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Gym does the exercise ... and saves thousands a year

29 Jan 2010

Les Mills International is saving $120,000 a year with just the first wave of efficiencies indentified in a green audit.

Scientists hot on the trail of burp-maker

29 Jan 2010

New Zealand scientists have mapped a methanogen believed to be responsible for methane emissions from ruminants.

Catherine Beard ... still much work to be done.

Wanted: New chief for big boys' lobby group

29 Jan 2010

The Greenhouse Gas Coalition wants a new executive director.

Scott Brown

Will this senator kill renewables?

29 Jan 2010

By Jeff Siegel.- Sometimes, talking politics can incite a hostile response.

Phillip Mills ... business case alone is enough.

Government goes quiet on clean-tech action plea

22 Jan 2010

A group of leading business people pushing for leadership on clean-tech development says Government reaction has been luke-warm.

Fishing industry gets climate change warning

22 Jan 2010

The fishing industry is being warned to be aware of the impact climate change is having on fisheries.

Come on, Kiwis, let’s ride the green wave

22 Jan 2010

Les Mills International chairman Phillip Mills argues for the benefits of a green economy.

An alternative lesson from Copenhagen

22 Jan 2010

Otago water resources consultant Dugald McTavish presents his five-point plan for the future.

Treasury gave thumbs down to ETS intensity-based scheme

18 Dec 2009

Treasury told the Government not to adopt an intensity-based scheme for the allocation of free carbon credits to heavy emitters.

Peter Neilson ... NZ could get lost at the last minute.

NZ might get its way, says business council head

18 Dec 2009

New Zealand might get what it wants on forestry and land-use – providing an agreement comes out of the Copenhagen international climate change talks.

Countries suspicious of verification checks

18 Dec 2009

The verification of carbon reduction is emerging as a sticking point between the United States and China.

Tim Groser ... credible force.

NZ pours $45m into global research fund

18 Dec 2009

New Zealand will put $45 million towards the Global Research Alliance on agriculture greenhouse gases over the next four years.

David Rhodes ... key objectives for New Zealand.

Copenhagen time running out, says forester

11 Dec 2009

The Copenhagen climate change conference must make progress on land use and land change issues by this weekend, says the chief executive of the New Zealand Forest Owners' Association.

Indoor dairying cuts emissions, says expert

11 Dec 2009

Switching to indoor dairy farming would cut New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, says an American researcher.

Forest owners gear up to sell Kyoto credits

11 Dec 2009

Forest owners are making moves to start selling this year’s Kyoto credits as market interest picks up.

Power stations switch turns off Meridian

11 Dec 2009

A Government-forced swap of power stations between State-owned power companies could damage Meridian Energy’s carbon-neutral status.

The editorial that gave world the message …

11 Dec 2009

An editorial calling for action from world leaders on climate change was published by 56 newspapers around the world in 20 languages on the day the Copenhagen conference opened.

Organic farming key to cutting emissions

11 Dec 2009

Converting Britain to organic agriculture would cut that country’s carbon emissions by 3.2 million tonnes – the equivalent of taking nearly a million cars off the road, says the Soil Assocation.

Nick Smith ... our ETS is stand-alone.

NZ does quick ETS rules patch-up after Aussie collapse

4 Dec 2009

The collapse of Australia’s proposed emissions trading scheme leaves New Zealand without a set of rules for the allocation of free credits to trade-exposed heavy emitters.

Forester: Our credits attracting world interest

4 Dec 2009

A company which has already sold millions of dollars of worth of New Zealand forestry credits says there is strong international interest in the units.

Emitters start to focus on credits, says trader

4 Dec 2009

Strong local interest is building in carbon, as emitters seek to spread the risks associated with price uncertainty.

Dr Peter Read ... annoyed Robert Muldoon.

OBITUARY: Kiwi pioneered biochar research

4 Dec 2009

A New Zealander who was a world pioneer in advocating the use of biochar to sequester carbon has died en route to the international climate change talks in Copenhagen.

At last, the forestry show can hit the road

4 Dec 2009

A Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry road show to explain to the emissions trading scheme to forest owners is about to hit the road – a year later than planned.

Greens see jobs aplenty in carbon storage bonanza

4 Dec 2009

New Zealand can create thousands of jobs and store millions of tonnes of carbon, according to new research from the Green Party.

Don Nicolson ... saving the planet.

No-go Nicolson: It's best I stay down on the farm

4 Dec 2009

Federated Farmers president Don Nicolson says he’s doing his bit for climate change by not going to international climate change talks in Copenhagen next week.

The truth about climate change making you rich

4 Dec 2009

By Jeff Siegel - Last week, Ed Begley Jr was invited to discuss global warming on Fox News with Stuart Varney.

Be warned: ETS is here and businesses must comply

27 Nov 2009

Chief financial officers and boards must come to terms with the emissions trading scheme now or risk exposing their businesses to significant risk, a senior adviser is warning.

