Airlines act to prevent emissions talks collapse

7 Jun 13 - A proposal agreed to this week by major airlines could rescue United Nations efforts for a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the aviation sector, observers say.

Science world honours LanzaTech founder

28 Mar 13 - New Zealand scientist and bioenergy pioneer Dr Sean Simpson has been honoured twice this week.

Airport sets high energy cut goals

1 Mar 13 - Auckland Airport wants to cut energy use by 20 per cent per passenger by 2020.

Europe gives airlines a break

1 Mar 13 - European Union lawmakers have backed a Commission plan to suspend for a year a law that would make all airlines using EU airports pay for their carbon emissions.

Air NZ makes final of world awards

1 Feb 13 - Air New Zealand has been named a finalist in the 2013 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, which recognise sustainable tourism best-practice in businesses and at destinations.

Why you should give up red meat, not flying

1 Feb 13 - People who want to have an effect on climate change would be better to give up red meat and changing lightbulbs than to stop taking flights, says a new study.

Airlines use ETS costs to pocket millions

25 Jan 13 - Airlines profited up to 1.36 billion euros last year by passing “imaginary” costs from the European Union Emissions Trading System on to consumers, says a new study.

Bio crop could put money in the margins

18 Jan 13 - A team of New Zealand researchers say that biofuels can be produced sustainably and economically from crops grown on the margins of paddocks.

Industry leads electricity transformation

14 Dec 12 - More than 35 industry partners will work together to explore the future of Australia’s electricity system.

Australia happy trading scheme is working

23 Nov 12 - The Australian experience since the July launch of its emissions trading scheme had proved positive, a senior diplomat has told corporate leaders meeting in Brussels.

Brussels to monitor shipping emissions

5 Oct 12 - The European Commission will introduce an emissions monitoring system in early 2013, in a bid to curb the environmental footprint left by the shipping industry.

Why Romney in the White House scares Europe

28 Sep 12 - European Union officials are privately alarmed at the chilling effect that a Mitt Romney win in the US presidential election could have on global climate talks, says the EurActiv agency.

Air NZ green team spreads wings

14 Sep 12 - Volunteers from Air New Zealand’s Green Team are rolling up their sleeves for conservation by helping with restoration projects across the country this weekend.

Scientists challenge biofuels claim

3 Aug 12 - German researchers have unveiled evidence suggesting European Commission claims that locally produced rapeseed biodiesel cut back at least 38 per cent of greenhouse gases compared with fossil fuels, ...

Rio pledges pass $500 billion mark

29 Jun 12 - More than $513 billion in funding has been committed by governments, the private sector, civil society and other groups to achieve a sustainable future.

Right, says Ban, now get on with it

29 Jun 12 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged world leaders to build on the commitments they made during the Rio+20 conference to achieve economic, environmental and social prosperity for...

Planemaker backs land restoration

15 Jun 12 - Airbus is throwing its support behind what it says is the largest land resortation project in the world.

Travel leaders call for sustainability

15 Jun 12 - Travel and tourism leaders are calling for a new enlightened framework for sustainable tourism in a ground-breaking collection of essays compiled by academics at Melbourne’s Victoria University...

EU-China carbon talks get serious

8 Jun 12 - Meetings between EU and Chinese officials aimed at helping Beijing to draft plans for its own carbon emissions market are “increasing in intensity,” says the union’s chief climate negotiator, Artur...

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