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Millions could flow from carbon world
15 Aug 2008
An emissions trading scheme could earn New Zealand millions of dollars, says a former space engineer-turned consultant.
ETS equals economic upheaval, say heavy emitters
15 Aug 2008
Heavy emitters are warning that the New Zealand economy is in for a roller-coaster ride if the emissions trading scheme comes into force.
Waste bill puts recycling pressure on IT industry
15 Aug 2008
The IT and office automation industry is among a number of sectors facing a crash recycling stewardship programme if the Green Party’s Waste Minimisation Bill gets passed before the election.
NZ in the box seat on emissions trading, says economist
12 Aug 2008
New Zealand risks squandering the huge natural advantages it will have in a carbon economy if it delays bringing in an emissions trading scheme, warns Karo Group principal Simon Young.
Wind-turbine pioneer sceptical about National policy
12 Aug 2008
New Zealand’s major wind turbine-manufacturing company says it doubts a National government would support the wind-energy sector.
Nats to reveal energy policy this week
12 Aug 2008
The National Party will release its energy policy on Thursday, spokesman Gerry Brownlee confirmed to Carbon News yesterday.
Greenair: Forestry carbon opportunities are real
12 Aug 2008
Greenair Group has entered the Wairarapa-Manawatu debate over get-rich-quick interests seeking to take advantage of regional farmers and foresters through carbon credit schemes.
Council delays decision on Kaipara tidal-power station
12 Aug 2008
The Northland Regional Council says it will announce its decision on Crest Energy’s tidal-energy resource consent application next week.
Good intentions won't cut vehicle use, say engineers
12 Aug 2008
Civil engineers want the Government to face up to its responsibilities and finance the infrastructure that inevitable increased car use will demand, saying that good intentions will not reduce vehicle use.
Caygill, Cayford new members on EECA
12 Aug 2008
Energy Minister David Parker has announced three appointments to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority Board.
Nuclear power definitely not an option: Greens
12 Aug 2008
Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons describes Matthew Hooten as ‘indulging in some wishful thinking’ in the Sunday Star Times this week.
Pike River deal trebles forecast revenues for first coal production
8 Aug 2008
Pike River Coal, due to come on-stream later this year, appears to have secured a contract that trebles the per-tonne revenues anticipated in last year’s prospectus.
Gull's whey-based 91-octane biofuel mix hits pumps today
8 Aug 2008
Gull New Zealand has just announced that it will begin selling a new whey-based 91-octane biofuel in Auckland this morning.
Supreme Court still quiet on Rodney gas power station
8 Aug 2008
Greenpeace and Genesis Energy are still waiting on the Supreme Court ruling on the proposed Kaukapakapa gas-fired power station - more than two months after the issue went before the court.
Pioneer system changes hydrocarbons to hydrogen under the bonnet
8 Aug 2008
Mobil is developing an under-the-bonnet system that converts conventional hydrocarbons, such as petrol or diesel, into hydrogen within the engine.
NZ carbon register tests world-wide connections
8 Aug 2008
New Zealand’s fledgling carbon registry has taken part in trials to test international registry connections.
Crest expects Kaipara tidal power decision next week
8 Aug 2008
Crest Energy could know by Tuesday whether it has the go-ahead for its Kaipara tidal energy scheme.
Coal-seam gas exploration operations to begin
8 Aug 2008
L&M Petroleum is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contract with Washingtons Exploration Limited’s to use its Rig #8 to drill the first three coal seam gas (CSG) wells to be drilled in the Company’s 2008 CSG exploration programme.
Forester warns farmers of get-rich-quick carbon hucksters
5 Aug 2008
A forester is warning landowners to beware of “hucksters” pushing get-rich-quick schemes based on carbon trading.
Time getting tight for Government's ETS bill
5 Aug 2008
The Government is going down to the wire on its emissions trading scheme.
