ClimCom in the hotseat over cost models

25 Feb 21 - The Climate Change Commission’s failure to release all aspects of the models underlying its draft budget dominated Parliament’s Environment Committee this morning.

Don't get this wrong, Contact tells Government

24 Feb 21 - A major emitter wants the country’s first carbon auction delayed, warning that a botched auction could leave the market scrambling for credits.

ClimCom extends submission deadline

24 Feb 21 - The deadline for submissions on the Climate Change Commission’s draft recommendations is being extended.

Ardern takes charge on climate change

12 Feb 21 - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will lead a special ministerial group that will oversee New Zealand’s climate change response.

New climate adaptation law a goer, say Parker

10 Feb 21 - The Government says it will act on the Randerson Report’s recommendation to establish a Climate Change Adaptation Act.

Finance minister says we will 'build back better'

9 Feb 21 - Cutting carbon emissions will be at the forefront of this year’s Budget, the finance minister says.

Technical reserve law before Parliament

5 Feb 21 - A law change to stop carbon credits being sold in Government auctions at well below secondary-market prices has made it into Parliament.

UPDATE: Climate commission's proposals for the ETS

31 Jan 21 - Price controls in New Zealand’s new carbon-auctioning regime could rise sharply next year if the Government acts on draft recommendations from the Climate Change Commission.

NEWS FLASH: NZ will increase its Paris target

31 Jan 21 - New Zealand will increase its 2030 emissions reduction target, the Government has just announced.

Govt reverses decision on technical reserve

21 Dec 20 - The first Government auction of carbon credits, scheduled for March 17, will take place with a technical reserve price in place after all.

WELLINGTON: Give us carbon credits for our wetlands

10 Dec 20 - A second regional authority is calling for non-forestry carbon sequestration like wetland restoration to earn carbon credits.

PLANET IN PERIL: Why we must change our financial system

4 Nov 20 - New Zealand can have a sustainable financial system by 2030, driving environmental, social and economic prosperity, a panel of public and private-sector heavyweights says.

ORR: Pacific adaptability a lesson for the world

29 Oct 20 - Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr is invoking his own Pacific heritage in a new call for collective action on climate change.

Our greenhouse gas emissions are being pushed by growth

15 Oct 20 - Economic growth is driving New Zealand’s rising greenhouse gas emissions, a new report confirms.

Govt confirms mandatory climate-risk reporting regime

15 Sep 20 - New Zealand’s largest financial institutions and companies will be the first in the world to face mandatory disclosure of their climate risks.

Biochar golden opportunity for New Zealand, says expert

9 Sep 20 - New Zealand is squandering opportunities to use carbon sequestered under the Emissions Trading Scheme to improve soils, says bioeconomy consultant Dr Michael Lakeman.

If business must disclose carbon debt, then so should we, says Shaw

8 Sep 20 - The Government is trying to find a way to calculate the cost of the country’s likely carbon debt – and is considering using revenue from the Emissions Trading Scheme to buy international carbon...

Compulsory climate-risk reporting rules out soon, says minister

4 Sep 20 - The Government’s plans for mandatory disclosure of companies’ climate-change risk should be unveiled before the election.

National climate pledges must be increased well before COP, Guterres tells nations

31 Aug 20 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has repeated calls for countries to increase their 2030 emissions reduction targets – and to do it soon.

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