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Continental plans bio fuel test flight
18 Mar 2008
Continental Airlines, Boeing and GE Aviation have announced plans to conduct a biofuels demonstration flight in the first half of 2009 in an effort to identify sustainable fuel solutions for the aviation industry.
Aquaflow aviation specialist for key projects
18 Mar 2008
Algae biodiesel developer Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation of Nelson has appointed Des Ashton as a consultant to lead key areas of operational development, in particular aviation projects.
Thanks: Carbon News 11th most read business story on day one
18 Mar 2008
A Carbon News story detailing its top stories in its first edition of March 11 has ranked 11th in reading ratings on the Scooop web site. Thanks for your interest and support
EXCLUSIVE: Government to plead for forest off-setting option
17 Mar 2008
The Government will plead with its Kyoto Protocol partners to introduce forest offsetting to the rules covering the second commitment period from 2012 to 2025, but its chances of success are remote, a well-placed source has told Carbon News.
Government’s bio-fuel bubble fit to burst
17 Mar 2008
The bio-fuels bubble has exploded in the face of the Labour Government’s demand that they be incorporated into petrol and diesel mixes, according to the New Zealand chief executive of global energy giant British Petroleum (BP), Peter Griffiths.
Business wants New Zealand to go nuclear on emission credits
17 Mar 2008
Businesses being required to enter New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme want to be able to trade nuclear-sourced emissions credits.
EXCLUSIVE PROFILE: The young millionnaire behind Green Carbon
17 Mar 2008
By Hugh de Lacy - The trauma of an 11-year-old only child seeing his parents all but ruined by the 1987 sharemarket crash is what drove Seeby Woodhouse into a hugely successful entrepreneurial career.
Two marine energy fund applications
17 Mar 2008
Two applications have been received for the first $2m tranche of government grants under the Marine Energy Deployment Fund (MEDF).
Calculate your deforestation liability
17 Mar 2008
The ValueADD Company has launched an online interactive calculator to determine carbon liabilities for de-foresting pre-1990 land. Some of the liabilities are significant.
EU pumps up minimum taxes for diesel to equal petrol
17 Mar 2008
Members of the European Parliament have decided the current EU-wide minimum rate of tax on diesel should be increased to match the current minimum rate for unleaded petrol, but no further.
Agricultural emission rumours discounted
16 Mar 2008
Rumours of a massive under-estimation of the level of greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted by agriculture in New Zealand appear to be unfounded, with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) suggesting 50ha of exotic plantation will be enough to offset the emissions of a 500ha hill-country farm.
Corporate tax group's views on treatment of New Zealand emission trading units
12 Mar 2008
Inland Revenue is being asked to clarify how emissions trading units, used in the coming New Zealand emissions trading scheme, will be treated. This paper prepared by Deloitte for the Corporate Tax Group (representing 32 major corporations) and submitted to the IRD, sets out the issues – and proposed solutions in how ETUs should be treated for tax purposes.
Climate Change natural - unstoppable
12 Mar 2008
By Dr Muriel Newman, Director NZ Centre for Political Research www.nzcpr.com (http://www.nzcpr.com/). I have just returned from an historic meeting of more than 500 people from around the world who gathered in New York to address the question of whether man-made global warming is really threatening the future existence of our planet.
Right House scores DOC carbon neutral contract
12 Mar 2008
Department Meridian Energy subsidiary Right House has secured the contract to help the Department of Conservation move ot its 2012 carbon neutral goal.
Rabobank's annual Ag report: fine balance needed on climate change
12 Mar 2008
Given New Zealand’s exposure to global agricultural commodity markets, any loss of international competitiveness as a result of the new scheme would be damaging, according to report co-author and Rabobank head of Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory, Bill Cordingley.
Half of inter-island pole 1 power link back before winter
12 Mar 2008
Transpower New Zealand says the mitigations needed to return a half pole 1 of the HVDC inter island link to service will be completed prior to winter.
Poll: National electricity grid greatly worries New Zealanders
12 Mar 2008
Eight out of 10 New Zealanders believe the national electricity grid needs upgrading. Some 42% think an upgrade is urgent, according to the results of a major new national poll by ShapeNZ.
Climate ambassador moves on
Fri 13 Feb 2026
By Liz Kivi | The Government is on the hunt for a new top climate diplomat, with previous climate ambassador Stu Horne moving on to a posting in Honolulu as New Zealand’s Consul General to Hawai’i.
Lawyers seek answers on climate impacts of LNG import facility
Fri 13 Feb 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | Lawyers for Climate Action has written to Climate Change and Energy Minister Simon Watts warning that the Government's plan for an LNG import terminal could be in conflict with New Zealand’s climate obligations and emissions reduction targets.
Greenpeace slams ‘bogus’ climate plan
30 Jan 2026
The Government’s re-jigged emissions plan has a giant “cow-shaped hole” in it, exposing a climate strategy that doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, according to Greenpeace.
Annual emissions fell to lowest in 15 years in Sept 2025
5 Feb 2026
By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to their lowest annual total in the year to September 2025 since records began 2010, according to Statistics New Zealand data published this morning.
NZ could become ‘dumping ground’ for dirty vehicles: Commissioner
16 Dec 2025
By Liz Kivi | Simon Upton, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, has warned the Government that its changes to the clean car standard could turn the country into a dumping ground for high emitting cars, making future emissions budgets harder to achieve.
'Damning' report challenges forestry’s role in Tairāwhiti as sector rejects conclusions
4 Feb 2026
By Shannon Morris-Williams | New independent analysis commissioned by Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti challenges long-standing claims that industrial forestry underpins the Tairāwhiti economy.
Kiwi startup takes on global plastic pollution
Thu 12 Feb 2026
A New Zealand startup is launching what it says is the world’s first plastic-free effervescent drink tablet, with the ambitious aim of eliminating bottled beverages to reduce global plastic pollution.
