12 August 2025, The George, 50 Park Terrace, Christchurch.
Water New Zealand Conference and Expo 2025, 29 September to Friday 3, October 2025, Te Pae Convention Centre and Christchurch Town Hall, in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Adaptation Futures Conference, the United Nation's major conference aiming to accelerate climate adaptation, 13 to 16 October 2025, a hybrid event held in Otautahi Christchurch.
ETS auctions 2025
18 June, 10 September, 3 December.
Petitions
Action Station: Bring back the Southerner train.
Climate Action & Resistance VUW: Call for Victoria University of Wellington to divest from fossil fuels
The Future is Rail: Ensure replacement Cook Strait ferries can carry trains. Don’t cast the South Island adrift!
350 Aotearoa: Support community energy for a just transition, petition calling for a transition to community-owned renewable energy.
All Railways: Save Our National Passenger Rail Network.
Common Grace Aotearoa: Don't Subsidise Pollution: End Free Carbon Credits.
Consumer: petition for a product repairability label.
Greenpeace:
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To House of Representatives: Bring back the Container Return Scheme
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To NZ Parliament: Cut climate pollution from big dairy
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To the Foreign Affairs Minister and the NZ Government: Create Global Ocean Sanctuaries
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To Waimate District Council and Environment Canterbury: Oppose the Waste-to-Energy incinerator in the Waimate District
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