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Shift happens - BNZ's Future of agribusiness report

7 Dec 2021

Media Release - The Bank of New Zealand's (BNZ) Shift Happens Future of agribusiness report reveals a divided primary sector, adapting to the challenges of climate change and regulation, demanding more from rural connectivity, and grappling with COVID-induced …

Scottish farmers cautioned over selling carbon credits

3 Dec 2021

SCOTLAND'S FARMERS have been urged to be cautious of selling off their carbon credits – because they may be needed to offset their own emissions in the future

Solar and crop production research shows ‘multi-solving’ climate benefits

2 Dec 2021

Agrivoltaics researchers are finding that the multiple benefits from pairing solar power and crops production help increase citizen engagement and support.

Offsetting agricultural emissions through reforestation would cost Australian farmers 15% of farm profit

29 Nov 2021

Offsetting agricultural emissions through reforestation would cost 15% of farm profits, new research suggests.

He Waka Eke Noa proposals will cut emissions by just 1%

24 Nov 2021

He Waka Eke Noa - a group of agriculture sector groups tasked with coming up with a plan to cut emissions – has released a draft discussion document that floats two possible pricing mechanisms that it admits would cut emissions by just 1%.

Farmers drive tractors through Dublin as they protest government plans

23 Nov 2021

A convoy of around 100 tractors and farm vehicles rolled through Dublin city centre on Sunday, as Irish farmers protested against government climate change plans.

Coffee prices could spike due to climate change and supply chain issues

22 Nov 2021

On top of weather limiting the supply of beans, many suppliers are dealing with issues of logistics fueled by a shortage of shipping vessels and containers.

Aussie biodiversity market a step closer

19 Nov 2021

Plans to pay farmers for the biodiversity benefits they deliver have progressed today with the Australian Government kicking off the legislation process.

How a carbon price could gut animal agriculture without taxing farmers

19 Nov 2021

Even a very modest carbon price would offer most farmers and ranchers more revenue than they make raising animals for slaughter, according to the scientist who founded Impossible Foods.

10 YEARS AGO...

17 Nov 2021

Ten years ago, Fertilisers Matter - the trade publication of the local fertiliser industry - claimed NZ dairy farmers were "buying into the sustainability debate" with half of them adopting nutrient management plans.

Lincoln University scientists launch eco-pond

12 Nov 2021

Media Release - Renowned Lincoln University scientists, Emeritus Professor Keith Cameron and Professor Hong Di, have delivered another breakthrough technology with an immediate benefit for the dairy farming sector to combat global climate change.

NZ’s biggest GHG emitters ranked

10 Nov 2021

For the first time the Environmental Protection Authority has published a list of the country’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters

ClimCom looking into potential farm subsidies

9 Nov 2021

The Climate Change Commission is looking into what, if any, assistance should be provided to farmers to meet the costs of an agriculture pricing scheme.

History shows Irish farmers can meet the carbon challenge: opinion

8 Nov 2021

Irish farmers have been set a methane reduction target at least twice as ambitious as that being faced by their New Zealand counterparts, but Pat O'Toole, of the Irish Farmer, is optimistic they can achieve those cuts.

Over 560 groups worldwide endorse ‘People’s Declaration’ for radical food systems

8 Nov 2021

Media Release - Amid the ongoing COP 26 in Glasgow, the Global People’s Summit (GPS) on Food Systems announced that 566 groups from 78 countries have endorsed its resulting Declaration that calls for people’s rights to just, equitable, healthy, and sustainable food systems and the end of corporate monopoly control.

U.S. announces new rules to curtail methane at climate summit

3 Nov 2021

EPA’s long-awaited rules cracking down on oil and gas methane will debut today in Glasgow, Scotland, forming the centerpiece of a U.S. offensive against the second-most important greenhouse gas.

National pushing for bilateral carbon market agreements

28 Oct 2021

The National Party is calling on the government to establish bilateral carbon market agreements regardless of the outcome of Article 6 negotiations at the upcoming COP26 Summit in Glasgow.

10 YEARS AGO...

28 Oct 2021

Ten years ago, a leak at the Maui gas field saw dairy companies unable to process milk and farmers forced to dump unprocessed milk.

