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10 YEARS AGO...
14 Sep 2022
Ten years ago, the European Union put draft legislation in place to limit the use of crop-based bio fuels, representing a major shift in Europe's much-criticised biofuel policy.
10 YEARS AGO...
13 Sep 2022
Ten years ago, New Zealand renewable fuels company Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation won a prestigious award for their technology which processed multi-biomass feed stocks (trees, algae and agricultural waste) into renewable hydrocarbon fuels.
Agriculture drives more than 90% of tropical deforestation
9 Sep 2022
Media Release - Halting deforestation will require a step-change in approach, and to be effective measures must address underlying and indirect roles of agriculture, says study.
Māori authorities demonstrate their commitment to kaitiakitanga in response to climate change
8 Sep 2022
Media Release - Over half of Māori authorities, compared with a third of all New Zealand businesses, took actions in response to climate change in the last two years, Stats NZ said today.
NZ school students to kick off international wave of protest
7 Sep 2022
Media Release - On September 23rd, Aotearoa will be the first country in the world to kick off the next Global Climate Strike led by Fridays For Future. Protestors will be rallying in Tāmaki Makaurau from 1pm at Aotea Square. Simultaneous events are also being planned in Wellington and Christchurch.
Greenhouse gases down in most regions in 2021 compared with pre-COVID 2019
6 Sep 2022
Media Release - Greenhouse gas emissions decreased in 10 out of 16 regions between 2019 and 2021, with Taranaki showing the biggest drop in emissions during this period, Stats NZ said today.
10 YEARS AGO...
6 Sep 2022
Ten years ago, new research exposed the impact severe weather events from climate change could start to have on driving up food prices.
10 YEARS AGO...
5 Sep 2022
Ten years ago, a dissident farmer took aim at the farming lobby and told the Horizon Regional Council there needed to be tougher controls of nitrogen discharge from agriculture.
10 YEARS AGO...
2 Sep 2022
Ten years ago, a Queenstown construction company achieved a six star Homestar rating for the first build in an eco-friendly evolution series of sustainable homes.
Taupō District Council adopts climate change directives
1 Sep 2022
Media Release - Taupō District Council has demonstrated its commitment to helping address climate change, adopting a set of directives and emissions reduction targets at its monthly meeting on Tuesday.
10 YEARS AGO...
1 Sep 2022
Ten years ago, a European ban on incandescent bulbs failed to convince the then-National Government that New Zealand should follow suit.
10 YEARS AGO...
31 Aug 2022
Ten years ago, industry criticised a government decision to stop subsidising biofuel development.
10 YEARS AGO...
30 Aug 2022
Ten years ago, the government said an Australian decision to link to the European ETS would not slow progress on a trans-Tasman linkage. (Needless to say neither eventuated.)
10 YEARS AGO...
29 Aug 2022
Ten years ago, a New Zealand scientist had come up with a product that he hoped would allow farmers to earn carbon credits while cutting greenhouse gas emissions and boosting production.
The search for fossil fuels must come to an end: Greens
26 Aug 2022
Media Release - Following a High Court decision yesterday the Green Party is calling on the Government to amend the Crown Minerals Act to end fossil fuel extraction and to require Ministers to consider climate change when making decisions about whether to grant a permit to prospect, explore or mine other Crown minerals.
10 YEARS AGO...
26 Aug 2022
Ten years ago, the government was expecting to have changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme through the select committee and back into Parliament in a matter of weeks, with opposition parties accusing it of rushing the changes through.
Commercial build projects to count the ‘cost’ of carbon
25 Aug 2022
Media Release - Construction projects will soon come with both a financial budget and a projected carbon estimate as quantity surveyors increasingly include carbon emissions in their advice to clients.
10 YEARS AGO...
25 Aug 2022
Ten years ago, the Green Party warned that fracking was not the answer to New Zealand's economic woes.
