10 YEARS AGO...
5 May 2021
TEN YEARS AGO, forestry planting was at an historic low due to uncertainty around the ETS.
Story copyright © Carbon News 2021
Developing countries will need US$310 billion annually for climate adaptation by 2035
Today 11:30am
Media release - UN Environment Programme: Slow climate adaptation is threatening lives and economies.
CLIMATE CALENDAR
Today 11:30am
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
What will it take to stop Antarctic ice shelves from collapsing?
Thu 30 Oct 2025
Media release: Springer Nature | Up to 59% of Antarctic ice shelves may be at risk of disappearing under high-emission scenarios by 2300, according to a comprehensive analysis of the effect of ocean warming published in Nature.
Enviroschools hui coming up
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Media release: Otago Regional Council | Enviroschools is continuing to inspire students through practical action with six hui scheduled for schools across Otago during Term 4 – spanning October through to early-December.
UC launches interactive tool for low-carbon urban planning
Tue 28 Oct 2025
Media release | University of Canterbury researchers launch an interactive mapping tool to help urban planners and local councils design lower-carbon neighbourhoods.
Carbon Finance Program upscales efforts to close climate investment gap in climate vulnerable nations
22 Oct 2025
Media release | The Climate Vulnerable Forum and its V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20) will work with the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) to upscale the Carbon Finance Program in reach and impact, supporting more climate-vulnerable countries to host high-integrity carbon projects that yield tangible climate, nature, and sustainable development benefits.
New methane research barn boosts farmer options
20 Oct 2025
Media release | The Government has invested $8 million in lower methane dairy genetics research, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay has said at the opening of a new state-of-the-art methane research facility in the Waikato.
Councils need funding tools to address climate challenges – LGNZ
17 Oct 2025
Media release | Local Government New Zealand is welcoming the Government’s new National Adaptation Framework, while cautioning that councils will struggle to meet its new expectations without additional funding tools.
AgriZeroNZ board reinforced to drive methane reduction
17 Oct 2025
Media release | Two experienced agribusiness leaders have been appointed to the AgriZeroNZ board to help the public-private joint venture’s efforts to drive the adoption of new tools to reduce on-farm emissions.
Unlocking the national potential of flexible energy use through residential appliances – EECA calling for submissions
16 Oct 2025
Media release | EECA is asking for feedback from the energy sector on a newly published green paper about unlocking the potential of demand flexibility through end-use products, such as appliances, used in New Zealand homes.
