Drop in ETS forestry registrations
Tue 5 May 2026
By Liz Kivi | ETS forestry registrations have dropped off this year, with the new mandatory emissions return period, new land-use rules, and carbon price volatility all meaning participants aren’t rushing to register forestry in the emissions trading scheme.
Tairāwhiti deserves better than weakened forestry rules
Tue 5 May 2026
OPINION: The government's proposed amendments to forestry standards, released yesterday, ignore the hard lessons learned in our region and ignore the voices that have fought hardest to protect it, writes Manu Caddie.
ISSB consults on sustainability standards
Tue 5 May 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The International Sustainability Standards Board has released proposed changes to key industry standards, with potential implications for New Zealand’s agriculture and energy sectors.
Brown's LNG rethink proves short-lived
Tue 5 May 2026
Energy Minister Simeon Brown's suggestion that the Iran conflict had "changed everything" about New Zealand's approach to LNG imports appears to have been a brief departure rather than a shift in direction.
Greens condemn planned coal mine next to protected wetland
Mon 4 May 2026
By Liz Kivi | The Green Party says a new plan for a coal mine and fertiliser plant next to an internationally significant wetland is “ecological vandalism and climate denial.”
CARBON PRICE
Tue 5 May 2026
Exclusively for subscribers, the Carbon News NZU Index tracks daily movements in the compliance carbon market across multiple trading platforms.
NZ ETS guide lays bare policy shifts, uncertainty risks
Fri 1 May 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | A new guide to New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme highlights major policy changes and warns ongoing uncertainty is weakening price signals needed to drive low-emissions investment.
‘Formidable’ El Niño expected this winter
29 Apr 2026
By Liz Kivi | Meteorologists are anticipating a significant El Niño influence on weather patterns across the country from winter onwards, with predicted lower rainfall for some areas and heavier rain for others likely to impact multiple sectors of the economy as well as the carbon market.
Commission advises no change to ETS settings but warns Govt of looming risks
24 Apr 2026
By Liz Kivi | The Climate Change Commission is warning the Government of a possible shortfall of Emissions Trading Scheme units by the late 2020s and says the scheme will struggle to provide an investment signal by the mid-2030s.
Govt moving to two-yearly ETS updates
22 Apr 2026
The Government is moving to update ETS settings every two years, rather than each year as it does currently, as part of upcoming changes to climate legislation.
‘Suicidal’ model of capitalism leading to war and fascism, climate summit told
Tue 5 May 2026
Colombia president Gustavo Petro tells 57-country talks on a green energy transition that fossil fuel interests could destroy humanity.
With its first marine reserve, Ghana protects its ocean to secure its future
Tue 5 May 2026
Comment: Last month, Ghana made news when it declared its first marine reserve and sited it in one of the nation’s most ecologically and biologically significant marine environments.
ESG funds include petrochemical companies, report finds
Tue 5 May 2026
Global banks have invested US$133bn into US petrochemical expansion, even as the industry is linked to climate change.
WA government preparing to abandon its emissions reduction targets, documents reveal
Tue 5 May 2026
The WA government will not implement emissions reduction targets under proposed new laws, according to internal government documents seen by the ABC.
Amsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels
Tue 5 May 2026
Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products.
EDS urges MPs to scrap the Fisheries Amendment Bill
Tue 5 May 2026
Media release | The Environmental Defence Society today lodged a substantive submission on the Fisheries Amendment Bill.
Christchurch youth to lead local climate action through global fund
Tue 5 May 2026
Media release: Christchurch City Council | Christchurch has been announced as one of 300 cities selected to take part in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund, a global initiative empowering young people to design and deliver practical climate solutions in their own communities.
CLIMATE CALENDAR
Tue 5 May 2026
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
Community feedback sought on plan to reduce emissions in the Kāpiti Coast
Mon 4 May 2026
Media release | Kāpiti Coast District Council is seeking feedback on its draft Emissions Reduction Plan that aims to cut the district’s greenhouse gas emissions as part of Council’s goal of a ‘net zero’ emissions by 2040.
Health-framed messages are twice as effective at shifting people's attitudes and policy support on climate change
Mon 4 May 2026
Media release: Global Climate and Health Alliance | Major study in Brazil, India, Japan and South Africa finds that evidence of climate risks to health increases public support for climate action twice as often as other climate-related messages.
