10 YEARS AGO...
16 Apr 2021
TEN YEARS AGO, Solid Energy said the Government was wrong to listen to Pike River Coal's advice on methane gas emissions from coal mines.
CLIMATE CALENDAR
Today 12:15pm
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
The environment needs fixes now, says new director
Fri 5 Jun 2026
Media release: Auckland University | Innovative solutions to environmental problems are urgently needed, because our wellbeing depends on it, says Professor Dan Tompkins, the new director of the Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society, Ngā Ara Whetū, at the University of Auckland.
Construction set to begin on Hawke’s Bay’s first utility-scale solar farm
Thu 4 Jun 2026
Construction is set to begin on Hawke’s Bay’s first utility-scale solar farm this spring, with joint venture partners Centralines and Lodestone Energy confirming the $50 million project is moving into delivery.
Entries open for 2026 Sustainable Business Awards
Tue 2 Jun 2026
Media release - Sustainable Business Network | Entries are now open for the 2026 Sustainable Business Awards, New Zealand’s pre-eminent sustainability awards. Now in their 24th year, the Awards celebrate outstanding innovation and leadership in sustainability.
Science losing the long game
29 May 2026
Media release: New Zealand Association of Scientists | Budget 2026 pushes the science system into a quiet purgatory, with zero announcements from the Minister’s office since 1 April.
New Plymouth residents say “no to LNG”
29 May 2026
Media release: Climate Justice Taranaki | At a public meeting in New Plymouth this Tuesday attended by about 100 local residents, the vast majority signed an ‘Urgent Plea’ to stop the proposed Liquefied Natural Gas import facility, addressed to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Energy Minister Simeon Brown, and Cabinet Ministers.
Project linking food waste to cutting methane emissions gets underway
27 May 2026
Media release | Kai Commitment is leading a New Zealand-first project to help understand the connection between food waste and methane emissions and identify effective interventions.
VR tool helps communities plan for a safer, resilient future
27 May 2026
Media release: University of Canterbury | A newly developed virtual reality (VR) tool could help communities understand flood risks, raise public awareness and give decision-makers clearer information for planning.
Climate action key to affordable housing, but buildings decarbonisation stalls
21 May 2026
Media release: United Nations Environment Programme | Decarbonisation of the buildings and construction sector has slowed, leaving it both a major emissions source and increasingly vulnerable to climate impacts and energy price shocks, according to a new report from the UN Environment Programme and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction.
Human health appears unaffected by living near wind turbines
21 May 2026
Media release: PNAS | High-resolution data collected across the United States show negligible evidence of adverse health outcomes tied to wind turbine exposure, a study finds.
