TEN YEARS AGO...

Today 11:00am - Ten years ago, three fossil-fueled power stations in New Zealand had closed because they couldn't compete economically against renewables.

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Thursday - Ten years ago, global energy demand was expected to increase by 37% over the following 25 years, according to the International Energy Agency.

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Wednesday - Ten years ago, Australia was falling well short of its emissions reduction target.

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Tuesday - Ten years ago, a major report by the US Department of Energy said the wind energy sector supplied 4.5 per cent of the nation's electricity.

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Monday - Ten years ago, although the risks of fossil-fuel investment had sparked a Bank of England inquiry, the issue hadn't made a blip on the New Zealand Treasury's radar.

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14 Mar 25 - Ten years ago, New Zealand was late submitting its post-2020 emissions reduction target to the United Nations.

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13 Mar 25 - Ten years ago, waterways - including human drinking supplies - were being poisoned by excessive use of chemical fertilisers, according to research.

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12 Mar 25 - Ten years ago, foresters were predicting planting levels would remain at pitiful levels unless carbon prices rose again to between $15 and $20 a tonne.

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11 Mar 25 - Ten years ago, there was bad news for those wanting to develop ocean thermal energy, with predictions that it could actually exacerbate long-term global warning.

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10 Mar 25 - Ten years ago, analysis of temperature records and reconstructions of past climates indicated that the pace of global warming was about to accelerate.

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7 Mar 25 - Ten years ago, fertiliser manufactuer Ballance Agri-Nutrients copped a $60,000 fine for illegally discharging sulphur dioxide into the air at Mount Maunganui.

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6 Mar 25 - Ten years ago, fossil-fuel investment exposure might have been worrying the Bank of England, but it failed to cause any ripples at New Zealand's Treasury.

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5 Mar 25 - Ten years ago, almost 600 environmental groups that hold tax-deductibility status in Australia are being scrutinised by a Federal Government inquiry, with reports that more than 100 of them face...

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4 Mar 25 - Ten years ago, analysis of temperature records and reconstructions of past climates indicated that the pace of global warming was about to accelerate.

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3 Mar 25 - Ten years ago, Toshiba Corporation was predicting the carbon-neutral hydrogen economy will be worth more than $44 billion by 2030.

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28 Feb 25 - Ten years ago, a report showed nitrogen and phosphorus application rates in parts of New Zealand were exceeding known safe limits.

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27 Feb 25 - Ten years ago, scientists said the reaction to Wellington floods showed that New Zealanders are not prepared for the impacts of climate change.

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26 Feb 25 - Ten years ago, NIWA scientist Dr Donna Sutherland said adding carbon dioxide to waste water could improve water quality.

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25 Feb 25 - Ten years ago, a senior French political leader claimed 70 per cent of natural disasters were linked to climate change, twice as many as 20 years before.

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