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Fossil fuel lobbyist appointed to EECA board

Tuesday - The Green Party has slammed the government’s appointment of a fossil fuel lobbyist to the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority Board.

Carbon price dips as dust settles after auction

Tuesday - The carbon price has taken a dive since last week’s auction, down more than 6% on last week’s auction price.

Fullers360 adds electric hydrofoiling vessel to tourism fleet

Tuesday - The addition makes Fullers360 the world’s first major ferry operator with a certified electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel in its fleet.

Dame Patsy Reddy appointed Climate Change Commission chair

Monday - Dame Patsy Reddy has been appointed the new chair of the Climate Change Commission, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts announced this morning.

Green Party releases alternative climate plan

Monday - The Green Party wants to take forestry out of the Emissions Trading Scheme and instead create biodiversity credits for afforestation.

Commission recommends ‘net negative’ 2050 target

Friday - The Climate Change Commission has recommended the government adopt more ambitious climate targets, including updating ‘net zero’ to be net negative -20 MtCO2e by 2050, as well as moving to include...

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UK 'not ready' for extreme weather

Tuesday - The government is "not ready" for the sort of extreme weather brought by Storm Darragh, the new head of the Climate Change Committee has warned.

Methane-reducing supplement plagued by misinformation

Tuesday - Concern has been rising over the use of a feed supplement, Bovaer 10, to reduce methane production in cows.

International court faces a pivotal choice on climate change

Monday - What legal obligations do states have to fight climate change? Should high-emitting countries be held responsible for the harm they’ve caused? And should states safeguard the climate for future...

Why rich countries are ‘reluctant’ on coal-to-clean deals

Monday - UK and German officials have said there will likely be no more Just Energy Transition Partnerships, as the focus shifts to “country platforms” instead.

Sails make a comeback to cut shipping’s huge carbon footprint

Monday - The international merchant fleet of more than 100,000 ships transports more than 80% of global trade. But it’s also responsible for about 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Builders are using wood in a new way to construct high rises. And it's climate-friendly

Monday - A wood building material can be used in high-rise structures, giving it the potential to replace materials that are bad for the climate, while also locking carbon into buildings for decades.

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CLIMATE CALENDAR

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

TEN YEARS AGO…

Tuesday - Ten years ago, while the political spotlight focused on the world’s two biggest polluters − China and the US − in the run-up to the Lima climate talks, pressure was mounting on India to set emissions targets to help to prevent the planet overheating.
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Not too late to fix controversial Fast-track Approvals Bill

Tuesday - Media release | Parliament is expected to pass the Fast-track Approvals Bill...

Kāinga Ora’s ‘KO’ to the wool industry

Monday - Media release | Federated Farmers says Kāinga Ora’s decision to...

New Zealand Green Investment Finance shares Ministers' concerns with SolarZero liquidation

Friday - Yesterday representatives of New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF) met...

Auckland Council awards grants to advance community climate action

4 Dec 24 - Media release | Auckland Council has approved $260,000 from a total funding...

Scientists find link between temperature and carbon storage rates

4 Dec 24 - Media release | A huge global study has used teabags to measure carbon storage...

Pacific Youth hope historic hearing in the Hague delivers climate justice where COP did not

3 Dec 24 - Media release | Save the Children is urging world leaders to heed the call of...

New Zealand must step up and pay our fair share post-COP29

29 Nov 24 - Media release | World Vision New Zealand and Oxfam Aotearoa are urging the New...

Princess Cruises confronted by climate protestors

28 Nov 24 - Media release | Climate Liberation Aotearoa gave Diamond Princess cruise ship...

Science minister 'asleep at the wheel' says science community, as reforms continually delayed

27 Nov 24 - Media release | Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins...

Microbes behind unprecedented surge in methane emissions

26 Nov 24 - Media release | Microbes - such as those living in wetlands, landfills or the...

Single agency needed to coordinate climate adaptation and recovery

25 Nov 24 - Media release: Infrastructure New Zealand is calling for the establishment of a...

Complex Article 6 rules pave way to unruly carbon markets

25 Nov 24 - Media release | Despite the best efforts of activists and some climate...

New Zealand drops in global ranking on climate action

21 Nov 24 - Media release | Greenpeace is accusing the New Zealand government of ‘quiet...

Scientists develop tool to monitor coastal erosion in fine detail

21 Nov 24 - Media release | An online tool developed by scientists at Waipapa Taumata Rau,...

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