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10 YEARS AGO...
19 May 2022
Ten years ago, low carbon prices had brought forest planting nearly to a stand-still, with the forestry industry saying planting for carbon was no longer economically viable.
Rapid bus lanes and a new cycling network in the works in Hamilton
18 May 2022
Media Release - Rapid bus lanes and cycling networks could be the future of transport in the Hamilton – Waikato area if a new business case is approved.
10 YEARS AGO...
18 May 2022
Ten years ago, $365 million worth of new tech was planned to reduce emissions at Marsden Point oil refinery.
10 YEARS AGO...
17 May 2022
Ten years ago, New Zealand law firm James and Wells Intellectual Property was the first in the world to achieve international Cemars emissions reduction scheme certification.
10 YEARS AGO...
16 May 2022
Ten years ago, low lake levels led to higher greenhouse gas emissions, with Huntly increasing output to fill the gap left by lower hydro generation.
Pacific climate warrior wins 2022 Global Citizen Award
13 May 2022
Media Release - Brianna Fruean, a Samoan Pacific Climate Warrior and environmental champion has been announced as a recipient of the Global Citizen Prize: Citizen Award, citing her work leading grassroots community projects for climate justice, and her commitment to bring small island representation and young Pacific voices to the forefront of global climate conversations.
10 YEARS AGO...
13 May 2022
Ten years ago, the ETS had shifted New Zealand towards net gains in afforestation, according to the-then climate change minister Tim Groser.
Kiwis confident about move to low carbon economy
12 May 2022
Media Release - New Zealanders are feeling confident about the nation’s transition to a low carbon economy, according to Mercury’s survey of electricity consumers.
10 YEARS AGO...
12 May 2022
Ten years ago, New Zealand officials were investigating ways to link the ETS to emerging Asia/Pacific markets.
10 YEARS AGO...
11 May 2022
Ten years ago, a New Zealand delegation was headed to Bonn with high hopes of negotiating a new framework for international carbon markets.
Tackling climate change with ‘carbon negative’ green hydrogen
10 May 2022
Media Release - Researchers at the University of Canterbury (UC) are developing a smart new way of making green hydrogen from woody biomass and capturing carbon in the process.
10 YEARS AGO...
10 May 2022
Ten years ago, the government proposed exempting poor rural areas from having to pay for greenhouse gas emissions from their lanbfills under the ETS.
10 YEARS AGO...
9 May 2022
Ten years ago, 20 small developing island nations announced their commitment to renewable energy and ending poverty.
All coal boilers to be removed from schools
9 May 2022
Media Release - Thanks to a $10 million dollar investment, all remaining coal boilers in New Zealand schools will be replaced with renewable woody biomass or electric heating sources by 2025 reducing carbon emissions by around 35,400 tonnes over 10 years, Climate Change Minister James Shaw announced on Friday.
10 YEARS AGO...
6 May 2022
Ten years ago, the Empire State Building in New York took a leaf out of Auckland's Sky Tower's book and lit up using LEDs for the first time.
Strong support for Auckland climate levy
5 May 2022
Media Release - Aucklanders overwhelmingly back a proposed Climate Action Targeted Rate (CATR) to help combat the climate crisis, according to consultation.
10 YEARS AGO...
4 May 2022
Ten years ago, the then-prime minister John Key was under fire for having shares in the worst of the "filthy five" named as the major funders of coal mining.
10 YEARS AGO...
3 May 2022
Ten years ago, Carbon News reported that New Zealand emitters were waking up to the fact that they could make money from swapping their NZUs for cheaper overseas credits to meet their obligations.
10 YEARS AGO...
2 May 2022
Ten years ago, NIWA principal scientist Dr Rob Bell was warning that sea level rises of more than a metre by 2100 couldn't be ruled out.
10 YEARS AGO...
29 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, the-then UK high commissioner Vicki Treadell urged New Zealand to join Britain at the forefront of a new marine power industry.
10 YEARS AGO...
28 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, a UN conference called on film-makers to use their skills to bring sustainability issues to life.
10 YEARS AGO...
27 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, the government backed off supporting a call by 3000+ scientists for a Bretton Woods-style agreement for the environment.
10 YEARS AGO...
26 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, Carbon News reported that New Zealand was keeping a watching brief on Australian proposals for a common Asian-Pacific common carbon market.
As world burns, military spending tops $2 trillion
26 Apr 2022
Media Release - As the world burns and sea levels rise, global military spending increased to more than $2 trillion (US) in 2021, according to figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) yesterday - the Global Day of Action on Military Spending.
GNS Science and Geo40 open new office in Japan
22 Apr 2022
Media Release - GNS Science and Geo40 have today announced a geothermal coalition which will see them establish a physical presence in Tokyo. The move to open an office in Japan demonstrates the strength of New Zealand’s expertise in the geothermal space, and builds on GNS Science’s long-standing partnerships in Japan.
