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10 YEARS AGO...
28 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the Greenhouse Policy Coalition - a business lobby group representing some of the country's biggest emitters - announced it was closing up shop.
10 YEARS AGO...
25 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the New Zealand marine energy industry announced it was linking with its counterpart in Oregon to promote marine energy in the Pacific region.
Greenpeace calls on government to halve dairy herd
25 Mar 2022
Media Release - Greenpeace Aotearoa has launched a petition calling on the Government to halve the dairy herd, saying that cow numbers are too high for rivers, the climate and people’s health to sustain.
10 YEARS AGO...
24 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the then Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan Wright, released a report declaring freshwater quality one of the biggest environmental problems facing Aotearoa.
CarbonClick partners with Lima Airport
24 Mar 2022
Media Release - New Zealand enviro tech company CarbonClick welcomes Lima Airport as a partner in the global mission to enable more climate-friendly travel.
Lower Hutt launches pathway to net zero plan
24 Mar 2022
Media Release - Today marks the launch of the Lower Hutt Climate Action Pathway Te Ara Whakamua o Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai, entitled ‘ Our race against time Ka whati te tai, ka pao te tôrea!’, with the target of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
10 YEARS AGO...
23 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, Australia was the only G20 country to go backwards on its low carbon-competitiveness, according to the Global Climate Leadership Review.
10 YEARS AGO...
22 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, US expert Dr Richard Phillips said New Zealand had a once in a decade opportunity to build a combined pulp and paper mill that could produce biofuel.
10 YEARS AGO...
21 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, Carbon News reported increased interest in the Permanent Forest Sink initiative.
10 YEARS AGO...
18 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, a Whakatane-based biotechnology manufacturing was advocating New Zealand replace fossil fuels with wood-based products.
10 YEARS AGO...
17 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, Sulo Talbot announced it was successfully recycling milk bottles into wheelie bins. (This week the government announced a refundable deposit scheme for drink containers but excluded milk bottles.)
10 YEARS AGO...
16 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the UN warned that climate change posed a threat to the world's water supplies.
The real McCoy For CEP conference
16 Mar 2022
Media Release - World renowned oceanographer Kim McCoy will be delivering a Keynote address at the 2022 CEP conference in Rotorua on 1st and 2nd of June.
10 YEARS AGO...
15 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, Massey university academic Dr Russell Prince said New Zealand was well placed to become the Hong Kong of carbon trading.
Renewable gas - cooking with scraps
15 Mar 2022
Media Release - Gas NZ and the Bioenergy Associations applauds Government’s Transforming Recycling Consultation announcement and encourages New Zealanders to have a say.
10 YEARS AGO...
14 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the then prime minister John Key and then opposition leader David Shearer both delivered speeches on their visions for the future. Key failed to mention climate change at all, while Shearer simply promised to make our green branding a reality.
The green gap: Microsoft releases report on NZ’s sustainability performance
14 Mar 2022
Media Release - Microsoft New Zealand has today released an extensive study of local organisations’ performance on sustainability and carbon reduction, which highlights where the most support is needed to reach our net zero carbon goals.
10 YEARS AGO...
11 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the then climate change minister Nick Smith said the government would make the case against fossil fuel subsidies at the upcoming Rio+20 summit.
10 YEARS AGO...
10 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the European Commission said it would introduce its own measures to cut shipping emissions if the International Maritime Organisation failed to agree on cuts.
Hawke's Bay Regional Council appoints climate ambassador
10 Mar 2022
Media Release - Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has appointed Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau to its first Climate Action Ambassador role.
Passenger rail disappears while KiwiRail posts operating surplus
9 Mar 2022
Media Release - Advocates for passenger rail are questioning why services have been dumped while KiwiRail posts healthy and rising surpluses
10 YEARS AGO...
8 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, a storm swept through Taranaki destroying hundreds of hectares of plantation forests leaving landowners with a massive clean-up job and the possibility of substantial liabilities under the ETS.
10 YEARS AGO...
7 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the then National Government announced that the electricity, industrial and transport systems would continue to be sheltered from the full force of the Emissions Trading Scheme.
10 YEARS AGO...
4 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, the European Parliament voted to cut the supply of carbon resulting in an 8% correction in what OMFinancial described as a "buy the rumour and sell the fact” reaction."
ETS must back native forests not pine: Forest & Bird
4 Mar 2022
Media Release - Forest & Bird strongly backs the Government’s suggestion that pine forests should not be counted as permanent carbon sinks in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
10 YEARS AGO...
3 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, Greenpeace launched a boycott campaign against Asia Pulp and Paper - the owner of the toilet paper brand Cottonsoft - saying its product was made from rainforest timber. The company denied the claim.
