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New Zealand: Carbon emissions

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At last, say students, Auckland toes the line

2 Sep 2019

Auckland University students have won their five-year campaign to get the institution to stop investing in fossil fuels.

Cash for credits could cause taxpayer headache

12 Aug 2019

Money instead of carbon credits was used to offset half the greenhouse gas emissions liable under the Emissions Trading Scheme last year - creating a potential financial liability for taxpayers.

We're worried and pessimistic about climate future

25 Jul 2019

New Zealanders are getting more worried about climate change, and most don’t think we’ll be able to cut our emissions in time to avoid its impacts.

Funds managers urge cement makers to act

25 Jul 2019

European funds managing $2 trillion in assets have called on cement companies to slash their greenhouse gas emissions, warning that a failure to do so could put their business models at risk.

Major polluter plans to cut emissions

23 Jul 2019

A New Zealand company whose products are responsible for more than a million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year says it is setting emissions reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement.

One flight emits as much as many people do in a year

23 Jul 2019

Taking a long-haul flight generates more carbon emissions than the average person in dozens of countries around the world produces in a whole year.

POWERHOUSE: Pentagon gas emissions higher than Portugal

14 Jun 2019

The US creates more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions through its defense operations alone than industrialised countries such as Sweden and Portugal.

Emissions from energy rise at fastest rate since 2011

13 Jun 2019

Carbon emissions from the global energy industry last year rose at the fastest rate in almost a decade.

Emissions pricing not working, says World Bank

11 Jun 2019

Just one per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions are at prices likely to drive the emissions cuts needed to preserve life as we know it, the World Bank says.

Our businesses are catching on to sustainability

5 Jun 2019

Sustainability is now mainstream business in New Zealand, the Sustainable Business Council says.

Emitters choose to pay carbon fee to Govt

31 May 2019

More emitters this year are opting to pay the Government fee instead of surrendering carbon units, leaving the Government with a potential carbon deficit when it comes to meeting the country’s international obligations.

New guidelines, old loopholes in carbon accounting

15 May 2019

A major update on how countries measure greenhouse gas emissions has failed to address key weaknesses, particularly on bioenergy, campaigners say.

Tracking gas emissions just got easier

3 May 2019

Help is at hand for businesses and other organisations wanting to track their greenhouse gas emissions.

Transport mainly to blame as emissions rise

11 Apr 2019

New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions are growing again, following the global trend.

Global CO2 levels highest for three million years

9 Apr 2019

German scientists have confirmed, once again, that carbon dioxide is reaching concentrations unprecedented on any human time scale, with CO2 levels in the atmosphere already higher than they have been for at least three million years.

Global emissions hit record high in 2018

27 Mar 2019

Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a record high last year as energy demand and coal use increased, mainly in Asia.

Tiwai and dairying push up emissions from coal

21 Mar 2019

The firing up of an extra pot-line at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter and a strong dairying season pushed up New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of coal.

Recycling alone not plastics solution

3 Dec 2018

Recycling alone will not solve New Zealand’s plastics pollution problem – the country needs to use less, a new report says.

How ignoring climate change will cost us billions

7 Aug 2018

Unchecked climate change will cost New Zealand nearly $6 billion a year in lost earnings, researchers have calculated.

Hot summer leads to higher energy emissions

22 Jun 2018

New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions from energy were up in the first three months of this year compared to the same time last year – with record temperatures meaning less water was available for hydro-electric generation.

We're getting more worried about climate change

26 Apr 2018

New Zealanders are more worried about climate change than they have been for six years.

Emissions trimmed, but that's not the full story

13 Apr 2018

Increased hydro-electricity generation and a 1.5 million fall in the national sheep flock has led to a slight fall in New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Carbon emissions running wild

22 Jan 2018

New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions blow-out continues unabashed, with net emissions expected to more than double by 2030, despite international pledges to cut them.

One-for-two subsidy enters its dying days

22 Jan 2018

New Zealand’s one-for-two carbon subsidy is almost gone.

Policies will begin to bite down on the farm

22 Jan 2018

Government policies – including the Emissions Trading Scheme - are expected to start making a dent in New Zealand’s agricultural emissions over the next 12 years.

How much CO2 will the world need to remove from the air?

1 Dec 2017

Scientists increasingly agree that the world might need negative emissions to prevent catastrophic warming.

Our carbon price too low, says bank report

2 Nov 2017

New Zealand's carbon price is at the low end of global prices – and well below the level that will trigger the emissions cuts needed to meet the Paris Agreement, a new report shows.

Nations too slow to decarbonise, says report

1 Nov 2017

Countries are failing to decarbonise at the rate needed to meet their Paris Agreement pledges, let alone hold warming to less than 2deg, says global accountancy firm PwC.

How we can meet food demand and still hit 1.5deg target

4 Oct 2017

Carbon emissions from agriculture can be significantly cut while still meeting the food demands of the world’s growing population, a new study says.

CARBON CALM: Worldwide emissions stood still in 2016

29 Sep 2017

Global emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide remained static in 2016, a welcome sign that the world is making at least some progress in the battle against global warming.

Energy forecast sees global emissions growing

18 Sep 2017

Worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels could grow 16 per cent by the year 2040 from the levels of 2015, the year by which the Paris Agreement intended to reverse the trend.

Massive El Niño sent greenhouse gas emissions soaring

14 Aug 2017

The monster El Niño weather pattern of 2014–16 caused tropical forests to burp up three billion tonnes of carbon, according to a new analysis.

GASES ARE GO: Our emissions on the rise again

11 Aug 2017

New Zealand’s reported greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise again, new figures show.

Politics
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Debanking debate heats up as deadline looms for submissions on NZ First bill

Today 10:30am

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.

Energy
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SolarZero liquidation complex - but sale possible

Today 10:30am

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.

Agriculture
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Climate change and energy minister Simon Watts announcing the solar package at Fieldays

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.

Transport
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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?

Forestry
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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.

Business
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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.

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