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Brazil forests ... useful partner for NZ.

NZ teams with Australia and Brazil for Cancun

5 Nov 2010

The forestry industries of New Zealand, Brazil and Australia will join forces at the Cancun international climate change negotiations next month to push the climate change-beating potential of plantation forestry.

NZ lends helping hand with Australian ETS

5 Nov 2010

New Zealand is helping Australia to work towards putting a price on carbon.

Mexico our latest clean-tech partner

5 Nov 2010

New Zealand and Mexico are working together on clean-tech development.

Asia seen as hub of renewable energy

5 Nov 2010

Asia will be at the forefront of the shift to renewable energy, says the organiser of a major industry conference.

Tim Groser ... in search of a package.

NZ will talk up markets and forestry at Cancun

29 Oct 2010

Carbon markets and forestry accounting rules will be top of New Zealand’s agenda at Cancun.

Nick Smith ... waiting for other countries.

We seem to have got ETS right, says Smith

29 Oct 2010

Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith says the fact that he’s being told the Emissions Trading Scheme is both too weak and too harsh probably means it is about right.

Judges reward maker of light systems

29 Oct 2010

Making energy-efficient lights has earned a Christchurch company the title of third-fastest growing business in the country.

Frankly speaking - Groser addresses Brazil conference

29 Oct 2010

The challenges of life as an international climate change negotiator have been revealed.

Sealord looks at ways to ease ETS costs

22 Oct 2010

Fishing giant Sealord is talking to its quota suppliers about how it can help to ease the financial impact of the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Fraser Whineray ... transparency needed around carbon price.

Carbon trade transparency key, says manager

22 Oct 2010

The carbon market needs to develop with predictable, transparent practices, says an electricity sector manager involved in buying forward carbon.

Manuka gets more muscle as a carbon crop

22 Oct 2010

Manuka has just become twice as attractive as a carbon crop.

Businesses now check out climate conditions

22 Oct 2010

Business is starting to factor climate change into decisions.

NZ wind turbine makes California breakthrough

22 Oct 2010

New Zealand's Windflow Technologies is to build two turbines in California.

Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith - most explicit in his reassurances.

Forest owners get positive ETS message from Government

19 Oct 2010

Land owners planting carbon forests say they have been assured that the Emissions Trading Scheme will survive when the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012.

First pre-1990 forest credits due ... millions to follow

15 Oct 2010

The first of millions of free carbon credits being given to the owners of pre-1990 forests have been allocated and will be issued any day.

Lawyers shoot down ETS secrecy clause

15 Oct 2010

The Official Information Act over-rides a confidentiality clause in the Emissions Trading Scheme legislation, according to MAF lawyers.

Wind power plays key role in Trade Me cuts

15 Oct 2010

Wind power and a few tonnes of gases given off by a city rubbish dump have allowed Trade Me to go carbon neutral.

Forest owners might get a carbon bonus

15 Oct 2010

Forest owners could be entitled to more carbon credits than they get now if the Government adopts a new system of working out carbon sequestration levels.

Recycling plant starves as glass goes to pave roads

15 Oct 2010

Auckland’s recycling system means that most of the city’s waste glass is becoming aggregate in roads instead of feeding a $84 million expansion of the country’s only glass recycling plant, the industry says.

DR Sean Simpson ... 38th in top 100.

World clean-tech spotlight shines on LanzaTech

15 Oct 2010

The work of a pioneering New Zealand clean-tech company has been recognised internationally not once but twice this week.

World Cup rubbish bins on the ball

15 Oct 2010

Hundreds of extra recycling bins will be installed around New Zealand in a $2 million Rugby World Cup project.

Miner vows customers will benefit from free credits

8 Oct 2010

Solid Energy says it will pass the benefits of its free carbon credits on to customers.

New planting rules could cost forest owners

8 Oct 2010

New environmental rules for commercial forests could leave owners with a carbon liability.

Canada's $1b bonus sparks NZ forest interest

8 Oct 2010

The Canadian Government is putting up to $1 billion into forestry and bioenergy – and New Zealand forest owners want to know why.

Judge fines Methven over enviro shower claim

8 Oct 2010

A company that made false claims about “greenness” of its product has been fined $50,000.

E-waste disposal gets a million-dollar boost

8 Oct 2010

The Government is to put $1.15 million in grants from the Waste Minimisation Fund into recycling electronic waste.

Steve Henry with biodiesel-fueled car in Queenstown.

Roadshow rams home the sustainability message

8 Oct 2010

A biodiesel-fuelled roadshow to deliver the message that sustainable practice increasingly equals success and to promote the launch of a new qualification hits the road this weekend.

Environment the key, says migrant survey

8 Oct 2010

Effective environmental management is critical to attracting skilled migrants to New Zealand, latest research shows.

Solar returning to the White House

8 Oct 2010

There are to be solar panels on the White House, but not on the Beehive.

Rick Boven ... too many leaders don't get it.

Poor leadership means NZ's a climate change flop

1 Oct 2010

New Zealand’s performance on climate change has been given a fail mark – and the blame is being laid at the feet of our political and business leaders who "continue to live high-emission lifestyles".

ETS changes leave Kiwis with $820m Kyoto bill

1 Oct 2010

Changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme will leave the public with an $820 million deficit for the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

Duncan Stewart ... serious growth on the way.

