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OUR CARBON PROBLEM: Ideas, people ... but no money
19 Aug 2008
New Zealand has the ideas and the people but not the money to develop world-beating clean technologies.
NZ billions behind in carbon bonanza race, says Tindall
19 Aug 2008
New Zealand has just five years to get its share of the low-carbon economy bonanza, says Warehouse founder Stephen Tindall.
Global leaders? We’re not even close, says carbon-footprint pioneer
19 Aug 2008
New Zealand is being left behind when it comes to quantifying its carbon footprint, says enterprise-level carbon-footprint accounting software provider Revolution ID.
Seabed miner plans minerals hunt in NZ waters
19 Aug 2008
AIM-quoted Nautilus Minerals has selected New Zealand waters for deep-sea dredging for copper, zinc, gold, and silver.
NZ might have to take Pacific climate-change refugees
19 Aug 2008
New Zealand might have to open its doors and pockets to Pacific Islands peoples forced to leave their homelands because of climate change, a senior NGO official is warning.
Car-racing series gives nod to ethanol-mix biofuels
19 Aug 2008
Cars in the Toyota Racing Series will be allowed to run on ethanol-based biofuels, after Motorsport New Zealand modified the rules to allow it.
National’s energy policy hooks the fishing crowd
19 Aug 2008
Anglers who say coal is a better option than hydro power think they might have found an ally in the National Party.
We'll have an ETS in nine months, vows National
15 Aug 2008
The National Party says it will have an emissions trading scheme in place within nine months of becoming government – three months later than it has said earlier.
Key’s energy message: We’ll give you all the electricity you need
15 Aug 2008
Those who want to grow need to know they have the power supply necessary to do so – that’s the key message at the heart of the National Party’s energy policy released yesterday by leader John Key and energy spokesman Gerry Brownlee.
ANALYSIS: Nats' policy shop - an open back door?
15 Aug 2008
The National Party’s energy policy hits some fairly predictable expected notes – reform the Resource Management Act (RMA), make it easier for new power stations to be built, promote oil and gas exploration, get rid of unnecessary bureaucracy ... but it’s some of the finer detail (and in many cases lack of it) that makes the policy interesting.
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.
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.
Profound shifts in our changing energy system – new data
Today 10:46am
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.
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
Marginal drop in last year's regional emissions
Today 10:46am
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
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.
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.
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.
