The 8th international Adaptation Futures Conference (AF2025) will be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand from 13 to 16 October, 2025. Adaptation Futures is the flagship event of the United Nations World Adaptation Science Programme. Photo: ChristchurchNZ |
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
Fresk Events: These workshops are open to the general public and are run by Climate Fresk volunteers. The workshops will teach you how climate change works and empower you to take effective action as a citizen.
Antarctica to Aotearoa: Climate risks and your business, 12-1pm, Thursday 27 Feb 2025.
Adaptation Futures Conference (AF2025), 13 to 16 October 2025, Ōtautahi Christchurch.
19 March, 18 June, 10 September, 3 December.
Auckland Council: Beginning The Conversation Today For Our Beaches Of Tomorrow.
Forest & Bird: Tell the Environment Committee to pause Fast-track.
Act350: Urgently send an oil cleanup team to Sāmoa to clean up Manawanui spill.
Greater Ōtautahi: Fund public transport in Greater Christchurch.
The Right to Walk: Fully pedestrianise the sections of George Street, Dunedin, which have and are being renovated.
Tawa Community Board: Save the Tawa On Demand bus service!
The Future is Rail: Ensure replacement Cook Strait ferries can carry trains. Don’t cast the South Island adrift!
Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand: Investigate rationing fossil fuel use with Tradable Energy Quotas.
350 Aotearoa: Support community energy for a just transition, petition calling for a transition to community-owned renewable energy.
All Railways: Save Our National Passenger Rail Network.
Common Grace Aotearoa: Don't Subsidise Pollution: End Free Carbon Credits.
Consumer: petition for a product repairability label.
Greenpeace:
To House of Representatives: Bring back the Container Return Scheme
To NZ Parliament: Cut climate pollution from big dairy
To the Foreign Affairs Minister and the NZ Government: Create Global Ocean Sanctuaries
To Waimate District Council and Environment Canterbury: Oppose the Waste-to-Energy incinerator in the Waimate District
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New Zealand left behind as Australia invests a further $A500 million in energy efficiency |
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Wednesday - Media release | New Zealand investment in energy efficiency has fallen further... |
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$35,000 of Environmental Leaders Fund grants allocated |
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Wednesday - Media release | Twenty-three Northland schools and early childhood centres are... |
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Not too late to fix controversial Fast-track Approvals Bill |
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Tuesday - Media release | Parliament is expected to pass the Fast-track Approvals Bill... |
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Kāinga Ora’s ‘KO’ to the wool industry |
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Monday - Media release | Federated Farmers says Kāinga Ora’s decision to... |
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New Zealand Green Investment Finance shares Ministers' concerns with SolarZero liquidation |
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6 Dec 24 - Yesterday representatives of New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF) met... |
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Auckland Council awards grants to advance community climate action |
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4 Dec 24 - Media release | A huge global study has used teabags to measure carbon storage... |
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Pacific Youth hope historic hearing in the Hague delivers climate justice where COP did not |
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3 Dec 24 - Media release | Save the Children is urging world leaders to heed the call of... |
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New Zealand must step up and pay our fair share post-COP29 |
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28 Nov 24 - Media release | Climate Liberation Aotearoa gave Diamond Princess cruise ship... |
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27 Nov 24 - Media release | Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins... |
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Microbes behind unprecedented surge in methane emissions |
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26 Nov 24 - Media release | Microbes - such as those living in wetlands, landfills or the... |
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Single agency needed to coordinate climate adaptation and recovery |
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