10 YEARS AGO...
24 Aug 2022
Ten years ago, critics of the biofuel industry added fears of a food crisis to claims that the fuel would not reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Put Papatuuaanuku first: Kingitanga
22 Aug 2022
Media Release - Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII has urged political leaders to heal the damage of decades past with policies that put people and the environment first.
School strikers are back – demanding action on climate change
17 Aug 2022
Media Release - After nearly an 18 month hiatus, students from all across the country are preparing to strike for their futures once again – this time, on September 23rd. For this strike, a special focus is being placed on the agriculture industry in New Zealand, which accounts for over half of all emissions.
Simon Stiell appointed new UNFCCC executive secretary
16 Aug 2022
Media Release - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Simon Stiell as the new Executive Secretary of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat based in Bonn, Germany. The appointment has been endorsed by the Bureau of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
New law requires overseas investors to show benefit to NZ of farm forestry conversions
12 Aug 2022
Media Release - A law change to ensure that forestry conversions by overseas investors benefit New Zealand has passed its final reading in Parliament.
Seagrass restoration project aims to help tackle climate change
1 Aug 2022
Media Release - Cawthron Institute has partnered with Westpac NZ Government Innovation Fund, Port Nelson and forestry company OneFortyOne to launch a seagrass restoration project that aims to fight climate change and improve ecosystem health.
Local Government New Zealand passes free fares remit
29 Jul 2022
Media Release - On Thursday morning, the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Annual General Meeting passed a remit supporting the Free Fares call for central Government to fund free public transport for under-25’s, tertiary students, Community Services Card Holders, and Total Mobility Card holders and their support people.
Three biggest unions ask NZers to vote for climate
29 Jul 2022
Media Release - The country’s three biggest unions, with a combined membership of 186,000, NZNO Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa, NZEI Te Riu Roa and the PSA Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi, are supporting Vote Climate, the campaign to get voters to support local government candidates who will invest in reducing transport emissions.
Kiwis most concerned about climate change: Ipsos poll
26 Jul 2022
Media Release - New Zealanders have an increased sense of urgency on the climate crisis and are the most concerned about the impact of climate change seen around the world.
Mercury partners with Hikotron on a nationwide EV charging network
22 Jul 2022
Media Release - Mercury is supporting Hamilton start-up Hikotron in its rollout of a New Zealand-made smart AC charging network for electric vehicles.
Greenhouse gases increasing but still below pre-pandemic levels
20 Jul 2022
Media Release - Seasonally adjusted greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased 1.1% (205 kilotonnes) in the December 2021 quarter from the September 2021 quarter, Stats NZ said today.
Government subsidies for EV and hydrogen trucks
19 Jul 2022
Media Release - The Energy and Resources Minister Dr Megan Woods is celebrating yesterday's launch of two firsts for energy decarbonisation in the transport sector in New Zealand; an electric milk tanker and a hydrogen truck, made possible with the help of Government funding.
10 YEARS AGO...
15 Jul 2022
Ten years ago, the then-climate change minister Tim Groser was talking clean-tech investment the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Germany.
10 YEARS AGO...
14 Jul 2022
Ten years ago, the then-Auckland Mayor Len Brown and a delegation of business leaders visited a solar farm in Tonga that was set to become the country's first utility-scale energy plant, funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme.
10 YEARS AGO...
13 Jul 2022
Ten years ago, proposed changes to the electricity allocation factor meant trade-exposed emitters could be entitled to more free credits.
Global energy and climate leaders meet in Sydney to strengthen clean energy technology supply chains
13 Jul 2022
Media Release - Global energy and climate leaders are meeting this week at the Sydney Energy Forum, which is co-hosted by the Australian Government and the IEA, to discuss how to scale up and strengthen supply chains for the clean energy technologies needed for a secure and affordable transition to net zero emissions.
Southland oat milk producer gets Govt boost
11 Jul 2022
Media Release - Southland-based oat milk producer New Zealand Functional Foods is getting new Government backing, with a $6 million investment from the Regional Strategic Partnership Fund, Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash announced today.