Climate change to force crop switch for small farmers: experts

28 Oct 2021

Small farmers around the world who grow thirsty crops like corn will face a huge adaptation challenge as the effects of climate change worsen in the coming years, experts are warning.

European MPs push for binding methane target

22 Oct 2021

The European Parliament yesterday passed a resolution calling for a binding international agreement limiting methane emissions to be agreed on at next month's COP26 in Glasgow.

NZ dairy industry linked to illegal Indonesian palm oil plantations: Greenpeace

22 Oct 2021

Media Release - A new report released today by Greenpeace Indonesia, " Deceased Estate: Illegal palm oil wiping out Indonesia’s national forest", reveals that illegal palm oil plantations are destroying protected Indonesian rainforests and other habitats, and New Zealand’s industrial dairy sector is a major beneficiary.

Beef industry tries to erase its emissions with fuzzy methane math

20 Oct 2021

Scientists with the world’s top climate organization made reducing meat consumption an official policy recommendation in 2019, echoing what environmentalists had urged for years: Eating less meat, in particular beef, reduces the large volume of emissions attributed to livestock.

NZ ranks 9th in KPMG Net Zero Readiness Survey

15 Oct 2021

NEW ZEALAND'S agri-food sector is ranked first for decarbonisation in KPMG’s Net Zero Readiness Survey – a result that will be welcomed by the farming industry and raise eyebrows among environmentalists.

NZ should commit to regenerative agriculture at COP26: Greenpeace

1 Oct 2021

The National and ACT parties weren't the only ones, last week, criticising climate minister James Shaw's decision to travel to COP26 in November. Former Green Party co-leader, and current Greenpeace executive director, Russel Norman took to Twitter saying New Zealand had nothing to offer at the talks.

Government commits $28.7 million to decarbonising industry

30 Sep 2021

Media Release - The Government is continuing to back businesses in their switch from fossil fuels to cleaner power to fuel their industry, with the announcement of 23 new projects that will receive government co-investment from Round Two of the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry (GIDI) Fund. The recipients will receive $28.7 million and will match this with $54.5m of their own funding.

Greenhouse gas emissions up by 2.1% in 2019

29 Sep 2021

Greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.1% in 2019 according to figures released by Stats NZ today.

What would a net zero emissions policy mean for Australian agriculture?

29 Sep 2021

As the warring parties in the Coalition debate the idea of a net zero carbon emissions policy, a number of questions remain unanswered. What would such a policy mean for Australian agriculture?

Food waste feeds climate change

29 Sep 2021

Media Release - NZ Food Waste Champions 12.3 are calling on the Government to reduce food waste as a climate change solution. On 29 September, it is International Food Waste Awareness Day.

UN Food Summit commits to tackling world hunger and climate change

27 Sep 2021

Media Release - More than 150 countries made commitments to transform their food systems, while championing greater participation and equity, especially amongst farmers, women, youth and indigenous groups.

Civil society groups declare UN Food Summit 'anti-people'

27 Sep 2021

Media Release - The Global People’s Summit (GPS) on Food Systems slammed the recently concluded UN Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) for paving the way for greater control of big corporations over global food systems and misleading the people through corporate-led false solutions to hunger and climate change.

Climate Commission ignored climate benefits of cutting synthetic nitrogen: Greenpeace

23 Sep 2021

Media Release - A hidden report uncovered by Greenpeace shows that the Climate Change Commission ignored its own internal advice that could cut agricultural climate emissions by a third or more.

NZ climate change plan a missed opportunity to save thousands of lives and billions of dollars

21 Sep 2021

The Climate Change Commission’s final advice to government fails to take account of the potential health benefits of climate change mitigation measures that have the potential to save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in health costs, according to a paper published in the New Zealand Medical Journal.

Govt gives cautious welcome to US-European methane pledge

20 Sep 2021

Climate Change minister James Shaw says it’s great to see the EU and US committing to reducing methane emissions by 30% over the next nine years but isn’t committing the government to signing New Zealand up just yet.

UN calls for 'repurposing' farm subsidies harming environment

15 Sep 2021

Farming subsidies worth around $500 billion doled out by governments every year must be repurposed, three UN agencies warned on Tuesday, citing the environmental and health damage they cause.

