Inaction on shipping decarbonisation could cost NZ up to $94b by 2050, report says
Tue 30 Jun 2026
By Oli Lewis | Failing to support and enable the decarbonisation of the shipping industry could result in losses of $17.5 billion to $94.4b to the New Zealand economy by 2050, according to a report from the Aotearoa Circle.
Politicians need to lead on climate: Carr
Tue 30 Jun 2026
As the election campaign heats up, former Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr has a list of actions he's hoping to see from our aspiring leaders, which includes confronting climate denial as well as refusing funds or policy advice from vested interests.
Kiwi named among world's climate science elite
Tue 30 Jun 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand climate scientist Kevin Trenberth has been recognised as one of the world's most influential climate researchers after earning top rankings for scientific citations on two international platforms.
Govt trims environmental reporting schedule
Tue 30 Jun 2026
The Government has introduced legislation to reduce the frequency of national environmental reporting, in a reform whose own regulatory impact statement only partially met quality assurance standards.
Smith files High Court case against Govt move to block climate lawsuits
Mon 29 Jun 2026
By Liz Kivi | Climate activist and iwi leader Mike Smith has filed High Court proceedings challenging Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith's decision to introduce legislation to outlaw climate tort litigation.
CARBON PRICE
Tue 30 Jun 2026
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BNZ and Pāmu team up on ‘carbon insetting’ with existing native forests
Tue 30 Jun 2026
By Liz Kivi | BNZ and state-owned enterprise Pāmu (Landcorp) have teamed up on what they say could be a model for landowners to earn revenue from existing native forests, while businesses pay for carbon removals. The organisations involved say this is “not offsetting,” with less stringent rules needed than for carbon credits.
ETS settings: Minister favours biennial cycle, officials prefer annual updates
18 Jun 2026
By Oli Lewis | The Ministry for the Environment and the Climate Change Minister, Simon Watts, hold differing views on how often emissions trading scheme (ETS) settings should be updated.
NZ biodiversity credits top global rankings
16 Jun 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | A New Zealand biodiversity credit project has topped global sales rankings, with Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari accounting for 43% of worldwide biodiversity credit transactions in May and adding momentum to the country's emerging voluntary nature market.
Govt looks to tighten ETS auction supply
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.
Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C
Tue 30 Jun 2026
Europe's unprecedented early summer heatwave may be responsible for hundreds of excess deaths, according to the head of the World Health Organization.
Big Oil’s campaign to stop EU methane restrictions is working
Tue 30 Jun 2026
The fossil fuel industry and the U.S. government are gaining ground in their fight to postpone EU rules designed to cut emissions of one of the most potent greenhouse gases, with at least 12 member countries already backing calls to delay the law.
'Spectacular' electric car sales weaken pressure to shelve combustion engine ban, EU climate chief says
Tue 30 Jun 2026
A "spectacular" rise in electric car sales is weakening political momentum to roll back the European Union's planned ban on combustion engine cars, the bloc's climate commissioner said on Thursday, as governments laid bare divisions over the policy.
Our Ocean Conference in Kenya ends with $6.4 billion in pledges, review of past promises
Tue 30 Jun 2026
Africa was front and center at the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya, the first time the annual gathering was held on the continent. The conference is built around voluntary commitments from a range of actors including governments, nonprofits, institutions and the private sector.
From mobile jungles to shadow art: how Dutch people try to beat the heat
Tue 30 Jun 2026
Households in Amsterdam are being urged to hang their curtains outside their windows as health experts recommend simple hacks to moderate the heatwave rolling across the Netherlands, where homes were built for old-fashioned damp and coldish northern European weather.
Fed Farmers back National’s plan to slash solar red tape
Tue 30 Jun 2026
Media release | Federated Farmers says the National Party's commitment to make small-scale solar projects a permitted activity is exactly the commonsense farmers need.
What whale poo reveals about survival in warming seas
Tue 30 Jun 2026
Media release: University of Auckland | During his morning runs, Rod Keogh had no doubt that the whale poo he saw washed up on the beach had value. Science has finally caught up with him.
CLIMATE CALENDAR
Tue 30 Jun 2026
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
The Reality of Everything: A sold-out symposium at VUW
Thu 25 Jun 2026
Media release: Victoria University of Wellington | What do rising grocery bills, soaring insurance premiums, food producers under pressure, and growing international instability have in common? According to organisers of The Reality of Everything Symposium in Wellington, they are all part of a much bigger story – one that New Zealanders urgently want to understand.
New map highlights mining threat associated with controversial conservation reforms: Greenpeace
24 Jun 2026
Media release | Greenpeace has launched an interactive online map exposing the overlap between known deposits of minerals the Government has deemed "critical" and the public conservation land that would be easier to sell off and exploit under the Government's Conservation Amendment Bill.
