Todd takes control of tidal power project

Friday - Todd Energy has taken control of the company behind plans for a tidal energy plant on the Kaipara Harbour.

Top scientist to look into the future

Friday - Climate change commentator and the United Kingdom’s former Government chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, will give lectures at all three of Massey University’s campuses later this month.

Green energy in the spotlight

Friday - Businesses promoting solar power, energy efficiency and electric cars will strut their stuff in Christchurch this weekend.

Pot party pushes hemp for houses

Friday - Cannabis should be legalised for the sake of the environment, says the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.

Korea eyes ambitious carbon scheme

Friday - South Korea is preparing to introduce the world's most ambitious emissions trading scheme, potentially paving the way for carbon costs as high as $90 a tonne for many of the country's key industries.

China holds key to cleaner skies

Friday - It’s time for China to adopt tighter laws and more regional efforts to fight air pollution through market mechanisms such as the carbon trading system, says an American expert.

Power sector warns of costly 'lost decade'

Friday - Europe faces a ‘lost decade’ of climate and energy policy inaction between 2020-2030, says a new report.

Students protest at Shell science funding

Friday - Students and alumni of Oxford University have protested at the opening of a new lab in its Earth sciences department that is funded with €7 million from the Shell oil company.

Buy shares … and turn the heater off

Friday - When Labour and the Greens presented their energy policy aimed at restraining the ever- increasing electricity price, they were derided by all and sundry, including the Prime Minister, says Carbon...

Law academics spread energy word

10 May 13 - Top international law academics will present their work on global developments in law and policy in energy, resources and the environment to New Zealanders next week.

Greening of global trade vital, says UN

10 May 13 - The expanding market for low-carbon and environmentally friendly products will create huge new opportunities in an increasingly interconnected world, says the United Nations.

Europe embraces green infrastructure

10 May 13 - A strategy aimed at promoting green infrastructure and putting natural processes at the heart of its spatial planning has been adopted by the European Union.

Carbon trading tax cut put on hold

10 May 13 - A 2015 tax cut in Australia associated with the carbon trading scheme will not go ahead because of the drop in the carbon price in Europe.

Draft treaty threatens fracking bans

10 May 13 - European bans on fracking for shale gas could face lawsuits under a far-reaching investment clause in a draft Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) treaty.

Power switch will cut emissions, says solar chief

3 May 13 - Exposing domestic electricity consumers to the spot market would lead to substantial cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, the Solar Energy Association says.

Businesses don’t get it, says green campaigner

3 May 13 - Most campaigns promoting the advantages of green business are failing to gain traction because they are preaching to the converted, says a commercial lawyer who has found a new vocation.

Gas emissions about to hit critical level

3 May 13 - For the first time in human history, concentrations of carbon dioxide this month could rise above 400 parts per million and remain there for sustained lengths of time.

Why coal looks like a bad investment

3 May 13 - Coal investors could suffer heavy losses in the future as carbon assets are frozen by regulators to achieve global warming targets, a new research report has found.

States miss renewable energy targets

3 May 13 - Twenty-two out of 29 states in India have failed to meet their renewable energy targets, says a new report.

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