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Wednesday - Ten years ago, a new report warned the global economy could lose as much as $1 trillion annually by the end of the century if countries did not take urgent steps to stop ocean acidification.

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Tuesday - Ten years ago, a new study found decarbonising the electricity system worldwide would save $1.8 trillion over the coming two decades by avoiding the high operating costs of using fossil fuels.

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Monday - Ten years ago, the Government was remaining silent on New Zealand’s 2030 emissions reduction target.

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Friday - Ten years ago, Victoria University of Wellington researchers were part of a worldwide effort to design cheaper and more efficient solar energy materials.

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3 Oct 24 - Ten years ago, Chile’s new carbon tax offered New Zealand an opportunity to offset some of its own agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, according to economist Dr Suzi Kerr.

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2 Oct 24 - Ten years ago, dedicated surfers, deeply involved with monitoring the natural coastal environment around the world, warned that climate change posed a major threat to this booming leisure industry.

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1 Oct 24 - Ten years ago, New Zealand was allowing its elite soils to be eaten up by cities – despite signing up to a new global campaign to protect valuable agricultural land.


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30 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, a controversial decision to make foresters the only emitters banned from using cheap foreign carbon credits to offset their greenhouse gas emissions was under review.

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27 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, Australian companies were facing a financial penalty for excessive greenhouse gas emissions.

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26 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, researchers warned that fish stocks could migrate up to 26 kilometres a decade as the world’s ocean warm. This would mean large numbers of fish will disappear from the tropics by 2050,...

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25 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, the Government admitted that official information on the state of New Zealand’s waterways was wrong.

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24 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, increasing generation from renewables continued to drive a massive drop in greenhouse gas emissions from electricity in New Zealand.

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23 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, the Government was challenged to invite the leaders of the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati to come and tell Parliament what they thought of New Zealand’s climate change policies.

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20 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, unhappy power consumers were eyeing solar generation, with nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders saying they would like to say goodbye to their power companies and generate their own...

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19 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, New Zealanders’ support for a shift to a sustainable economy was growing, according to research from Colmar Brunton.

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18 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, some of New Zealand’s largest companies and organisations signed up to a new international movement on sustainable business.

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17 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, Manawatu-Whanganui region farmers spent an average $110,000 each over the previous five years on measures to protect the environment.

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16 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, scientists were calling for rapid cuts to fossil fuel use as data showed greenhouse gas emissions had hit a new high.

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13 Sep 24 - Ten years ago, the launch of Future Super, which claimed to be the first super fund in Australia to exclude fossil fuels, had drawn significant attention.


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