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NZ's emissions fell 2% in 2023 - latest GHG inventory

15 Apr 2025

Aotearoa New Zealand’s gross greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 2% in 2023, according to the latest greenhouse gas inventory.

Procurement changes "backward" – Green Building Council

15 Apr 2025

Removing procurement requirements for independent sustainability and energy efficiency benchmarking is a backward step, and fails to consider the impact of the changes, according to The New Zealand Green Building Council.

Environmental group takes legal action against Shane Jones for failure to protect dolphins

14 Apr 2025

The Environmental Law Initiative is taking legal action against Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones for what it says is a failure to adequately protect Māui and Hector’s dolphins.

EDS chief exeuctive Gary Taylor

Environmental summit to tackle costs of economic reform

14 Apr 2025

As the government pushes ahead with sweeping reforms to unlock economic growth, the upcoming Environmental Defence Society annual summit will ask a critical question: at what cost?

Climate Change Commission chief executive Jo Hendy (centre) speaking to the Environment Select Committee.

Govt needs to look at alternatives to free pollution credits for industrial emitters: Commission

11 Apr 2025

The Climate Change Commission says there are “legitimate questions” about hundreds of millions of public money spent on free carbon credits for polluters, and the government should be looking at alternatives.

Kevin Trenberth protesting against Trump in April 2017.

Trump’s actions are already having consequences for climate, especially for the IPCC - expert

11 Apr 2025

Leading climate scientist, Dr Kevin Trenberth, left the US and came home to New Zealand because of the rise of Donald Trump. In this comment piece, he writes that he is appalled in multiple ways by the so-called “war on science” unfolding through staff cuts and the president’s policy edicts.

Green's anti-mining bill drawn from ballot

11 Apr 2025

The Green Party's Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill has been drawn from the ballot and will be debated in Parliament.

Media round-up

11 Apr 2025

In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: Auckland’s place in a global network of cities tackling climate action is in question; green groups say ministers are "dreaming" about the amount of suitable land for pine plantations; and is New Zealand’s climate credibility going down the plughole?

Commissioner calls for urgent reform of carbon forestry in ETS

10 Apr 2025

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is calling on the Government to remove forestry from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, warning that the country’s flagship climate policy is entrenching risky land use decisions and undermining long-term emissions reductions.

'Don't tinker with the ETS': forestry groups

10 Apr 2025

Foresters have hit back against the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s call to remove forestry from the Emissions Trading Scheme, saying the move would threaten New Zealand’s climate goals.

Slash under the Mangatokerau Bridge on Paroa Road

East Coast advocates join calls to take forestry out of the ETS

10 Apr 2025

Sustainable land-use advocates in Tairāwhiti are demanding immediate government action on the Environment Commissioner's recommendation to phase forestry out of the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Experts back scepticism about carbon forestry

10 Apr 2025

Experts from around the country agree that the Environment Commissioner's 'Alt-F Reset' report is "incredibly timely" as the world faces unprecedented climate change.

Emissions down but reductions have slowed

10 Apr 2025

While New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 11% in the past five years, reductions have slowed down, with only a 1% drop from 2023 to 2024.

Former NZGIF chair Cecilia Tarrant (left) with former chief investment officer Jason Patrick

Experts slam govt decision to wind down green investment bank

9 Apr 2025

The government’s move to scrap its green investment bank is a step backwards for emissions reductions and doesn’t stack up with the National Party’s economic and energy transition strategies, according to sustainable finance experts.

Climate implications of quarterly action plan?

9 Apr 2025

While the government's second quarterly action plan for 2025 doesn't make much - if any - mention of climate, several items on the checklist could impact emissions, including plans for legislation to limit farm-to-forestry conversions in the ETS, decisions on scaling up a biodiversity credit market, and moving all vehicles to Road User Charges instead of petrol taxes.

'Sobering' state of NZ environment

8 Apr 2025

Mounting environmental pressures across the country could cause serious consequences for people’s health, housing, livelihoods, and overall quality of life, a new report reveals.

Avoiding a repeat of winter 2025

8 Apr 2025

An analysis predicts that there is a strong probability the electricity sector will get through this winter without any generation shortfalls and avoid the wholesale price excesses of last year - if all goes to plan and diesel is not required for extended periods.

Biofuels key to food security and shipping resilience for NZ

7 Apr 2025

By Shannon Williams | Aotearoa New Zealand's reliance on imported fossil fuels poses significant risks for food security and shipping resilience in the face of global catastrophes, according to experts speaking at a recent webinar on biofuel self-sufficiency.