Unhappy Argent questions future of NZ biodiesel industry
5 Aug 2008
Argent Energy, which last week announced it is pulling out of plans to invest $100 million in biodiesel in New Zealand, is questioning the future of the industry.
'Too busy' Key suddenly finds time to meet power station opponents
5 Aug 2008
National Party leader John Key has now found time in his diary to meet opponents of Genesis Energy’s proposed gas-fired power station near Helensville as the community splits over allegations that the generator is buying local support.
Stop the plough and save the world, says prairie professor
5 Aug 2008
Farmers could cut their greenhouse-gas emissions by switching to zero-tillage, says a visiting expert.
Tiny turbines to power Antarctic science station
5 Aug 2008
Wind turbine maker Proven Energy has won the contract to supply eight of its small six-kilowatt turbines for Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Antarctic research station.
Biofuels player pulls $100m plug on New Zealand plant
1 Aug 2008
A British biofuels company is pulling its $100-million investment out of New Zealand, blaming the Government’s Biofuels Bill.
ANALYSIS: Show faith in our emerging biofuels industry
1 Aug 2008
Today’s news that UK-based Argent Energy is pulling out of New Zealand because of what it sees as the distorted biofuels market which the Biofuels Bill has failed to address should sound large alarm bells in Government circles – but will anyone be listening?
BP: What it says over there - and here
1 Aug 2008
The head of BP says a cap and trade system is the best way of creating conditions to reduce emissions.
NZX will use TZ1 to throw off the shackles and go global
1 Aug 2008
Mark Franklin, the former head of Vector who now heads the NZ Stock Exchange’s thrust into the carbon-trading sphere, knows that simplicity instead of complexity carries the day.
National not opposing Helensville gas-fired power station plan
1 Aug 2008
The National Party says that it is “not intrinsically opposed” to Genesis Energy’s proposed power station in party leader John Key's Helensville electorate.
TrustPower rides rocky RMA road to win Mahinerangi approval
1 Aug 2008
The Environment Court’s interim decision to approve TrustPower’s proposed Mahinerangi windfarm in Otago brings the first stage of building one step closer - but the company remains frustrated by RMA snarl-ups.
Silicon-fuelled power stations one solution, says NZ scientist
1 Aug 2008
A Waikato University scientist has reached for his periodic table - which shows that carbon and silicon are in the same family - and has outlined what is being applauded as the most cogent argument to date for a silicon economy, powered by silicon fuel.
OPINION: Tackling climate change: who should pay?
1 Aug 2008
Professor Jonathan Boston, acting director of the Institute of Policy Studies at Victoria University, tackles the thorny question of how countries should share the burden of reducing emissions:
Words in the House over ETS support talks
1 Aug 2008
So how are the support talks going to get votes to pass the emissions trading bill?
Blind Kiwi musician pioneers battery technology in US
1 Aug 2008
A blind former Maori showband star is making a name for himself as a pioneer of energy conservation in the American state of Nevada.
Government reopens marine energy chequebook
1 Aug 2008
The second round of Government funding for marine energy development is open.
Former UN man joins IDEAcarbon
1 Aug 2008
A former under secretary general for economic and social affairs at the United Nations in New York, Nitin Desai, has joined IDEAcrbon as an advisor to its board of directors.
BREAKING NEWS: Government calls for tough CDM regime
29 Jul 2008
New Zealand is calling for tougher rules around carbon credits and investments, saying that governments should be required to monitor and enforce minimum requirements for clean development mechanisms.
EXCLUSIVE: Union-led climate alliance reaches across the Tasman
29 Jul 2008
A business-union-environmental alliance building in Australia is set to move into New Zealand.
Millions on research could mean billions in earnings
29 Jul 2008
Research into renewable energy is booming – and could lead to multi-billion-dollar earnings if New Zealanders can get their products to the market first.
NZ ranks high among countries at least risk from climate change
29 Jul 2008
New Zealand is ranked seventh among countries at least risk from the impacts of climate change, according to a new report.
