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Tim Groser ... won't happen without US.

NZ on right road with ETS, says negotiator

21 May 2010

Political developments in the United States and elsewhere back the New Zealand Government’s decision to press ahead with the Emissions Trading Scheme, says Climate Change Negotiations Minister Tim Groser.

Nick Smith ... not on horizon.

Minister's credit allocation powers remain on hold

14 May 2010

The Government says it has not considered using ministerial discretion on the allocation of free carbon credits to big emitters of greenhouse gases.

Phil O'Reilly ... appeal to minister.

Business group wants right to use hot-air AAUs

14 May 2010

Business lobbyists are pushing for the right to use foreign AAUs (assigned amount units) to offset their New Zealand carbon liabilities.

Big player Genesis turns carbon market builder

14 May 2010

Big-emitting Genesis Energy is using its size to help to build liquidity in the fledgling New Zealand carbon market.

Should we have tax cuts or extend emissions subsidies beyond 95%?

14 May 2010

ANALYSIS: Now the Government has shut the front door on delaying the ETS, the country’s largest emitters are knocking on the back one to get more free emission credits.

Kiwi companies eye $800m Canberra fund

14 May 2010

New Zealand companies might be eligible for a slice of an $800 million Australian pie.

Ministry clears up status of carbon brokers

14 May 2010

It’s a case of buyer – or, in this case, seller – beware.

Forest owner pockets second round of millions

7 May 2010

A New Zealand forest owner has once again netted itself millions of dollars from the sale of New Zealand forestry Kyoto credits.

David Carter ... it's not as bad as you think.

Government takes ETS hardline with farmers

7 May 2010

The Government is going on the offensive with farmers over the Emissions Trading Scheme, telling them that abandoning the scheme could lead to a trade backlash.

Why the Gulf oil spill doesn't matter

7 May 2010

By Jeff Siegel.- While environmentalists rally and politicians chase opinion polls, investors are now trying to gauge how BP’s Gulf oil incident will affect energy and climate change legislation.

We'd sue Government, say forest owners

30 Apr 2010

The Government would face big compensation claims from forest owners if it scrapped or delayed the emissions trading scheme.

Phil O'Reilly ... proper process lacking.

Business lobby gives up on ETS demands

30 Apr 2010

New Zealand’s biggest business lobby group appears to have conceded defeat in its campaign to delay provisions of the emissions trading scheme.

Two smart grid companies with IPO implications

30 Apr 2010

By Nick Hodge. - By now, everyone knows of the smart grid. But few know about the smart grid.

Helen Robinson ... NZ companies will  be left behind.

Markit chief slams Kiwis' lack of carbon nous

23 Apr 2010

New Zealand risks missing the chance to reap the rewards of the emerging clean-tech economy because its leaders are fixated on the negatives, warns the head of the world's leading environmental exchange.

Gull might import ethanol to meet fuel demand

23 Apr 2010

Gull Energy says it is considering importing ethanol because of a lack of Government support to get the local industry moving.

We've got stamp costs licked, says NZ Post

23 Apr 2010

The cost of posting a letter – or sending a parcel by courier – is unlikely go up when the emissions trading scheme kicks in, New Zealand Post says.

Land use information goes online

23 Apr 2010

The latest land use data is now online.

We're putting $650b into renewable energy

23 Apr 2010

Global Investments in renewable energy are expected to reach $US653.35 billion by 2015, a new report says.

Phil Love ... opportunity to put a blueprint.

EXCLUSIVE: Business lobby eyes big role in ETS review

16 Apr 2010

Business New Zealand is telling members that it has the chance to influence the make-up of the panel that will review the emissions trading scheme next year.

What the emitters and minister are writing to each other

16 Apr 2010

Carbon News has the correspondence between the Climate Change Issues Minister and large emiters on the future of the emissions trading scheme.

Drought and slump trim our gas emissions

16 Apr 2010

Drought and the economic recession together pushed New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions down in 2008.

Don Nicolson ... no plans to cash in.

Why farming chief is turning his back on $30,000

16 Apr 2010

Federated Farmers boss Don Nicolson says he’s not interested in claiming carbon credits for his forest.

Geothermal power ... shares in some could double

Three green stocks that could double your money

16 Apr 2010

By Jeff Siegel.- Every year, as Earth Day noisily approaches, the traffic to our site increases dramatically. And with that traffic comes an avalanche of e-mails and questions.

Auckland's NZI Centre ... awards galore.

And the winners are ... sustainable buildings

16 Apr 2010

Sustainable commercial buildings have triumphed in the 2010 New Zealand Architecture Awards, with Auckland’s NZI Centre and Ironbank development winning five awards.

David Rhodes .. political will remains.

ETS delay comes at a cost, warn foresters

9 Apr 2010

Delaying the emissions trading scheme would cost the country more in the long run, say forest owners.

