Media round-up
Today 12:00pm
In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Labour leader Chris Hipkins floats the idea of a carbon border tax; two-way charging between the garage and the grid will slash power bills; and cost isn't everything when it comes to rooftop solar.
How two-way charging between your garage and the grid will slash power bills
By Marc Daalder, Newsroom
EV batteries could store all the power we need in a day. How can NZ unlock that energy to slash bills and keep the lights on?
Scientific voyage maps deep ocean changes across Cook Islands EEZ
By Tiana Haxton, RNZ
A month-long expedition underway in the Cook Islands is looking to further understand how climate change affects the ocean.
Hipkins floats idea of CBAM
By Ryan Bridge, NZ Herald
Not just a fuel price problem; businesses may still be swallowing higher administered costs in June quarter.
NZ parties want to make rooftop solar more affordable. We found cost isn’t everything
The Conversation
Rooftop solar has emerged as one of the more unexpected policy contests of New Zealand’s election campaign.
First stage of drought declared for parts of Vanuatu
By Christina Persico, RNZ
Vanuatu's weather service has declared a meteorological drought for some northern parts of the country.
The high-risk, high-reward race is on to produce a methane vaccine
By Andrea Graves, The Listener (Premium)
Will we ever have a methane vaccine? It’s a long time coming.
"Hard one to tackle": Agriculture a major hurdle in reducing emissions
NewstalkZB with Ryan Bridge
AUT Professor Sebastian Leuzinger says compared to the OECD, we're middle of the pack.
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