TEN YEARS AGO…

Friday - Ten years ago, a technique allowing wild fish to be landed live – and released if necessary – won the supreme title in the New Zealand Innovators' Awards.

TEN YEARS AGO…

Thursday - Ten years ago, the European Commission agreed that Britain could subsidise building the world’s most expensive nuclear power station, despite previously believing that the deal broke the European Union’s rules.

TEN YEARS AGO…

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.

TEN YEARS AGO…

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.

TEN YEARS AGO…

7 Oct 24 - Ten years ago, the Government was remaining silent on New Zealand’s 2030 emissions reduction target.

TEN YEARS AGO…

4 Oct 24 - Ten years ago, Victoria University of Wellington researchers were part of a worldwide effort to design cheaper and more efficient solar energy materials.

TEN YEARS AGO…

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.

TEN YEARS AGO...

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.

TEN YEARS AGO...

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.

TEN YEARS AGO...

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.

TEN YEARS AGO…

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

TEN YEARS AGO…

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,...

TEN YEARS AGO…

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

TEN YEARS AGO...

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.

TEN YEARS AGO…

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.

TEN YEARS AGO…

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...

TEN YEARS AGO…

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

TEN YEARS AGO…

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.

TEN YEARS AGO…

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.

More in the Ten years ago Archive