NZ moving too slowly to decarbonise – former commission chair
Today 11:30am
By Liz Kivi
New Zealand's energy transition is too slow and too controlled by vested interests, according to former Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr.
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Govt puts off reviewing carbon subsidies
Today 11:30am
By Shannon Williams | The government is no longer considering changes to phase-out rates for millions of dollars worth of carbon subsidies to industrial polluters under the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Public distrust over electricity sector
Today 11:30am
A poll found that nearly half of New Zealanders feel more concerned about their power bill than last year and believe breaking up the electricity gentailers could improve competition.
Fed Farmers ‘ready to go into battle’ over methane target
Wed 21 May 2025
Federated Farmers say they will never accept a 24% methane reduction target, and they are prepared to go into battle with the government over the issue.
Council delays forestry plan as national rules remain unclear
Wed 21 May 2025
Tairāwhiti’s forestry reforms are facing fresh delays, with Gisborne District Council now tying its plan changes to national direction that remains uncertain.
Opponents 'livid' over Taranaki seabed mining project fast-track application
Tue 20 May 2025
Opponents of the project have slammed the EPA's acceptance of Trans-Tasman Resources' fast-track application to mine 50 million tonnes of South Taranaki seabed every year.
Carbon price too low to fund carbon capture
Tue 20 May 2025
The government’s climate target to 2030 is at risk, after revelations that a carbon capture project which the government was relying on to deliver one third of its carbon reductions, might not go ahead.
Govt budgets $600 million for rail upgrades
Tue 20 May 2025
The government has announced $600 million for rail upgrades and renewals ahead of Budget 2025.
Flick flicked on
Tue 20 May 2025
There is a certain irony that one of the most vocal and public critics of the gentailers and the electricity market – Flick Electric – has been taken over by the largest gentailer – Meridian Energy.
Transpower will keep gas and carbon trading platform
Mon 19 May 2025
Transpower will continue to own and operate its gas and carbon trading platform emsTradepoint for the foreseeable future, it announced this morning.
