Annual emissions fell to lowest in 15 years in Sept 2025
Today 11:45am
By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to their lowest annual total in the year to September 2025 since records began 2010, according to Statistics New Zealand data published this morning.
$7m boost for marae adaptation as climate impacts intensify
Today 11:45am
By Shannon Morris-Williams | A further $7 million has been committed to marae climate resilience projects under the second stage of the Māori Climate Platform, with funding targeted at flood protection, water infrastructure, renewable energy and, in one case, relocating a marae to higher ground.
Auckland Council raises flood mitigation limit to avoid costly buyouts
Today 11:45am
By Taelegalolo'u Mary Afemata, Local Democracy Reporter | As Auckland Council’s storm recovery programme moves into its final phase, councillors have agreed to lift the cap on flood mitigation spending per household in a bid to avoid more expensive property buyouts.
Media round-up
Today 11:45am
In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Climate change is a key focus for iwi leaders gathering at Waitangi this week, a second town is red-listed by AA Insurance for new home insurance policies, and the loss of life during recent weather events should cause us to reflect on our relationship with vulnerable landscapes in a changing climate.
'Damning' report challenges forestry’s role in Tairāwhiti as sector rejects conclusions
Wed 4 Feb 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | New independent analysis commissioned by Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti challenges long-standing claims that industrial forestry underpins the Tairāwhiti economy.
CARBON PRICE
Today 11:45am
Exclusively for subscribers, the Carbon News NZU Index tracks daily movements in the compliance carbon market across multiple trading platforms.
Minister’s letters: Mildly positive or just virtue signalling?
Today 11:45am
By Liz Kivi | The carbon market was buoyed slightly yesterday, after letters between the Government and the Climate Change Commission were proactively released.
Govt looks to Commission for ways to shore up carbon price
Wed 4 Feb 2026
By Liz Kivi | The Government has asked the Climate Change Commission to look at lower auction volumes and an increase in the auction floor price as options to revive the Emissions Trading Scheme, as carbon prices remain weak.
Carbon News updates ten-year NZU forward curve
27 Jan 2026
Carbon News has updated its ten-year NZU forward curve, following a recent fall in carbon spot prices.
Why did NZUs fall a further $5 over the holiday period?
26 Jan 2026
By Liz Kivi | NZU prices dropped a further $5, or 14%, from an already weak base over the holiday period, with the carbon price falling to its lowest in five years in mid-January.
GHG protocol sets global rules for land emissions, carbon removals from 2027
Today 11:45am
After five years of technical work and global consultation, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol has released its Land Sector and Removals Standard, introducing a long awaited framework that brings land based emissions and removals fully into corporate greenhouse gas accounting.
U.S. could issue general license for oil companies to produce in Venezuela this week
Today 11:45am
The Trump administration could issue a general license as soon as this week for companies to produce oil and gas in Venezuela, a person familiar with the plan told CNBC on Tuesday.
A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before
Today 11:45am
Last autumn, a UK government report warned that climate-driven ecosystem collapse could lead to food shortages, mass migration, political extremism and even nuclear conflict. The report was never officially launched.
Companies either weather climate risk now or pay for it later
Today 11:45am
COMMENT: Last year, extreme weather didn’t just shatter records, it wiped more than $320 billion from the global economy, a sum larger than the annual GDP of countries like Finland and Chile.
Greenpeace set to take UK Government to court over deep-sea mining licences
Today 11:45am
Environmental NGO Greenpeace has kick-started a legal challenge against the UK Government’s decision to approve the transfer of two seabed exploration licences to a newly-formed mining company with US links.
Greenpeace warns of NZ bowing to US mining bullying
Today 11:45am
Media release | News that the New Zealand government is in talks with the Trump administration on a critical minerals deal is drawing fierce criticism from Greenpeace Aotearoa, who warn of unchecked environmental destruction, Te Tiriti violations, and Aotearoa becoming a pawn in the US’s quest for further geopolitical control.
CLIMATE CALENDAR
Today 11:45am
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
Fast-moving floodwater poses hidden danger for cities
Tue 3 Feb 2026
Media release: University of Canterbury | Floodwater doesn’t have to be deep to be dangerous — sometimes it just has to be moving.
Waituna Lagoon in better health for World Wetlands Day
Tue 3 Feb 2026
Media release: Department of Conservation | A new survey of Waituna Lagoon in Southland shows a significant improvement in health for the internationally important Ramsar wetland compared to a year ago.
Govt cuts biosecurity levy for international travellers
Mon 2 Feb 2026
Media release: New Zealand Government | From today, the biosecurity part of the Border Processing Levy will drop by 30 percent for most arriving travellers, Minister for Biosecurity Andrew Hoggard says.