New push to boost investment in clean tech

1 Oct 2010

A new vehicle to encourage investment in New Zealand’s clean-tech industries is about to be launched.

Mitsubishi's iMiEV ... on trial in capital.

Wellington puts electric cars to the test

1 Oct 2010

New Zealand has its first fleet of production electric cars.

Time for free-credits industries to come and get it

1 Oct 2010

The steel, iron, aluminium and gelatine industries can now apply for free carbon credits.

Katherine Rich ... farming adviser.

Former MP heads agriculture advisory group

1 Oct 2010

Former National Party MP Katherine Rich is to head the group advising the Government on the rules governing agriculture’s entry to the Emissions Trading Scheme.

New biodiesel mix aims to be cheaper

1 Oct 2010

Biodiesel made from vegetable oil and tallow is now available to the New Zealand public.

ETS in full swing as last bits tidied

1 Oct 2010

With the passing of eight sets of regulations to bring in remaining sectors, the Emissions Trading Scheme is effectively now fully implemented, says Buddle Findlay senior associate Alastair Camereon.

Delays frustrate Kaipara tidal energy developer

24 Sep 2010

Endless planning delays are hindering investment in marine energy in New Zealand, says the man behind plans for a tidal energy plant on the Kaipara Harbour.

Peak Oil: We've been lying to you

24 Sep 2010

By Ian Cooper.- Peak oil isn't real. Anyone with half a brain knows that.

Country needs clean-tech skills, says innovator

24 Sep 2010

New Zealand has a shortage of the people needed to turn clean-tech ideas into profitable businesses.

Mayoral hopefuls quiet on eco-city proposals

24 Sep 2010

Politicians vying to lead the Auckland super-city have not yet responded to a proposal to turn the city into an environmentally friendly economic powerhouse.

Rugby star kicks off Global Climate Working Bee

24 Sep 2010

All Black Conrad Smith says he is supporting the 350 Aotearoa Global Climate Working Bee.

New-tech fridge shows what NZ firms can do

17 Sep 2010

Fisher & Paykel Appliance’s breakthrough refrigeration technology is being hailed as an example of what this country must do to exploit the global shift to clean technology.

Duncan Stewart ... Beehive listening.

Clean-tech lobbyists get ear of Lord Stern

17 Sep 2010

The 100% Plan lobby group is talking to former World Bank chief economist Lord Nicholas Stern about international collaboration on a clean-tech development plan for New Zealand.

Wonder of wood ... nine-storey coss-laminated building in London.

NZ wood eyes future in Europe's buildings

17 Sep 2010

The New Zealand wood industry has a new market – environmentally concerned Europeans.

Gerry Brownlee ... the signs are right.

Brownlee chuffed with geothermal figures

17 Sep 2010

Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee is hailing a shift from coal to geothermal electricity generation as a sign that the market can deliver on climate change.

We're about to get the word on water

17 Sep 2010

The results of consultation over future freshwater policy will be released next week.

Maari reaches ‘10 million barrel’ milestone

17 Sep 2010

The Maari oil-field produced its 10 millionth barrel of oil this week, marking a significant milestone in the field’s history.

Meridian, landowners talk on North Bank hydro project

17 Sep 2010

Meridian Energy has begun consultation with landowners on a proposed design for the North Bank Hydro Project.

Foresters check trees for quake damage

10 Sep 2010

Foresters are heading out today to start counting the carbon cost of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Politics
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ETS a ‘broken paradigm’ undercutting biodiversity efforts

Mon 25 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Pure Advantage is calling on the government to reform the Emissions Trading Scheme, with a new policy briefing saying that New Zealand’s offset-heavy approach is a “broken paradigm” undermining biodiversity and shifting risk to communities.

Energy
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Profound shifts in our changing energy system – new data

Wed 27 Aug 2025

New Zealand’s energy system is undergoing a profound shift as falling gas production and a dry hydro year reshaped the electricity market in 2024, according to data from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Energy in New Zealand 2025.

Agriculture
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International scientists slam NZ govt's proposed approach to methane

13 Aug 2025

New Zealand's proposed approach to methane emissions has again been attacked by international climate scientists, with a new study saying the attempt to redefine climate target-setting by livestock-exporting countries undermines the transition to a sustainable and equitable food system

Carbon emissions
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Marginal drop in last year's regional emissions

Wed 27 Aug 2025

Regional greenhouse gas emissions were down slightly last year, with a fall in gas supply leading to a big drop in Taranaki, but more coal burnt leading to higher emissions in Waikato, according to new figures from Stats NZ

Transport
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Fund for low emissions transport winds up

31 Jul 2025

New Zealand’s Low Emission Transport Fund has officially wrapped up, ending a nine-year programme that put hundreds of millions of dollars towards accelerating the country’s shift to cleaner transport.

Forestry
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Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts

Certainty crucial to emissions cuts – Watts

20 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says that policy certainty is the Government’s primary lever for unlocking private capital and meeting climate targets, telling a carbon forestry conference that ETS settings are 'locked' through 2030.

Business
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Speakers at last year's Climate Change and Business Conference

Why climate strategy is now central to business success

Tue 26 Aug 2025

SPONSORED CONTENT: Ahead of next month’s Climate Change and Business Conference, New Zealand businesses are being urged to treat climate strategy not as a regulatory burden, but as a core driver of economic competitiveness.

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