First direct air carbon capture pilot announced for NZ
19 Mar 2024
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| Palmdale Water Facility, the site of Capture6's pilot project in California, set to launch in 2024 |
A carbon capture company and Ara Ake, New Zealand’s Future Energy Centre, are partnering to pilot the first direct air capture project in Aotearoa, aiming to demonstrate a containerised and relocatable operation.
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Climate-denying farming groups attack govt’s methane strategy
Today 11:00am
A trio of farming groups is claiming that a survey shows 95% of farmers have rejected the government’s methane strategy.
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Today 11:00am
Nature is not a handbrake on economic growth – the two must go hand in hand, attendees heard on the final day of the Environmental Defence Society’s Dollars and Sense conference this week.
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Thu 15 May 2025
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the budget was "clown show economics" and an "absolute circus".
Climate change will worsen existing threats to Hawke’s Bay
Thu 15 May 2025
Climate change is projected to substantially alter weather patterns and environmental conditions in the coming decades, with significant implications for the human, built and natural environments.
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Thu 15 May 2025
By Ilan Noy and Belinda Storey | The number of climate change-related extreme weather events is on the rise, making it harder for many people to buy affordable home insurance.
Greens promise to rapidly reduce emissions in new Green Budget
Wed 14 May 2025
By Shannon Williams | The Green Party has unveiled its alternative Green Budget, promising bold investments to tackle the climate crisis and deliver cleaner air, water, and soil.
Oceans Commission must have teeth – minister
Wed 14 May 2025
If an Oceans Commission were to be established under the government it would need genuine powers to make change, says Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones.
Methanex closure comes early this year
Wed 14 May 2025
The almost-now-annual closure of Methanex has come earlier this year, giving more confidence that the electricity system will get through the winter without a fuel shortfall.
Forest & Bird slams govt’s biodiversity priorities
Tue 13 May 2025
The country’s biggest environmental organisation is questioning the government’s biodiversity strategy after the announcement yesterday that the government was moving to provide protected status to a feral pest.
Dismissals 'massive win' for climate movement
Tue 13 May 2025
The outstanding charges against 25 climate activists who disrupted traffic in Wellington have been dropped, a move the group calls a win for the climate movement.