New satellite data shows NZ’s major cities are sinking – meaning rising seas will affect them sooner

7 Apr 2025

Jesse Kearse, Kyoto University | Rising seas are already affecting coastal communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. On a global average, the sea level is now 18 centimetres higher than it was in 1900, and the annual rate of increase has been accelerating to currently 4.4 millimetres per year.

Govt plan for forestry on Crown land raises questions for the Emissions Trading Scheme

4 Apr 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government’s latest plan for carbon forestry includes a large chunk of planting on Crown land, with 155,000 hectares of exotic forestry projected to enter the Emissions Trading Scheme by 2042.

Aspiring Materials opens critical minerals pilot production plant

4 Apr 2025

Cleantech startup Aspiring Materials opened a pilot processing plant for critical minerals in Ōtautahi Christchurch last week.

Media round-up

4 Apr 2025

In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: Europe is heading towards an emissions tax on dairy imports; Auckland Transport stops measuring emissions cuts; and Stuff asks if the Paris Agreement is over.

Risky business – banks must consider climate risks, commissioner says

3 Apr 2025

Banks considering climate risks is prudent business practice, not just environmental activism, according to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton.

Dunedin initiative to tackle flooding problems

3 Apr 2025

Public consultation is now open on Dunedin City Council and Otago Regional Council's South Dunedin Future initiative, which looks at ways the region can respond to climate change and flooding problems in South Dunedin.

Battery storage at Ruakākā

Meridian set to build its first solar farm as Genesis stockpiles coal

2 Apr 2025

Meridian Energy is set to start construction on its 130MW Ruakākā Solar Farm south of Whangārei in August 2025, with the project receiving a final investment decision and construction approval from the Meridian Board.

Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station in Iceland

Hotter and deeper: how NZ’s plan to drill for ‘supercritical’ geothermal energy holds promise and risk

2 Apr 2025

By David Dempsey, University of Canterbury | New Zealand’s North Island features a number of geothermal systems, several of which are used to generate some 1,000 MegaWatts of electricity. But deeper down there may be even more potential.

Peters unveils plans for rail-enabled interisland ferries

1 Apr 2025

Two new rail-enabled ferries will arrive by the end of 2029, but the costs remain under wraps.

Altered image of the Slopedown site, part of a campaign poster from local group the West Catlins Preservation Society.

Contact to appeal Southland wind farm rejection

1 Apr 2025

Contact Energy says it will appeal the Southland Wind Farm consent rejection and reapply under the new Fast-Track consent process.

Former climate change minister James Shaw

Court of Appeal rejects case against Climate Commission

31 Mar 2025

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a case against the Climate Change Commission and former climate minister James Shaw, which argued that New Zealand has adopted climate targets that are too weak.

Climate Change Commission chair Dame Patsy Reddy

NZ must move faster on emissions – Reddy

31 Mar 2025

New Climate Change Commission chair Dame Patsy Reddy says the 1.5% global warming target is approaching more quickly than people thought, and the problem is worse than anyone expected.

Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts

Economy and climate go hand in hand – minister

31 Mar 2025

Growing our economy and reducing climate emissions go hand in hand, says Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts.

Govt releases detail on ETS forestry restrictions

28 Mar 2025

The government has released more detail on new restrictions for farm conversions to exotic forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), which foresters say will prevent another planting boom.

Extreme weather could lead to financial disaster for ordinary New Zealanders

28 Mar 2025

A rise in extreme weather events due to climate change could result in financial disaster for many New Zealanders, according to a credit risk consultancy.

Climate change minister Simon Watts and Energy Resources Aotearoa's John Carnegie in conversation at Downstream

Is NZ heading towards another energy crunch?

28 Mar 2025

The major gentailers all put forward positive cases at last week’s Downstream conference that they had done all they could to avert a potential energy shortage this winter.

Media round-up

28 Mar 2025

In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: Rail is still considered crucial to Canterbury's future, climate risk is being left of company balance sheets, and NZ climate forecasts rely on the system Trump is dismantling.

National Party Southland MP Joseph Mooney and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

New bill to block climate litigation ‘constitutional overreach’ - lawyers

27 Mar 2025

Climate and environmental advocates have slammed a National MP’s bill that would block people suing companies for climate damage.

Tiwai Point

Govt doubles smelter’s carbon subsidy against official advice

27 Mar 2025

By Shannon Williams | The government has increased the New Zealand Aluminium Smelter's free carbon allowance, ignoring official advice to boost the subsidy by a lower amount.