Environment Canterbury draft annual plan consultations open
3 Mar 2022
Media Release - Consultation on Environment Canterbury’s draft Annual Plan/ Mahere a Tau opened yesterday.
10 YEARS AGO...
2 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, Waikato University claimed that shifting to online purchasing was saving it 13,573 reams of photocopying paper per year.
10 YEARS AGO...
1 Mar 2022
Ten years ago, Kiwi carpooling start-up Jayride announced it was opening an office in London. (A quick check reveals the company still exists but is now limited to airport transfers.)
10 YEARS AGO...
28 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, Aussie farmers were taking advantage of NZ research to capture methane from pig effluent and claim credits under the country's Carbon Farming initiative.
10 YEARS AGO...
25 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, activists released photos showing indigenous people in the Malaysian province of Sarawak forced from their homes to make way for a massive hydro project.
Feds welcome overseas investment changes
25 Feb 2022
Media Release - Federated Farmers believes new requirements announced today for overseas investors buying New Zealand farmland for forestry are encouraging but are only step one of a suite of changes required.
10 YEARS AGO...
24 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, officials from 29 countries met in Moscow to try to put pressure on the European Union to abandon a law which requires international airlines to pay for carbon emissions.
Electric milk tanker receives government grant
24 Feb 2022
Media Release - The country’s first electric milk tank tanker, a solar-panelled bus, electric off-road farm vehicles and new high powered EV charging stations are among projects to receive co-funding from the Government’s new-look Low Emission Transport Fund (LETF), the Minister of Energy and Resources Dr Megan Woods announced today.
10 YEARS AGO...
23 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, aviation was included in Europe's ETS. To start with airlines were given 85% of their allowances for free.
Hamilton’s climate actions on track
23 Feb 2022
Media Release - Hamilton City Council’s 2021/22 Climate Change Action Plan Monitoring Report for February 2022 shows 41 out of 45 actions are still on track, despite challenges from COVID-19.
10 YEARS AGO...
22 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, emulsified fuel technology - which involved adding water to diesel - was being touted as part of the solutions to New Zealand's transport emissions.
Forest Owners tell government to look across the Tasman
22 Feb 2022
Media Release - The Forest Owners Association is telling the government that Australia’s support of plantation forestry is in sharp contrast to the increasingly restrictive measures being promised in New Zealand by our government.
10 YEARS AGO...
21 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, farmers were taking advantage of low carbon prices to convert pre-1990 forests into pastoral farm land.
Jobs for Nature begin restoring Mangaiti Gully
21 Feb 2022
Media Release - Work has begun to restore Hamilton’s Mangaiti Gully, a three-year Jobs for Nature project with a vision to restore the native flora of the gully back to pre-European status.
10 YEARS AGO...
18 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, state-owned Solid Energy applied for a permit to develop a five million tonne coal resource at its West Coast opencast mine.
Partners shortlisted for world's largest green hydrogen project in Southland
18 Feb 2022
Media Release - Four potential development partners have been shortlisted for the Southern Green Hydrogen project, a joint venture between Meridian Energy and Contact Energy to develop the world¡¯s first large-scale green hydrogen plant in Southland.
10 YEARS AGO...
17 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, a report suggested the USA was likely to remain one of the world's largest producers of solar and power technologies thanks to government investment in its renewable agenda.
10 YEARS AGO...
16 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, the Australian government announced an energy efficiency programme worth hundreds of millions of dollars which aimed to smooth the transition to a low carbon future.
10 YEARS AGO...
15 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, the price of carbon in Europe increased as actions were taken to limit supply following a crash in the market.
Governments dragging their feet on energy transition: report
15 Feb 2022
Media Release - A research report by the Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network (FFARN), led by economic anthropologist Dr Terrence Loomis confirms governments have an important role to play in rapid energy transitions, but few are acting like there’s a climate emergency.
10 YEARS AGO...
14 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, Meridian Energy said a 60% jump in its emissions was down to the success of its subsidiary Powershop in attracting new customers.
10 YEARS AGO...
11 Feb 2022
Ten years ago, two New Zealand climate scientist found themselves caught up in a US media row over the accuracy of predictions about human-induced climate change.
Wellington’s number two bus route goes electric
11 Feb 2022
Media Release - Noisy diesel buses are a thing of the past on the number two bus route, the first in Wellington to be fully decarbonised following the arrival of the capital’s 55th electric bus.
Coalition calls for free public transport
11 Feb 2022
Media Release - A coalition of 60 organisations is renewing its calls for the Minister of Transport to fund free public transport nationwide for certain groups as a step to combat climate change and rising living costs.
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.