Tim Groser ... significant meeting.

Countries expected to agree on animal-emissions action

9 Apr 2010

Senior government officials and scientists from 30 countries meeting in Wellington are expected to release a draft charter today for the Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Solid Energy lawyers check out free credits

9 Apr 2010

Solid Energy is investigating whether it qualifies for free credits under the emissions trading scheme.

Air NZ looks at using CAP to cover emissions

9 Apr 2010

Air New Zealand is considering using the government CAP to account for its greenhouse gas emissions.

Forest owners flood ministry with returns

9 Apr 2010

The number of forest owners filing carbon emissions returns is up ten-fold on last year.

Keith Hunter ... timely lesson for scientists.

COMMENT: It makes sense to do something

9 Apr 2010

Commonsense and prudence says we should respond and not ignore the evidence about climate change as it currently stands; the risks of doing nothing are too great, warns Royal Society of New Zealand vice-president Keith Hunter.

Where the real investment action is in off-shore energy

9 Apr 2010

By Sam Hopkins.- A week after Obama's offshore drilling announcement, debate is running at full steam — even if new exploration and production haven't started

John Key ... answers, sometime.

Govt stays silent over future of ETS

1 Apr 2010

The Government appears to have gone to ground over rumours it is considering postponing the entry of heavy emitters into the emissions trading scheme.

... meanwhile, the clock is ticking for big emitters

1 Apr 2010

Heavy industrial emitters of greenhouse gases have got a month to apply for free carbon credits from the Government.

Govt betrayed us, say angry fishermen

1 Apr 2010

Commercial fishermen facing big rises in their fuel bills from the emissions trading scheme say they have been betrayed by the National government that has taken millions of dollars worth of compensation off them and given it to quota holders.

Kiwi dollars might fund overseas research

1 Apr 2010

Part of the $45 million the Government has pledged to the Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions could be spent on research in other countries.

Cleantech investment: the numbers

1 Apr 2010

By Nick Hodge.- If you're a cleantech investor, perhaps the release of 2009 investment and installation data has something to do with your improving sentiment. I know it does mine.

Peter Neilson - rise in environmental activism a warning for polititicians

Kiwis sticking to green values, despite recession

1 Apr 2010

Politicians ignore New Zealanders' concerns about the environment at their peril, says the Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Land lies idle as foresters fear conversion

26 Mar 2010

Thousands of hectares of recently deforested land is lying fallow because under the emissions trading scheme owners can’t afford to convert it to other uses.

Coal users count the cost - but how much?

26 Mar 2010

Coal users are about to find out just how much carbon could cost them.

Why Gull is happy to use NZ emissions scheme

26 Mar 2010

Gull Energy says the New Zealand emissions trading scheme is a good dry run for what might happen in Australia.

KiwiRail's new DL locos ... more efficient.

KiwiRail on track to operating green

26 Mar 2010

KiwiRail is out to make the most of its natural advantage as an environmentally friendly transport operator.

The new Tesla sedan .. but don't put all your eggs in one basket

The best way to profit from the electric car movement

26 Mar 2010

By Jeff Siegel.- I remember a few years ago, at a conference in California, I got my first peek at the all-electric Tesla Roadster.

Europe shambles could boost value of NZ credits

19 Mar 2010

The value of New Zealand Kyoto credits could rise on the back of a European scandal over recycled CERs.

Russell Fitts ... criticism frustrating.

NZ pioneer sells first overseas clean-tech rights

19 Mar 2010

A New Zealand company has just sold the first overseas licensing rights for its clean-tech energy and communications technology.

Insurer backs off forest-damage protection

19 Mar 2010

Insurer NZI has put on hold plans to offer forest owners protection against accidental carbon loss while it waits for the carbon market to bed in.

EXCLUSIVE: Why it's not worth planting trees

12 Mar 2010

A consultant is calling on the Government to underwrite the risk of accidental harvest of trees and to guarantee forest owners a minimum price for carbon under the emissions trading scheme.

Helen White ... workers can hold deep views about the ennvironment.

Get wise to green issues, expert tells employers

12 Mar 2010

A ruling by a British judge that environmentalism has the same weight in law as religious and philosophical beliefs should send a warning to New Zealand employers, a local expert says.

ETS first step will push inflation, says bank

12 Mar 2010

The entry of the first wave of emitters into the emissions trading scheme will push up inflation, the Reserve Bank predicts.

Nigel Brunel ... committed to carbon.

Broker moving carbon desk to Auckland

12 Mar 2010

OMFinancial is moving its carbon desk to Auckland.

John Key ... green-tech interest.

Government (slowly) gets green-tech message

5 Mar 2010

The idea of a public/private taskforce to develop a New Zealand clean-tech strategy seems set to go before Cabinet.

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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