Local ship operator investigates move to biofuel
29 Jul 2008
Lyttelton-based sea, rail and road-freight company Pacifica is investigating the viability of biofuel for use in its generators and stevedoring equipment.
We'll fight for our forest rights, owners warn ETS policy-makers
25 Jul 2008
Kyoto Forest Owners say they will wage war if either major political party reneges on promises over carbon credits worth millions of dollars.
ANALYSIS: Heavy emitters and National scoring major own goal
25 Jul 2008
The little-covered press release issued by the Kyoto Forestry Association this week, seeking major-party assurances its members will still get hundreds of millions of dollars worth of carbon credits, speaks of the unspeakable position anti-emissions trading campaigners have got themselves and others into.
Our politicians ignoring peak oil impact, says forum
25 Jul 2008
Politicians are failing to deal with the impact of peak oil, imperilling New Zealand’s economic future says the Sustainable Energy Forum.
Coal, wind, waves - the hunt is on for hydrogen energy
25 Jul 2008
Research is under way in New Zealand to produce hydrogen energy from coal, wind and biomass – and maybe even waves.
Minister stays mum on support for Biofuels bill
25 Jul 2008
The Government says that its Biofuel bill has the backing of industry, but is not saying whether it has the backing of Parliament.
Energy authority cock-a-hoop over Tegel heat recovery success
25 Jul 2008
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority is using Tegel Foods as a reference site for the efficiency of its own carbon dioxide emissions reduction incentive scheme.
Goldsmith organisation condemns plans for importing biofuels into NZ
25 Jul 2008
The Pacific Institute of Resource Management, headquartered in Wellington, and which has London-based environmentalist Edward Goldsmith as a director, believes that in importing biofuels into New Zealand will revert to the plantations and indentured labour era.
Public wants help with ETS costs, survey shows
22 Jul 2008
Overwhelming public support for help for households in coping with the costs of an emissions trading scheme could provide the impetus to get the scheme passed before the election.
Neptune in turbine talks over Cook Strait tidal energy plans
22 Jul 2008
New Zealand marine energy pioneer Neptune Power is in negotiations with the Newcastle-on-Tyne-based manufacturer of its prototype turbine about forming a tidal energy turbine company.
Debanking debate heats up as deadline looms for submissions on NZ First bill
Tue 1 Jul 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The debate over so-called “woke banking” is back in the spotlight as the deadline approaches for public input on NZ First’s Debanking Bill.
SolarZero liquidation complex - but sale possible
Tue 1 Jul 2025
It will likely take a long time to sort out the complexities around the liquidation of SolarZero, with a series of claims against the company adding to the myriad complexities in arrangements set up to manage its contracts and obligations.
Flurry of govt announcements at Fieldays
12 Jun 2025
The government has come up with a solar energy package for farms, a new grass-fed certification scheme for meat and dairy, and a supplier agreement for carpets in new state homes - all part of the annual flurry of politicians’ Fieldays announcements.
Mangroves' overlooked climate role
Mon 30 Jun 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand’s mangrove forests are pulling tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year, yet their climate benefits remain unrecognised in national emissions reporting.
How flying can be a climate solution
16 Jun 2025
By Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan - Planetary Ecology | How can aviation contribute to tackling climate change when no practicable technology-based solutions are on the horizon?
Bill to limit farm-to-forest conversions passes first reading
Fri 27 Jun 2025
By Shannon Morris-Williams | The government's bill aiming to limit farm-to-forestry conversions in the Emissions Trading Scheme passed its first reading in Parliament this week, however concerns were raised over rushing it through under urgency, with less than two weeks allowed for public submissions.
IRD will stop using wetland destruction in ‘how-to’ for claiming expenses
Fri 27 Jun 2025
By Liz Kivi | Environmental organisation Forest & Bird has welcomed the Inland Revenue’s decision to stop using wetland destruction as an example of a tax-deductible agricultural expense in future guidance.