Media goes potty over toilet trained cows

14 Sep 2021

There was never any doubt that a scientific paper on the viability of toilet training cows to fight climate change, released today, would be a hit with news editors. And they didn’t disappoint with, ‘No Bull,’ ‘Moos in the Loo’ and ‘Potty trained cows’ making headlines in media reports around the globe.

The carbon footprint of a full English breakfast

14 Sep 2021

Over four-fifths of the English population say they enjoy a full English breakfast. But when food production accounts for a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, and 11% of UK emissions come from agriculture, it’s time to think critically about how we can reduce the impact of our breakfasts – without compromising on quality or taste.

Organic Week @ Home

13 Sep 2021

Media Release - COVID-19 may have stopped our planned in-person events, but there are loads of fun ways you can still celebrate Organic Week at home.

Top 5 meat and dairy companies match Exxon in greenhouse gas emissions

10 Sep 2021

The world's five biggest meat and dairy companies emit the same volume of greenhouse gases as fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil.

Is the price of carbon beginning to bite?

9 Sep 2021

For years critics of the ETS said the price of NZUs were too low to make a difference. With NZUs smashing through the $65 mark, this week, that could be changing.

Will chocolate survive climate change? Actually, maybe

1 Sep 2021

The forecast has been bad for domesticated cacao. But some environments in Peru might hold the key to the future of the world’s sweet tooth.

Forced farm buy outs mooted in Netherlands

31 Aug 2021

One solution to reduce the Netherlands’ nitrogen compound emissions would be for the state to buy out farmers, according to experts.

Has methane-free vegan icecream arrived?

30 Aug 2021

Nothing hits quite so good as a cone full of ice cream on a sweltering summer day. Alas, that single serving of classic vanilla may cool you off, but it has the exact opposite effect on the Earth. The dairy industry accounts for a massive 3.5 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, and the US's 8.8 million cows are a huge source of the planet-warming gas methane.

Sweet taste of carbon neutrality

27 Aug 2021

Listed Manuka honey producer Comvita has committed itself to being carbon neutral by 2025 and carbon positive by 2030.

Rice Blast disease( International Rice Research Institute via Flickr)

Climate change will lead to changes in crop diseases

24 Aug 2021

A new study that looked at climate change models has predicted that with rising temperatures, the burden of crop diseases will increase in some parts of the world and fall in others.

Time for a cow tax?: Mother Jones

23 Aug 2021

During a debate about the Democrats’ new infrastructure bill in the Senate chamber on Tuesday night, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) took the floor, positioned next to a sign stating “No Cow Tax.”

NZ could be at forefront of blue carbon market: report

16 Aug 2021

Government support is needed if New Zealand is to position itself at the forefront of an emerging market in seaweed-based environmental services including ‘blue carbon’, a report released today says.

Indonesia urged to ban new oil palm plantations forever

12 Aug 2021

Indonesia should make permanent its temporary ban on new permits for oil palm plantations to advance progress on tackling deforestation and meet its climate goals, environmentalists say.

Climate change policy farmers' number one concern

10 Aug 2021

Media Release - Asked to identify their three greatest concerns in a recent survey, farmers listed climate change policy and the ETS (chosen by 18.5% of respondents), followed by regulation and compliance costs (17.1%), and freshwater policy (11.0%).

Could winter tomatoes and capsicums be facing carbon extinction?

9 Aug 2021

The production director of one of New Zealand’s largest capsicum producers says the hike in the cost of carbon is a contributing factor in the decision by an increasing number of growers to quit the industry.

Price of carbon driving forestry conversions

5 Aug 2021

Research commissioned by Beef + Lamb New Zealand has found that about 26,550 hectares of farmland has been sold to “carbon-only” entities since 2017.

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Award-winning American investigative climate journalist Amy Westervelt

New courses focus on climate action, activism and creating vision

Fri 12 Sep 2025

Media release | Dark Times Academy’s final lineup of courses for 2025, launching in mid-September, will focus on taking action on climate, learning about practical activism, and creating visions for the future.

Airlines
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NZ needs to be part of a regional SAF strategy: Z, Air NZ

9 Sep 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand needs to be part of a regional strategic approach to sourcing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with domestic production less the aim than ensuring access to the fuel from one of a number of strategically positioned bio-refineries around the world.

