Forestry

Woodies want large-scale biofuel plant

Friday - A massive wood-processing plant with a substantial biofuel plant add-on could be viable, the sector says.

Industry sees bioenergy as key to jobs

Friday - Legislation supporting bioenergy production of electricity will provide employment and economic growth in rural areas, says the Bioenergy Association.

Is there something we haven't been told?

Friday - Carbon Market Solutions asks as to consider a situation now confronting many forest owners who opted into the Emissions Trading Scheme:

Govt vow ‘huge news’ for foresters

24 May 13 - The Government says it is committed to the Permanent Forest Sinks Initiative.

Govt banks on low, low carbon price

24 May 13 - The Government is budgeting on a carbon price of just 24 cents a tonne for the foreseeable future.

Biofuels + Food = farming winner

24 May 13 - Farmers should be thinking about growing feedstocks for biofuels, says Federated Farmers.

Bring back natives, says tree scientist

24 May 13 - Plantation forests could prove a valuable site for native forest regeneration.

Farm couple finds Asia an eye-opener

17 May 13 - An industry-backed trip to Asia has given Norh Otago farmers Blair and Jane Smith a deeper understanding of the challenges facing marketers of New Zealand meat and dairy products.

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.

Worries deepen over future of ETS

26 Apr 13 - Deep uncertainty remains over the future of the Emissions Trading Scheme, according to a revealing survey of ETS participants.

No word yet on tree-planting plans

26 Apr 13 - Details of new Government plans to encourage forestry planting are unlikely to be unveiled for several weeks.

Co-operate or crash, warns forests expert

26 Apr 13 - A forestry expert is calling for co-operation between farmers, conservation interests, scientists and officials to avoid a “biodiversity train-wreck” in New Zealand.

IT’S OFFICIAL: Forests make way for dairying

19 Apr 13 - Government figures have confirmed what the carbon market has known for months – forests are being cleared and converted to dairy farms on the back of rock-bottom carbon prices.

Australia cuts emissions … slightly

19 Apr 13 - The Australian Government is facing calls to strengthen its carbon tax, as new figures show the country’s emissions fell only slightly last year.

Private sector looms as key funder of forests

19 Apr 13 - The private sector is emerging as a key source of financing the sustainable management of forests that, if tapped properly, could result in benefits for the environment and for businesses.

Think bionergy, farmers will be told

12 Apr 13 - Farmers are being urged to think about how they can boost farm income by turning shelter belts and other bits of forestry into biofuels.

Climate change could make us a better wine producer

28 Mar 13 - New Zealand is one of a handful of countries that could benefit as the Earth's warming phase drives a wave of change through the world of wine, according to climate change experts.

Power plant gas emissions show rise

22 Mar 13 - New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation last year were up more than 20 per cent on the previous year.

Wood industry report shows the way

8 Mar 13 - The wood industry’s investigation of future economic opportunities – including biofuels and biochemicals – is finished.