CLIMATE CALENDAR
Today 11:30am
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
Online events
Insuring the future: Reimagining home insurance in a climate-impacted world, Helen Clark Foundation webinar with Jonathan Boston, Rebecca Bednarek, Kali Mercier, and Murray Bruges, Wednesday 10 June at 12:00pm.
How New Zealand’s abundant wood energy resource can help gas users remain competitive, webinar with Rob Mallinson, Bioenergy Association, 2:00pm 23 June.
Fresk events: These workshops are open to the general public and are run by Climate Fresk volunteers. The workshops will teach you how climate change works and empower you to take effective action as a citizen.
Regional events
Auckland
Environmental Defence Society and Forest & Bird's environmental summit, Grand Millennium Hotel, 24–25 June.
The Climate Change and Business Conference, organised by the Environmental Defence Society, the Sustainable Business Council and the Climate Leaders Coalition, Viaduct Events Centre, 7-8 September.
Hamilton
Carbon and Energy Professionals Conference 26-27 May, Claudelands, Hamilton.
Rotorua
Carbon Forestry 2026, 4-5 August.
Hawke's Bay
Hawke’s Bay Energy Summit, Tuesday 9 June at Toitoi Arts and Events Centre, Hastings.
Wellington
Moving the Middle Research Symposium, bringing together new research and real-world insights to help farmers improve their environmental performance, Tuesday 26 May, 9am - 6pm, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
The Reality of Everything Symposium, aims to bring together Aotearoa New Zealand's leading experts on issues including the polycrisis, climate change, energy realities, the economy and trade, and food security, 26 Jun, 9:30am to 5:00pm, Rutherford House.
Interactive climate change exhibition at Te Papa.
Christchurch
E Tipu - New Zealand Future Food and Fibre Summit powered by FoodHQ, 21 - 22 May, Te Pae Convention Centre.
ETS auctions 2026
9 June, 8 September, 1 December
Petitions
Future is Rail: petition calling on the Minister of Transport, Waka Kotahi and transport decision makers to support the Golden Triangle by Train: Te Huia to Tauranga.
Comms Declare: ban fossil fuel advertising in Aotearoa.
350 Aotearoa: Support community energy for a just transition
Green Party: Restore passenger rail
Action Station: Bring back the Southerner train
Climate Action & Resistance VUW: Call for Victoria University of Wellington to divest from fossil fuels
All Railways: Save Our National Passenger Rail Network.
Change.org: Save Kaipara District's Climate Adaptation Programme
Common Grace Aotearoa: Don't Subsidise Pollution: End Free Carbon Credits.
Consumer: petition for a product repairability label.
Greenpeace:
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To Environment Canterbury: Clean drinking water now!
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To House of Representatives: Bring back the Container Return Scheme
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To NZ Parliament: Cut climate pollution from big dairy
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To the Foreign Affairs Minister and the NZ Government: Create Global Ocean Sanctuaries
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To Waimate District Council and Environment Canterbury: Oppose the Waste-to-Energy incinerator in the Waimate District
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