EU climate policy ‘won’t survive’ its clash with EU farmer politics
Fri 12 Jun 2026
By Pattrick Smellie | European Union climate change policy is on a collision course with European farmer politics, exacerbated by the rise of populist right-wing parties in the UK and the Continent, says Oxford University professor of geosystem science, Myles Allen.
Lack of finance stalling sustainable innovation – report
Fri 12 Jun 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | A lack of access to suitable finance is threatening growth in New Zealand's sustainable innovation sector, despite strong confidence and ambitious expansion plans among purpose-driven businesses, according to a new report.
Lower Hutt among five cities in global climate risk initiative
Fri 12 Jun 2026
By Justin Wong, Local Democracy Reporter | Lower Hutt is one of five cities around the world picked for a global climate project to help vulnerable people respond to extreme climate risks.
Coastal inundation enquiries increase on the West Coast
Fri 12 Jun 2026
By Vihan Dalal, Local Democracy Reporter | The West Coast Regional Council is seeing more inquiries about coastal inundation. A report tabled at the Environmental Management Committee meeting last week showed coastal inundation was the second-most common inquiry received by the council after flooding.
Media round-up
Fri 12 Jun 2026
In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: A legal expert labels the government's climate law change "constitutionally abhorrent", the first critical minerals project has applied for fast-track, and warming winters are changing New Zealand’s landscapes.
CARBON PRICE
Fri 12 Jun 2026
Exclusively for subscribers, the Carbon News NZU Index tracks daily movements in the compliance carbon market across multiple trading platforms.
Govt looks to tighten ETS auction supply
Fri 12 Jun 2026
By Liz Kivi | The Government is consulting on auctioning fewer ‘pollution permits’ for 2027-2031, a move it says would help meet the country’s domestic emissions targets while also maintaining short-term confidence in the ETS.
‘A shame’: experts on decision to send Govt carbon auctions offshore
Wed 10 Jun 2026
By Liz Kivi | Carbon market experts are questioning whether the Government has made the right decision in sending its auctions of carbon 'pollution permits' worth billions of dollars offshore.
No bidders again: NZ carbon auction extends losing streak
Tue 9 Jun 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams |New Zealand's carbon auction has failed for the sixth consecutive time, with no bidders emerging for the 2.6 million NZUs on offer as secondary market prices remain well below the Government's $71 auction floor price.
Carbon auction set to fail while new data suggests sharp decline in stockpile
Mon 8 Jun 2026
By Liz Kivi | Tomorrow’s carbon auction is odds-on to fail again, even as the latest figures from the Environmental Protection Authority show the ‘stockpile’ of NZUs continuing to decline.
World’s largest banks pledged $906bn to fossil fuel companies in 2025
Fri 12 Jun 2026
The world’s largest banks committed $906bn in financing to the fossil fuel industry last year, an “unfathomable” increase in investment locking in years more of coal, oil and gas production as the world continues to overheat, a new report has found.
EU agrees stronger price controls for new carbon market
Fri 12 Jun 2026
The European Union agreed stronger measures to control prices in its new carbon market early on Thursday, responding to governments' concerns that the emissions-cutting initiative could increase fuel bills.
Inside the campaign to discredit a key climate science report
Fri 12 Jun 2026
An emerging field of research that can measure how much climate change has worsened individual disasters is under attack by friends of the fossil fuel industry.
Millions of UK homes at risk of sinking as climate crisis worsens
Fri 12 Jun 2026
Millions of homes are at risk from climate-related subsidence, according to an analysis by the British Geological Survey.
The Pacific made history in the courts – now we must do it in the negotiations
Fri 12 Jun 2026
Legal clarity alone will not lead to reduced emissions, more finance or stronger national climate plans – political will is key to meeting states’ obligations.
Communities need to prepare for increased landslide risk
Fri 12 Jun 2026
Media release: Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha University of Canterbury | New UC-led research shows where future Cyclone Gabrielle-like storms could cause more landslides and how communities can reduce the risk.
CLIMATE CALENDAR
Fri 12 Jun 2026
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
NZ’s largest rooftop solar switched on at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Thu 11 Jun 2026
Media release | Sunergise, New Zealand’s leading commercial solar company, has switched on the country’s largest-ever rooftop solar installation at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare’s East Tāmaki campus in Auckland.
Antarctic surface melt set to increase dramatically this century, new study finds
Wed 10 Jun 2026
Media release – Victoria University | New research shows surface melting across Antarctica is set to intensify and spread dramatically over the 21st century, with melt increasing by 10 times and the area affected growing by more than 10 percent by 2100 if global temperatures continue to rise.
The environment needs fixes now, says new director
5 Jun 2026
Media release: Auckland University | Innovative solutions to environmental problems are urgently needed, because our wellbeing depends on it, says Professor Dan Tompkins, the new director of the Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society, Ngā Ara Whetū, at the University of Auckland.