Wind farm rejection will delay Aotearoa’s energy transition

26 Mar 2025

Contact Energy's proposed wind farm in Southland has been rejected, a move the New Zealand Wind Energy Association (NZWEA) says will delay the country's transition to renewable energy.

Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Chris Bishop

Govt unveils RMA overhaul

25 Mar 2025

By Shannon Williams | The government has unveiled its blueprint for reform of the resource management system, and while parts of it have been welcomed, critics say it is a "hostile takeover of nature".

Energy sector faces complex affordability and security issues

25 Mar 2025

Energy affordability and security of supply were the key themes of the Downstream conference in Christchurch last week.

Floodplain grazing phase-out on cards

25 Mar 2025

By Emily Ireland, Local Democracy Reporter| Grazing on 576 hectares of regional-council owned flood protection land in Wairarapa could be heavily reduced in favour of emissions-friendly activities.

Declining concern over climate change

24 Mar 2025

Public concern over climate change has dipped steadily since reaching an all-time high following the events of Cyclone Gabrielle, according to the latest Ipsos poll.

Former Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr

Reserve Bank wins international award for work on climate-related risk

24 Mar 2025

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Pūtea Matua scooped two awards at this year’s Central Banking awards, including one for its “pioneering” work on climate stress testing.

Carbon credit deal to provide windfall for Maori landowners

21 Mar 2025

By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporting | An isolated Maori Land Trust in the central North Island has sealed a groundbreaking carbon credit deal, securing millions for its 4000 owners and tens of thousands of beneficiaries.

If NZ wants to decarbonise energy, we need to know which renewables deliver the best payback

21 Mar 2025

By Alan Brent and Isabella Pimentel Pincelli | A national energy strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand was meant to be ready at the end of last year. As it stands, we're still waiting for a cohesive, all-encompassing plan to meet the country's energy demand today and in the future.

Media round-up

21 Mar 2025

In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: Most New Zealanders support meeting our international climate target through a mix of domestic and offshore action; three figures paint a bleak picture of climate reality; and will removing Maori rights clear the way for an attack on the natural world?

'Our world is melting'

20 Mar 2025

Signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some of the consequences irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation.

Renters stand to gain the most from efficient energy use: EECA

19 Mar 2025

Research on how New Zealanders view and use energy in their homes shows a significant difference between homeowners and renters.

Kiwi companies bought carbon credits from projects now under scrutiny for fraud

18 Mar 2025

Fonterra and Toitu are among New Zealand organisations caught up in an international carbon credits scandal, whose alleged instigator is facing multi-million dollar fraud charges in the US.

NZ, India touch on climate and energy at leaders' meeting

18 Mar 2025

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi detailed plans for further cooperation between the two countries across a range of areas including climate and energy during their meeting in New Delhi this week.

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Australia leapfrogs NZ on climate ambition

Today 11:45am

By Liz Kivi | Lawyers for Climate Action say Australia’s new 2035 climate target should be a wake-up call for ‘clean, green’ New Zealand.

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Govt tweaks offshore energy bill with 'declared areas' model

Wed 17 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government is making changes to the Offshore Renewable Energy Bill to address offshore wind developers' concerns about competing for space with other industries.

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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

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Vector reduced fugitive methane emissions using 'gas sniffer trucks' to find leaks in its gas distribution network

Vector hits emissions reduction goal five years early

5 Sep 2025

By Liz Kivi | Auckland lines company Vector has met its 2030 emissions reduction reduction target five years early, more than halving its direct emissions, and crediting innovation and a laser-focus for its success in a hard-to-abate sector.

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NZ needs to be part of a regional SAF strategy: Z, Air NZ

9 Sep 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand needs to be part of a regional strategic approach to sourcing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with domestic production less the aim than ensuring access to the fuel from one of a number of strategically positioned bio-refineries around the world.

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Govt passes law to limit farm-to-forest conversions

Today 11:45am

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government has passed legislation intended to limit farm-to-forest conversions in the Emissions Trading Scheme, with ministers saying the changes “restore balance,” while opponents call it a band-aid that risks climate targets.

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Lord Adair Turner

'Non-negotiable' – EU carbon pricing to hit Kiwi exporters, expert warns

11 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | High carbon exports will inevitably face a high carbon tax at the EU border, possibly in the next five years, and high methane agricultural products might not be exempt, an international expert told a local audience yesterday.

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