It's game on as ETS interest starts to flow

27 Nov 2009

New Zealand businesses are waking up to the reality of the emissions trading scheme.

Businesses to have say in allocation rules

27 Nov 2009

New Zealand businesses will have a chance to influence the way in which free credits to trade-exposed companies are issued.

Soil sequestration seen as cash boost for farmers

27 Nov 2009

Soil sequestration of carbon will be a significant income source for farmers in the future, says the head of the Berl economic analysis group.

Cleantech bigger money-maker than the internet

27 Nov 2009

By Nick Hodge - The billionaire venture capitalist John Doerr says cleantech is the largest economic opportunity of the 21st century.

ETS: What Climate Change Minister Nick Smith says

27 Nov 2009

The Government has secured the support of the Maori Party to enable New Zealand to implement an affordable and workable emissions trading scheme next year.

ETS: Forest owners say deal is unjust

27 Nov 2009

Forest owners say pre-1990 forests are likely to be worth next to nothing because of the ETS. Owners have been landed with the massive liabilities of being part of the scheme, but cant earn carbon credits.

ETS: Shark swallows the Maori minnow

27 Nov 2009

There is a famous story in Te Ao Mâori. It is about a kahawai, not unlike the Mâori Party, and the great white shark. The great white shark said to the kahawai

ETS: Federated Farmers praise handiwork

27 Nov 2009

Federated Farmers has taken cold comfort that its behind-the-scenes lobbying might have saved each New Zealand farm some $27,000 from 2030.

Nick Smith ... signed and sealed.

Maori win ETS voice ... and trip to Copenhagen

23 Nov 2009

The Government has done a deal with the Maori Party over the emissions trading scheme that will see iwi consulted over the rules for the allocation of free carbon credits in agriculture and fishing, and taking a seat at the Copenhagen climate change talks.

Charles Chauvel...lodging own amendments

Opposition gets ready to mount counter-offensive

23 Nov 2009

A carbon price cap of $100, transparency over heavy emitters making donations to political parties, and bringing agriculture into the ETS in 2013 as originally planned are among counter proposals the Labour Party will put up against the National-Maori Party deal to change the scheme.

Smith: Agreement enables progress on climate change

23 Nov 2009

The Government has secured the support of the Maori Party to enable New Zealand to implement an affordable and workable emissions trading scheme next year, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says.

Phil Goff ... shambles.

Labour: A 'quick and dirty deal'

23 Nov 2009

Today's "quick and dirty deal" with the Maori Party lumps taxpayers with a $110 billion bill allowing big polluters to continue polluting, Labour Leader Phil Goff said today.

Russel Norman ... flawed legislation.

Greens: Deal will cost everyone

23 Nov 2009

Legitimate Treaty settlement concerns are not a good reason for Maori to support flawed legislation that will cost both Maori and Pakeha dearly, the Green Party said today.

Multi-party backing for admin bill to develop emissions trading market

23 Nov 2009

Parliament has adopted a Commerce Select Committee report’ recommending changes to law which will allow the country’s new emissions trading market to develop.

ETS changes mean tomorrow's NZers will pay 84 per cent of Kyoto costs, says council

23 Nov 2009

The Sustainability Council is sticking by its claim that amendments to the emissions trading scheme will mean that tomorrow’s New Zealanders will have to pay for today’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Tariana Turia ... supports ETS changes

Maori quiet on ETS small print till Monday

20 Nov 2009

Details of a deal between the Maori Party and the Government for support for changes to the emissions trading scheme could be revealed on Monday.

Australia, US woo NZ biofuel pioneer

20 Nov 2009

A New Zealand pioneer in making bio-oil from algae is considering quitting the country.

Don Nicolson ... in the short term, at least, a carbon tax is better.

Frustrated farmers: The tractors are coming

20 Nov 2009

Federated Farmers wants a carbon tax.

IN THE HOUSE: Maori Party ETS deal

20 Nov 2009

Parliament yesterday discussed the potential impacts of the emissions trading scheme on Maori.

Posh house wins most-sustainable award

20 Nov 2009

A sophisticated inner-city Christchurch home has been named this year’s best sustainable home valued at more than $1 million.

Nick Smith...revised ETS will cost farmers $3000 a year

Forum: Taking agriculture forward with the Emissions Trading Scheme

20 Nov 2009

Climate Change Issues Minister Nick Smith speaks to the Federated Farmers National Council Meeting in Wellington yesterday.

Time for a cup of tea, says veteran Nat

20 Nov 2009

A life-long National Party member is criticising the Government’s “headlong rush” into changes to the emissions trading scheme.

Next steps will depend on Maori Party bottom line

16 Nov 2009

ANALYSIS. – The backroom deal with the Maori Party will determine if changes to ETS law get through Parliament.

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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.

Energy
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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.

Agriculture
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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.

Carbon emissions
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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.

Transport
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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.

Forestry
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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.

Business
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Eraring power station is a black coal-fired power station on the shores of Lake Macquarie, southeast of Newcastle, NSW

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.

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