Red Stag boss questions $60m cement support as timber ETS reforms stall
Thu 23 Jul 2026
By Oli Lewis | The Government has granted $60 million to an emissions-intensive industry while dragging its feet on a proposal to allow firms making harvested wood products to earn carbon credits in the Emissions Trading Scheme, an industry leader says.
Govt brushes off 'damning' assessment of stalled emissions reductions
Thu 23 Jul 2026
By Liz Kivi | The Government is downplaying the Climate Change Commission’s “damning” report on the country’s stalled emission reductions, while experts say policy changes since the Coalition Government came into power are squarely to blame.
Businesses told to plan ahead as energy risks mount
Thu 23 Jul 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Switching to electricity and improving energy efficiency are becoming increasingly attractive investments in the face of rising costs – and companies can no longer afford a "business as usual" attitude to energy, according to a new report.
Only Genesis can invest in Huntly, Treasury told ministers
Thu 23 Jul 2026
Treasury backed Crown investment in Genesis Energy because only Genesis could invest in Huntly Power Station, but argued the company had no special claim on building more renewable generation.
Business leaders say climate report ‘wake-up call’ for NZ
Thu 23 Jul 2026
By Liz Kivi | CEO-led organisations representing 42% of GDP are calling the Climate Change Commission’s latest report “a significant wake-up call for New Zealand.”
CARBON PRICE
Thu 23 Jul 2026
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Emissions Trading Scheme ‘stockpile’ shrinking
9 Jul 2026
By Liz Kivi | The “stockpile” of NZUs in private accounts continues to shrink, with the latest Environmental Protection Authority figures showing the number has dropped by 9.5 million since this time last year.
Biodiversity credit markets need stronger safeguards – report
8 Jul 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Emerging biodiversity credit markets need stronger government safeguards and public investment if they are to deliver lasting conservation benefits, according to a new report.
Carbon markets and biochar: a golden opportunity for NZ?
1 Jul 2026
By John O’Brien | COMMENT: New Zealand’s abundant and increasing forestry waste could become a multi-billion dollar opportunity for biochar carbon sequestration – as long as the right policies, programmes, and incentives are in place.
BNZ and Pāmu team up on ‘carbon insetting’ with existing native forests
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.
Global hunger declines across continents but climate, trade risks loom, UN says
Thu 23 Jul 2026
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, with improvements recorded across every continent, although mounting risks from climate shocks and trade disruption could threaten further progress, a United Nations report said.
Millions face long-term coastal flooding risk in UK without climate action, scientists warn
Thu 23 Jul 2026
Up to 13 million people in the UK face the long-term risk of coastal flooding due to the climate crisis, scientists have warned, with a “reasonable worst-case scenario” suggesting the need for the large-scale movement of populations away from a dramatically reshaped coast.
Europe's erratic weather persists
Thu 23 Jul 2026
Firefighters struggled on Tuesday to contain Spain's largest wildfire of the year, while two firefighters were killed battling a fire in southwestern France, as an extreme heatwave continued to fuel dangerous conditions across Europe, bringing drought and forecasts of severe hailstorms.
Extreme heat costing India’s poorest workers 2% of GDP, survey finds
Thu 23 Jul 2026
India’s informal workers are estimated to be losing $78 billion in wages per year because of productivity declines and illness caused by intensifying heat.
Millions face growing food insecurity as climate change hits small island nations
Thu 23 Jul 2026
Climate change pushed an additional 2.7 million people in the world’s small island nations into food insecurity in a single year, a new study has found.
Dry-year reliability obligation should fall on generators, not major electricity users – MEUG
Thu 23 Jul 2026
Media release | The Major Electricity Users' Group (MEUG) is urging the Government to redesign its proposed dry-year reliability obligation so responsibility for securing New Zealand's electricity supply rests with generators rather than major electricity users.
Greenpeace launches legal challenge against US$2.5bn expansion by Premier Beehive parent company JBS
Thu 23 Jul 2026
Media release | Greenpeace Netherlands has petitioned a Dutch court seeking to compel the world’s largest meat company JBS, to disclose information, in order to challenge its business policies in court. This includes its planned US$ 6 billion global expansion, of which almost half is earmarked for Nigeria.
CLIMATE CALENDAR
Thu 23 Jul 2026
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
Select committee report on resource management guts environmental protections
Wed 22 Jul 2026
Media release | Forest & Bird says the Environment Committee report on the biggest overhaul of resource management law in Aotearoa New Zealand in a generation is bad news for nature.
Open Letter: Exercise restraint on LNG import facility decision ahead of the election
Tue 21 Jul 2026
The Smart Energy Alliance respectfully urges the Government not to enter into a binding commercial agreement for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility in the period immediately preceding the General Election.
