Emergency means more action, business tells Govt

Tuesday - Tomorrow’s expected declaration by Parliament of a climate emergency in New Zealand should see an immediate scaling-up of investment in climate change funding and policies, businesses are telling the Government.

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Tuesday - Climate activist organisation 350 Aotearoa will perform street theatre in the Octagon at lunchtime today in a bid to get the government-owned Accident Compensation Corporation to stop investing in fossil fuels.

Don't be too quick to dismiss the 'emergency'

Monday - By PATTRICK SMELLIE | There was an outburst of skeptical tongue-clicking last Thursday when Climate Change Minister James Shaw announced New Zealand will this week declare a state of ‘climate emergency’.

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Monday - Parliament sits this week, with the James Shaw’s climate emergency declaration expected in the House on Wednesday.

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Friday - Parliament sits on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week.

Canada to join NZ in going net-zero by 2050

23 Nov 20 - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has presented a bill to commit Canada to cut its emissions to net zero by 2050 and set five-year targets to meet the goal.

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23 Nov 20 - It's back to the office for MPs this week, with Parliament opening on Wednesday and the Speech from the Throne, outlining the new Government’s agenda, on Thursday.

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20 Nov 20 - Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion says it will target Genesis Energy’s headquarters in downtown Auckland this afternoon.

Nuclear-produced hydrogen is green, says EU

20 Nov 20 - The European Commission will consider hydrogen produced from nuclear power as “low-carbon”, says a senior EU official who spoke in the European Parliament this week.

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19 Nov 20 - The annual Sustainable Business Awards will be held in Auckland tonight.

Upton, Parker - Nats stopped the ETS working

17 Nov 20 - New Zealand’s failure to seriously address its emissions problem through the 2010s has come under fire from two politicians whose attempts to effectively price carbon were thwarted by National...

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16 Nov 20 - The annual Sustainable Business Awards are on in Auckland on Thursday.

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13 Nov 20 - Well-being statistics for the September quarter are out today.

Shaw talking tough on carbon budgets

12 Nov 20 - The Climate Change Commission could be given the ability to manage carbon prices if its carbon budget recommendations are not followed by politicians, the climate minister says.

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12 Nov 20 - Ten years ago, then-Green Party co-leader Russel Norman had managed to persuade both Labour and National to take part in a conference he was holding in Parliament to talk about building...

Energy sector ripe for govt emissions targets

3 Nov 20 - The Government appears to have emissions from energy in its sights as it seeks to finally make real cuts in the country's emissions.

FRIDAY POLITICS: We'll know by Sunday

30 Oct 20 - We should know on Sunday whether James Shaw will remain the country’s climate minister.

Get reserve in place to protect taxpayers, says Simpson

27 Oct 20 - The Government can and should pass legislation allowing it to set reserve prices when it auctions carbon credits, National says.

Japan to be carbon-neutral by 2050

27 Oct 20 - Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has said the country will become carbon neutral by 2050, heralding a bolder approach to tackling the climate emergency by the world’s third-biggest economy.

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