10 YEARS AGO...
22 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, Sovereign Insurance became the first company in the country to have a printed item - a diary - certified carbon neutral under the then new PAS 2050 life-cycle standard.
MTA says leave your car at home
21 Apr 2022
Media Release - The Motor Trade Association has some simple advice for Earth Day tomorrow: leave the car at home.
10 YEARS AGO...
21 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, Treasury confirmed to Carbon News that a crash in the price of carbon had seen it revise its advise to government about the likelihood of the Emissions Trading Scheme being in surplus that year.
Ministry releases latest guide for organisations measuring emissions
20 Apr 2022
Media Release - The Ministry for the Environment has issued an updated guide today for organisations to measure and report on emissions.
10 YEARS AGO...
20 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, Solid Energy was accused of using dodgy methodology in a poll it commissioned showing public support for continued coal mining.
Geotech investigations to get underway for pumped hydro at Lake Onslow
19 Apr 2022
Media Relsease - Drilling is about to get underway for one of the key options of the NZ Battery Project geotechnical feasibility investigations, in what has the potential to be the largest hydro project in New Zealand, energy minister Megan Woods has announced.
10 YEARS AGO...
19 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, New Zealand company Carbonzero - now known as Toitu Envirocare - said it was being locked out of the Australian market where a local company had been granted a monopoly on carbon certification.
10 YEARS AGO...
14 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, the World Watch Institute was warning that the world's middle and upper classes were consumption gluttons and the planet would be doomed if the poor were to achieve similar levels of disposable wealth.
New aussie gas projects a risky bet: IGCC
14 Apr 2022
Media Release - New research by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), whose members hold more than AU$33 trillion in global AUM, highlights tough questions for new Australian gas projects.
10 YEARS AGO...
13 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, the then-deputy leader of the opposition Labour Party, Grant Robertson, came out in support of a call by scientists for a Bretton Woods-style agreement to regulate the environment.
10 YEARS AGO...
12 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, Carbon News was reporting that agriculture might be out of the Emissions Trading Scheme until 2018.
10 YEARS AGO...
11 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, the government announced plans to restrict the number of international carbon credits New Zealand emitters could use to meet their NZ ETS obligations.
10 YEARS AGO...
8 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, the Australian government established the Clean Energy Regulator charged with administrating the country's carbon pricing mechanism, National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting, the Renewable Energy Target, the Carbon Farming Initiative, and the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units.
10 YEARS AGO...
7 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, the Australian and UK governments said they were committed to linking their emission trading schemes. (It still hasn't happened.)
Make health system climate ready and climate friendly: NZ health professionals
7 Apr 2022
Media Release - Today is World Health Day, and eleven organisations representing doctors, nurses and other health professionals have written to Health Minister Andrew Little asking that, as part of the Government’s health reforms, our healthcare system is made climate ready and climate friendly.
10 YEARS AGO...
6 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, the government released a discussion document proposing changes to the allocation of carbon credits for pre-1990 forests.
10 YEARS AGO...
5 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, the government announced it was restricting the number of overseas carbon credits New Zealand emitters could use to meet their obligations.
Greenpeace slams government over new oil exploration
5 Apr 2022
Media Release - Greenpeace has slammed the Government over news that the crown minerals regulator has allowed Greymouth Petroleum to piggyback off an existing mining permit to commence seismic blasting in an adjacent area of more than 260 square kilometres.
10 YEARS AGO...
4 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, the price of carbon in Europe was collapsing but NZUs by comparison were holding steady at around $7.55.
UN asks NZ’s Rod Carr to join major global group
1 Apr 2022
Media Release - The UN’s secretary general António Guterres has asked New Zealand’s Dr Rod Carr to join an elite world group to look into climate change issues.
10 YEARS AGO...
1 Apr 2022
Ten years ago, Australia’s CSIRO released a report claiming carbon dioxide capture for the country's coal industry was feasible. The report was the outcome of a four year $21 million research programme.
10 YEARS AGO...
31 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, news that Europe was considering removing up to 1.4 billion carbon units from its emissions trading scheme was predicted to see the price of NZUs increase.
10 YEARS AGO...
30 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, thousands of scientists attending the Planet Under Pressure conference in London called for the UN to establish a Climate Council with powers equal to those of the Security Council.
10 YEARS AGO...
29 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, an American expert said New Zealand could play a leading role in developing an international carbon market - but only if it brought agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Glaciers continue to shrink: NIWA
29 Mar 2022
Media Release - The annual end-of-summer snowline survey of more than 50 South Island glaciers has revealed continued loss of snow and ice.
New courses focus on climate action, activism and creating vision
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Media release | Dark Times Academy’s final lineup of courses for 2025, launching in mid-September, will focus on taking action on climate, learning about practical activism, and creating visions for the future.
