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Govt needs to get moving to deliver international climate target says commission

Today 11:00am

By Liz Kivi | The Climate Change Commission is warning that “time is running short” for the government to deliver on its international climate target.

Steady progress for Kāpiti Coast emission reduction

Today 11:00am

Kāpiti Coast District Council's latest audit shows its 2023/24 emissions are down by 11% from the previous year.

Commissioner calls on govt to better manage economic risks of climate change

Today 11:00am

Climate change is creating an inevitable liability for the government which needs to be understood and managed, according to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

Owning a green home could cut mortgage payback time by two years

Fri 9 May 2025

A green certified home plus a green mortgage and associated energy bill savings could save Kiwi families up to $98,800 over the course of their mortgage - the equivalent of being mortgage-free several years early, according to new research.

Most Kiwis anxious over extreme weather events

Fri 9 May 2025

More than half of all New Zealanders are worried about storms, heavy rainfall and flooding as New Zealand faces continued wild weather events.

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Markets

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CARBON PRICE: NZUs $52.67

Today 11:00am

The Carbon News NZU Index closed at $52.67 yesterday, up 8 cents on the previous day's close.

Broker urges govt to reject Climate Commission’s advice

2 May 2025

The Climate Change Commission's recommendation to increase carbon auction volumes risks undermining market confidence, distorting price discovery, and weakening the Emission Trading Scheme's core function, according to Marex.

Experts question Climate Commission’s advice

30 Apr 2025

The Climate Change Commission’s latest advice on Emissions Trading Scheme auction settings is lacking important information, and fails to take into account the commission’s own advice to update the country’s climate targets, says an expert.

Carbon price slumps for fourth week in a row

29 Apr 2025

Carbon prices on the secondary market dropped for the fourth consecutive week last week, with NZUs changing hands at $20 below this year’s auction floor price of $68.

Commission’s plan to increase ETS auction units could lead to lower prices

24 Apr 2025

Experts are criticising the Climate Change Commission’s proposal to increase the amount of carbon units available at auction, while the market is still plagued by low prices and seems oversupplied.

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International

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Anthony Albanese

Five huge climate opportunities await the next Australian parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver

Today 11:00am

Australians have returned an expanded Labor Party to government alongside a suite of climate-progressive independents. Meanwhile, the Coalition – which promoted nuclear energy and a slower renewables transition – suffered a historic defeat.

The new pope, Leo XIV, has spoken out about urgent need for climate change action

Today 11:00am

As a cardinal, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was aligned with Pope Francis’s views on the environment.

EU farm plan: More cash for disaster relief and looser green rules

Today 11:00am

Proposals to slash red tape risk clashing with earlier recommendations to make farming more resilient.

COP30 must heed the elephant in the room: fossil fuels

Today 11:00am

OPINION: Oil, gas and coal cause three-quarters of global emissions. Why are they nowhere to be seen on the Belém climate summit’s agenda?

Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say

Today 11:00am

Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur.

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News Direct

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New study reveals climate change is already impacting The Andes

Today 11:00am

Media release | Seven nations sharing world’s longest mountain range already impacted by climate change.

Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian Blythe. The Water New Zealand Stormwater Conference and Expo 2025 takes place 13 May in Rotorua

CLIMATE CALENDAR

Today 11:00am

The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.

Conference to tackle flooding and storms to build a climate-resilient future

Fri 9 May 2025

Protecting communities from flooding and ensuring a sustainable and climate resilient water future will be a key focus at a major stormwater conference in Rotorua next week.

Transpower proposes up to $1.4 billion investment in Cook Strait electricity link

Thu 8 May 2025

Media release | Transpower is seeking views on a proposed investment of up to $1.4 billion in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Cook Strait electricity link to ensure it can deliver an affordable and reliable electricity supply to the country as the economy electrifies over the next 40 years.

Bovotica is a Queensland-based agtech company aiming to reduce methane emissions from cattle and boost productivity

AgriZeroNZ backs methane-cutting probiotic in first Australian investment

Thu 8 May 2025

Media release | AgriZeroNZ, the public-private partnership accelerating development of tools to help farmers cut emissions, is investing NZ$1.5 million in Bovotica, a pioneering Australian start-up aiming to reduce methane emissions from cattle and boost productivity.

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