Climate plan is high-cost and low ambition, says expert

Monday - By Shannon Williams | The government’s Second Emissions Reduction Plan is high-cost, high-risk, and low ambition, says Massey University Professor, Robert McLachlan.

Offshore renewables plan ignores risks: environmentalists

Monday - The government’s plan for offshore renewables ignores environmental risks, according to the Environmental Defence Society.

Councils to lose ability to make tougher local rules for forestry

Friday - Foresters have welcomed the government’s announcement that it will roll back councils’ ability to introduce their own tougher rules for forestry, but the move is likely to be controversial with some local authorities.

Govt climate plan creates financial risks, business leaders say

Friday - The proposed initiatives in the government’s Draft Second Emissions Reduction Plan carry a high risk of failure in policy implementation, according to the Sustainable Business Council and Climate Leaders Coalition.

Offshore electricity generation policy to speed up consents

Friday - The Government reiterated the next steps of its ‘Electrifying New Zealand’ policy when it announced its response to the energy shortage. However, it also released details on how the offshore electricity generation regime would work.

Media round-up

Friday - In our weekly round-up of climate coverage in local media: What can we learn from the Paris Agreement? The disasters that await if we keep failing to confront climate change; and is the new national transport plan steering New Zealand back to a car-dependent past?

'The Emissions Trading Scheme is broken': Carr

Thursday - By Shannon Williams | Aotearoa New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme is broken and not fit for purpose, says Climate Change Commission chair Dr Rod Carr.

Carbon price steady following failed auction

Thursday - The carbon price on the secondary market stayed steady yesterday following the failed quarterly auction, for which no bidders fronted.

2024 New Zealand's third-warmest winter on record – NIWA

Thursday - This year saw Aotearoa New Zealand's third-warmest winter on record with the nationwide average temperature sitting at 9.6°C for the season, 1.0°C above the 1991-2020 average.

Carbon auction fails again

Wednesday - The September carbon auction has failed, with no bidders fronting at the auction and millions of units now rolling over to the December auction, increasing the likelihood that auction will fail as...

Risks and rewards of LNG imports

Wednesday - The move to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), mainly to power electricity generation, has had a mixed reaction among the major players.

How NZ deer farms could reduce emissions

Wednesday - New Zealand's deer farms could reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, but it is relatively difficult to make reductions and researchers say there are trade-offs.

Market looks to tomorrow’s carbon auction

3 Sep 24 - The carbon price crept up last week, as the market had its second-biggest month of traded volume ahead of tomorrow’s auction, with some commentators saying it’s a done deal that the auction will fail.

‘Blue carbon’ markets needed - new research

3 Sep 24 - Researchers are calling for a national blue carbon strategy, with government regulation needed for voluntary markets to enable large-scale blue carbon projects.

Transport plan will accelerate emissions: Green Party

3 Sep 24 - The Green Party has slammed the coalition government’s new National Land Transport Programme, saying it marks “another missed opportunity” to take action to fight the climate crisis.

Former mayor powering up NZ's first climate action campus

2 Sep 24 - By Jon Rawlinson | While she once ran the city, former Christchurch mayor Vicki Buck has been focused on establishing New Zealand's first climate action campus in her home town for the past four...

Solar farm build underway for Christchurch Airport

2 Sep 24 - Construction has begun on New Zealand’s largest solar farm at Christchurch Airport.

Kiwi electric motorbike maker signs major deal with Australia Post

2 Sep 24 - Tauranga-based electric utility bike maker UBCO has signed a deal with Australia Post to provide a new fleet of custom electric motorbikes.

Price shocks still possible for carbon market: experts

30 Aug 24 - While the government’s move to slash carbon auction volumes has stabilised New Zealand’s compliance carbon market somewhat, experts say there is still potential for market volatility due to wider...

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