CLIMATE CALENDAR
Today 11:45am
The Carbon News calendar of talks, events, conferences, consultations, and petitions related to climate change.
Online events
How New Zealand’s abundant wood energy resource can help gas users remain competitive, webinar with Rob Mallinson, Bioenergy Association, 2:00pm 23 June.
What are the real drivers of capital allocation to sustainable outcomes? Centre for Sustainable Finance webinar featuring Lisa Sachs, Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment and Andy O’Hare, Head of Strategy at CSF, 21 July, 2:00pm – 3:00pm.
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.
Consultation
The Centre for Sustainable Finance is consulting on the sustainable finance taxonomy’s draft energy sector criteria. Consultation closes at 5:00pm on 10 July.
The Government is consulting on ETS units settings and proposed changes to the NZETS regulations. Consultation closes closes on 12 July.
The Climate Change Commission is consulting on updating its 2024 emissions budgets advice. Consultation closes on 19 July.
Regional events
Auckland
Beyond the Election: A new mandate for our environment: Environmental Defence Society and Forest & Bird's environmental summit, Grand Millennium Hotel, 24–25 June.
Green Property Summit, organised by the NZ Green Building Council, 11 August, 8.30am - 5.30pm.
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.
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
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
The role of insurance in a changing climate, hosted by Brighton Observatory of Environment & Economics Trust. Thursday 11 June, 7:30pm - 9:30pm, Te Waka Aroha St Faith's (The Stone Church), New Brighton.
ReEnergising! Local action to accelerate energy transitions hosted by Canterbury Energy Wellbeing Collective, Tuesday 16 June, 5:30pm - 7:45pm, TSB Space, Level 1, Tūranga.
The CGCtech meetup (clean, green, climate), Tuesday 23 Jun, 5:30pm - 7:30pm at Scoundrel, 375 St Asaph Street.
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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Forest owners call for wider FENZ review as funding changes considered
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Media release - Forest Owners Association | The Government’s review of how Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) is funded should be accompanied by a wider examination of whether FENZ is delivering for rural communities, forest owners say.
Public conservation land maps show risk of sale
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Coromandel protections could be stripped away for mining through hidden law change
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