10 YEARS AGO...
8 Jul 2022
Ten years ago, the Labour Party was in opposition criticising the Government’s decision not to restrict cheap foreign carbon credits into New Zealand, saying it would damage investment confidence in carbon forestry.
Closing the gaps for public EV charging in South Island
7 Jul 2022
Media Release - Key gaps in the South Island’s public EV charging network will be closed with support from the Government’s Low Emissions Transport Fund (LETF), Minister for Energy and Resources Megan Woods announced today.
10 YEARS AGO...
6 Jul 2022
Ten years ago, some New Zealand emitters chose to pay the Government $25 per tonne of emissions rather than use cheaper carbon credits to meet their obligations.
Pacific island nations unite against deep sea mining
29 Jun 2022
Media Release - In the first governmental alliance of its kind, the Pacific nations of Palau, Fiji and Samoa have today announced their opposition to deep sea mining, calling for a moratorium on the emerging industry amidst growing fears it will destroy the seafloor and damage biodiversity.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer aims to build anti deep sea mining coalition at UN Oceans Summit
28 Jun 2022
Media Release - Te Pāti Māori Co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer MP was to travel to Lisbon, Portugal to help build an international coalition against deep sea mining at the United Nations Oceans Conference 2022.
Multi-million dollar fund set to address high failure rate of kiwi social enterprises
27 Jun 2022
Media Release - A new $20 million fund and incubation initiative designed to address the high failure rate of New Zealand startups with a social or environmental purpose has launched
Avis shifts gears to launch NZ's largest electric car rental fleet
23 Jun 2022
Media Release - Avis New Zealand has added close to 100 electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet with more to be on boarded in the next two years - making it New Zealand’s largest electric car rental fleet.
Mysterious climate behaviour during Earth’s most severe mass extinction event explained
22 Jun 2022
Media Release - The end-Permian mass extinction is the most severe mass extinction event ever recorded, during which ~80% of marine species went extinct.
New biodiversity market launched
17 Jun 2022
Media Release - A new biodiversity market has been launched with the first transaction of biodiversity units between Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari (the seller) and Profile Group Limited (the buyer). The mainland ecological island is now able to raise funds for conservation management from the sale of biodiversity units through the newly minted Ekos Sustainable Development Units Programme.
10 YEARS AGO...
17 Jun 2022
Ten years ago, countries were in the final round of talks about the draft outcome document on environmental, economic, and social issues at the heart of the United Nations Rio+20 conference on sustainable development.
10 YEARS AGO...
13 Jun 2022
Ten years ago, Carbon News' editor lamented the fact that New Zealand's top ranked political leaders were not attending the Rio+20 conference, and the country was lagging behind in terms of green growth.
10 YEARS AGO...
10 Jun 2022
Ten years ago, meetings between EU and Chinese officials aimed at helping Beijing draft plans for its own carbon emissions market were "increasing in intensity," according to the EU's chief climate negotiator.
Circular economy discussion paper for investors released
10 Jun 2022
Media Release - The Investor Group on Climate Change today released a new discussion paper on The Circular Economy – the systemic approach that has risen to prominence as a key method to address climate change.
Landfill gas capture deal a win for the wallet and environment
9 Jun 2022
Media Release - More than five million cubic metres of potentially harmful methane gas will be captured and turned into energy each year following the installation of an innovative biogas system at Wellington’s Southern Landfill site.
10 YEARS AGO...
9 Jun 2022
Ten years ago, the wood industry was pooling its resources to investate a mega-pulp and paper plant producing biofuel for the domestic industry.
AI tool predicts wildfire danger faster than current systems
Thu 26 Mar 2026
Media release | A wildfire forecasting system powered by artificial intelligence could help detect dangerous fire conditions earlier and reduce the cost of wildfire response, according to new research from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury.
