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Trans-Tasman cable: Thinking big or a waste of time?

Monday - Plans to build a $12 billion cable linking the Australian and New Zealand electricity markets are certainly ambitious.

Genesis signs second biomass agreement

Monday - Genesis Energy has signed another preliminary agreement with a potential biomass supplier to replace coal for Huntly power station.

South Dunedin's climate response will cost billions - report

Friday - Half of South Dunedin buildings are at risk of rainfall flooding now, and this will rise to almost 70% by 2100.

Govt dumps climate-friendly waste policies

Friday - The government has quietly dropped several waste policies, one of which was set to cut 45,000 tonnes of CO2e from methane emissions by 2035.

Decreasing industrial demand 'alarming' - major electricity users

Friday - The Major Electricity Users group says a drop in electricity demand from industrial is 'alarming' - and the latest data also shows a worrying lack of firming generation.

Media round-up

Friday - In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: Victoria University law students take oil exploration case to Supreme Court; politicians ponder incentives for offshore windfarms; and...

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UK energy secretary flies to China with climate co-operation on the agenda

Monday - Ed Miliband is hoping to shore up support for multilateral climate action, especially after the US withdrawal from the Paris agreement.

Mining head calls 'net' in net zero a 'weasel word'

Monday - Fortescue chair wants companies to focus on 'real zero' as he explains $6.2bn plan to transform business.

German emissions fell 3.4% in 2024, on track for 2030 climate goals

Monday - Germany's Federal Environment Agency on Friday said greenhouse gas emissions in Europe's biggest economy fell by around 3.4% year-on-year in 2024, putting the country on track to meet its 2030...

Global sea level rose faster than expected last year alarming scientists

Monday - Rising sea levels bring potentially deadly storm surges farther inland and impact urban infrastructure.

World's richest countries fuelling deforestation beyond their borders

Monday - The world's wealthiest nations collectively caused 15 times more biodiversity loss internationally than domestically, driving deforestation to satisfy agricultural and forestry demand.

The true cost of Trump's cuts to NOAA and NASA

Monday - EDITORIAL: Not only will the cuts hinder the agencies' abilities to track and warn about upcoming severe weather events, they also hamper basic research into climate change, carried out to help...

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Events

CLIMATE CALENDAR

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

TEN YEARS AGO...

Monday - Ten years ago, although the risks of fossil-fuel investment had sparked a Bank of England inquiry, the issue hadn't made a blip on the New Zealand Treasury's radar.
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Fiordland's marine habitats surveyed to develop first complete picture of biodiversity

Monday - Media release | Scientists have long known Fiordland's marine habitats are home...

Shifting climate behaviours tops conference agenda

Friday - Carbon and Energy Professionals (CEP) has just announced the first Keynote...

High share of quarterly renewable electricity generation as industrial demand for electricity fell

Thursday - Media release | The latest Energy Quarterly data release from the Ministry of...

Third NZ weed evolves Roundup resistance

Thursday - Media release | Wild carrot could become difficult to control in vineyards,...

EU carbon market on course for highest CO2 price in the world by 2030: report

11 Mar 25 - Media release | LONDON: Europe's new Emissions Trading System is expected to...

Major plan approved for sea-level rise in Lyttelton Harbour

7 Mar 25 - Christchurch City Council has approved a 100-year plan for adapting public...

The pot is already boiling for 2% of the world's amphibians

6 Mar 25 - Media release | Amphibians are increasingly vulnerable to global warming,...

Odds favour a warmer than usual autumn for parts of NZ

5 Mar 25 - Media release | Seasonal air temperatures are expected to be above average for...

Melting Antarctic ice sheets will slow Earth's strongest ocean current

4 Mar 25 - Media release | Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar...

Half of Kiwis seek action on climate

3 Mar 25 - One in two New Zealanders believe the Government should invest more to protect...

Govt easing rules to drive investment in electricity

27 Feb 25 - Media release | Restrictions on electricity lines companies investing in...

Atlantic Ocean currents might withstand future warming

27 Feb 25 - Media release | The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) may be...

Research examines links between human and planetary health

26 Feb 25 - Media release | Climate change and environmental degradation will cause new...

Harvesting fog?

24 Feb 25 - Media release | A field study spanning a year showed that water collected from...

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