Carbon News In Depth

Restrictions on CERs and ERUs

6 Dec 13 - The use of international Kyoto credits in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme is to be restricted.

Beehive seems set to block cheap foreign credits

6 Dec 13 - The Government today is expected to announce moves to restrict the flow of cheap foreign carbon credits into New Zealand.

Govt has way to aid clean-tech pioneers, says Labour

6 Dec 13 - The Government could use its buying power to support New Zealand’s clean-tech pioneers, the Labour Party says.

NXT biofuels project excites retail chain

6 Dec 13 - The NXT Fuels biofuels refinery project could be a breakthrough for the industry, says fuel retailer Gull New Zealand.

Country on countdown to pricing environment

6 Dec 13 - A decision will be made early next year on whether New Zealand will put a price on its natural capital.

NZ keeps eye on Chinese carbon market muscle

6 Dec 13 - The launch this week of the world’s second-largest carbon market, in the Chinese industrial powerhouse province of Guangdong, will have little direct impact on the New Zealand market, a leading trader says.

Food stores switch to 'natural' refrigeration

29 Nov 13 - Foodstuffs is looking to drastically cut emissions and energy costs by switching to natural refrigeration.

NZ none the wiser after rejecting refugee’s case

29 Nov 13 - New Zealand has dealt with what is claimed to be the world’s first climate change refugee by throwing his case out of court and earmarking him and his family for deportation.

Wildlife writer wins our book draw

29 Nov 13 - Veteran environmentalist Julian Fitter will be able to spend his Christmas break reading about rivers ... not birds.

EXCLUSIVE: Biofuels pioneer wants to go into production with refinery in NZ

22 Nov 13 - A New Zealand second generation-biofuels company is in the market for funding to build a refinery.

It’s about more than talking the talk, says award winner

22 Nov 13 - Sustainability makes good business sense – but talking the talk is not enough, says the winner of the supreme award in this year’s NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards.

COP delegates scrap over who will pay the bills

22 Nov 13 - The UN COP19 climate conference is approaching the critical stage and could be scuttled over who pays for damage from events like Typhoon Haiyan, says Green MP Dr Kennedy Graham.

Abbott fund has high price, says analyst

22 Nov 13 - Australia’s Emissions Reduction Fund is likely to cost its government $A20 a tonne, and possibly $40 a tonne, an analyst says.

Melbourne expo might give us some answers

22 Nov 13 - Businesses looking for a steer on how Australia’s Emissions Reduction Fund scheme will work could find it at the Carbon Expo Australasia next month.

Take a searching look at our rivers ... and be in the draw to win a copy of this book

22 Nov 13 - DAVID YOUNG has updated his 1986 historical geography Faces of the River. His new book is entitled, Rivers: New Zealand’s Shared Legacy, from Random House. In the politically and ecologically altered...

Welcome to the Bill and Gerry Climate Change Show ...

15 Nov 13 - The Government is under fire over its apparent lack of belief in human-induced climate change, with two of the country’s most powerful politicians calling the science into question.

Our ministers ill-informed, says top scientist

15 Nov 13 - The New Zealand Government is ignoring “inconvenient” evidence about climate change, says a leading international climate scientist.

Government plays loose with ETS facts

15 Nov 13 - The Government is claiming credit for climate change policies – including the Emissions Trading Scheme - introduced by its predecessor.

EDITORIAL: The message is clear ... we have a government of climate deniers

15 Nov 13 - By editor ADELIA HALLETT. The reason for the Government’s failure to take decisive action on the biggest issue facing us became clear this week; it still doubts the science behind anthropogenic...

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