New Zealand: All stories
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
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.
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 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 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.
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.
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.
Broker moving carbon desk to Auckland
12 Mar 2010
OMFinancial is moving its carbon desk to Auckland.
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.
Clean-tech: One day we won't give it a thought
5 Mar 2010
Clean technology will become so commonplace that we will no longer talk about it, says the head of an economic thinktank.
Registry stays silent on $19m share value drop
5 Mar 2010
The company which bought NZX’s voluntary environmental registry TZ1 is not commenting on a drop in share value.
Foresters begin to see wood for the trees
5 Mar 2010
Forest owners hope that they will soon have clarity around the way in which carbon credits will be allocated for pre-1990 forests.
Beehive still working through carbon free list
5 Mar 2010
The Government is still working out just which industrial activities will qualify for free carbon credits under the emissions trading scheme.
Marks and Spencer’s big green plan sends a message to Kiwi businesses
5 Mar 2010
A bold new bid by Marks and Spencer to become the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015 sends an important signal to New Zealand businesses in the export supply chain, says a business lobby group.
Air NZ silent on damning biofuel report
26 Feb 2010
Air New Zealand is not talking about a damning report on its biofuel-of-choice – jatropha.
Others dither, but NZ certain about ETS
26 Feb 2010
The Government says it is committed to pressing ahead with the emissions trading scheme, despite uncertainty over whether two of our major trading partners will adopt cap-and-trade schemes.
Burning southern forest shows up carbon risk
26 Feb 2010
A forest fire burning near Dunedin is highlighting the risk of natural disasters to carbon.
Scientists aim to unlock ag-gas emissions secrets
26 Feb 2010
Understanding some of the trickiest aspects of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions is the first job of the new Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre, says its director.
Have your say on forest credits allocations
26 Feb 2010
Submissions open today on the way in which carbon credits will be allocated for pre-1990 forests.
NZ drags chain on clean-tech, says Crest director
19 Feb 2010
A five-year legal battle to get permission to build a tidal energy plant on the Kaipara Harbour shows why New Zealand is falling behind on clean-tech development, says one of its proponents.
US diddles while China sizzles
19 Feb 2010
By Nick Hodge.- The United States is rarely referred to as a silver-medal nation. But that's exactly what it's becoming with respect to the race for clean energy.
Australian firms eye biochar production
19 Feb 2010
South Australia could become a leader in the generation of renewable energy from organic material following the signing of an agreement between two of the state’s leading environment-focused organisations.
Toyota has high hopes for hybrid Camry
19 Feb 2010
Toyota says it expects to double its sales of hybrid vehicles in New Zealand with the introduction of its world-leading hybrid technology to the country’s most popular mid-sized sedan, the Toyota Camry.
Seven seek top environment awards
19 Feb 2010
Seven businesses will compete for top top honours at Auckland Regional Council's environment awards later this month.
Key carbon credits submissions close today
12 Feb 2010
Submissions on the way in which free carbon credits will be shared out close today.
Clean-tech pressure group selling its message
12 Feb 2010
A campaign by a group of leading businesspeople to push New Zealand toward a clean-tech economy is gathering steam.
Carbon changes face of forest economics, says scientist
12 Feb 2010
Factoring carbon into forest finances dramatically alters economic viability, according to research by one of the founders of the emissions trading scheme.
Wind grows share of power generation
12 Feb 2010
Wind generation capacity in New Zealand grew by more than 50 per cent last year and now provides more than 3 per cent of New Zealand's power.
New Zealand scientist helps develop new climate scenarios
12 Feb 2010
A proposal for the next generation of climate scenarios for projecting future change features in this week's Nature magazine.
Does the IPCC need fixing?
12 Feb 2010
New Zealand climate scientist give their views on the call for reforms of the IPCC.
City forester trebles profits with sale of credits
5 Feb 2010
A forestry company has sold Kyoto carbon credits for three times the amount of its 2009 profit.
Mighty River wants more after Maori carbon deal
5 Feb 2010
Mighty River Power is looking for carbon deals with more land owners after signing an historic agreement with a Maori incorporation.
Country on alert as scammers steal carbon units
5 Feb 2010
The New Zealand carbon registry is issuing warnings to members after the theft of nearly $6 million worth of carbon units in an international email scam.
NZ ready to commit to Copenhagen Accord
5 Feb 2010
New Zealand is to submit its 2020 emissions reduction target to the Copenhagen Accord.
US cleantech stocks fall despite major market growth
5 Feb 2010
By Nick Hodge. - The disparity between cleantech news and stock performance couldn't be greater.
Copenhagen - a letter from Gordon Brown
5 Feb 2010
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reflects in an open letter to Labour MP Alan Williams on the way forward after the Copenhagen climate change conference - including financing the green economy.
No submissions as allocations deadline looms
29 Jan 2010
No submissions have been made on the crucial regulations governing the allocation of free carbon credits to trade-exposed industries.
Blame weak ETS on big business, says Fitzsimons
29 Jan 2010
New Zealand business has effectively prevented the country taking real action on climate change, says the country’s leading Green politician.
Govt promises ‘earlier action’ in response to Commission’s warning climate targets at risk
Fri 17 Oct 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government says it will “explore opportunities for earlier action” ahead of the third Emissions Reduction Plan, and has committed to looking at ways to stop the system of free carbon credits for industrial polluters from disincentivising industrial decarbonisation.
Transpower tracks more than 100 new grid projects
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Transpower’s latest connection data show more than 100 generation, storage and load projects in its pipeline, reflecting the rapid pace of electrification across the country.
All carrot, no stick for farmers on methane
Fri 17 Oct 2025
By Pattrick Smellie | COMMENT: The abandonment of methane emissions pricing and the adoption of a weaker target is effectively the last nail in the coffin of the historic cross-parliamentary consensus embedded in the Zero Carbon Act 2019.
Govt releases updated emissions projections
Mon 13 Oct 2025
By Liz Kivi | The Ministry for the Environment has released updated emissions projections to 2050, which show significant differences to the Climate Change Commission's recent projections for the same period.
Air NZ inks deal for its first internationally verified carbon credits
9 Oct 2025
By Liz Kivi | Air New Zealand has committed to buying 8000 tonnes of carbon removals by 2030, in partnership with local native forest investment platform My Native Forest.
Emails show forestry lobby fought Gisborne crackdown as slash clean-up drags on
26 Sep 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Sustainable land use advocates are accusing Eastland Wood Council of stonewalling efforts to tighten forestry rules, after correspondence between the group and the local council was released under the Official Information Act.
Climate credibility gap widening for Aussie firms
1 Oct 2025
By Pattrick Smellie | Australian public companies’ climate change commitments are in retreat, reflecting difficulty in achieving stated targets and increased fossil use, but not because of any pressure to make less effort, according to a study of major companies’ ESG reporting.