Aviation
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Lord Adair Turner

'Non-negotiable' – EU carbon pricing to hit Kiwi exporters, expert warns

Thu 11 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | High carbon exports will inevitably face a high carbon tax at the EU border, possibly in the next five years, and high methane agricultural products might not be exempt, an international expert told a local audience yesterday.

Biodiversity
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Heather Peacocke speaking at this week's Climate Change and Business Conference

'Reframe' climate conversations - focus on thriving together, says advisor

Thu 11 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand must mirror its Covid-19 response if it wants to get buy-in from the public on climate action, according to Ministry for the Environment chief advisor Heather Peacocke.

Biofuels
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Air NZ declares surprisingly low SAF prices

3 Sep 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Air New Zealand is able to source sustainable aviation fuel at between 1.5 and 2.5 times the price of conventional fossil fuels used for flying, all sourced from the US.

Carbon Credits
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Depositphotos

No bidders front to carbon auction - again

Wed 10 Sep 2025

By Liz Kivi | Today’s quarterly carbon auction was a non-event yet again, making it the third consecutive auction this year with no bidders, with the secondary market price still limping along at nearly 20% below the auction floor.

Carbon News world
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Australia’s biggest gas project greenlit to 2070 with ‘partial’ protection for Indigenous rock art

Mon 15 Sep 2025

Approval met with fury from conservation groups and the Greens, who called it a ‘betrayal’ of Australians who want climate action.

Carbon prices
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'Atrocious' and 'bizarre': experts slam Act Party's climate policy

3 Sep 2025

By Liz Kivi | The Act Party is promising to challenge New Zealand’s Paris Agreement climate target, while the coalition Government’s other minor partner, NZ First, also says it wants to reevaluate the country’s commitment to the international treaty.

Coal
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Industry struggles with double-digit power price hikes

Mon 15 Sep 2025

As power prices surge by double-digit amounts for the second year in a row, industrial users can’t keep absorbing cost increases, the Major Electricity Users’ Group says.

Comment
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The merchants of doubt are back

3 Sep 2025

OPINION: If you don’t follow climate policy closely, you might not know that the Trump administration is launching an effort to overturn one of the most fundamental pillars of American climate policy.

Construction
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Electric Arc Furnace in action at North Star BlueScope

Milestone for NZ Steel electrification

Wed 10 Sep 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | NZ Steel has passed an installation milestone for its new electric arc furnace, which will reduce emissions from the Glenbrook steel mill site by as much as one megatonne (1Mt) a year.

COP
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RMA to speed up fossil fuel consents

18 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | An energy lobby group has welcomed a last-minute amendment to the RMA that puts fossil fuels on the same footing as renewables, however a sustainable energy expert says the move “beggars belief.”

Energy
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Wind and solar power fuel over one-third of Brazil's electricity for first time

Mon 15 Sep 2025

Wind and solar power generated more than a third of Brazil’s electricity in August.

Extinction
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Declining sea-ice is altering Antarctic food webs

Thu 11 Sep 2025

A new study shows a significant change in Antarctic phytoplankton over time that could cascade through the marine food web and affect the ocean’s capacity as a carbon sink.

Extreme weather
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Study links world’s top oil and gas firms to 200 ‘more intense’ heatwaves

Mon 15 Sep 2025

Global warming linked to the world’s biggest oil and gas companies made all “major” 21st century heatwaves more intense and frequent.

Fishing
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Marginal drop in last year's regional emissions

27 Aug 2025

Regional greenhouse gas emissions were down slightly last year, with a fall in gas supply leading to a big drop in Taranaki, but more coal burnt leading to higher emissions in Waikato, according to new figures from Stats NZ

Forestry
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Indigenous forest 'islands' could help transition exotic plantations to native bush

Thu 11 Sep 2025

Native forest 'islands' within exotic plantations might be the key to transitioning plantations from exotic to Indigenous, according to new research.

Gas
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EU considers faster Russian oil and gas exit after US pressure

Mon 15 Sep 2025

The European Union is considering a faster phase-out of Russian fossil fuels as part of new sanctions.

Geothermal
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Geothermal power station near Taupō

A modest geothermal strategy

31 Jul 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | The Government has unveiled a far more modest geothermal energy strategy than its primary backer, Resources Minister Shane Jones, had sought.

Green finance
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Why mega-polluters have little to fear from the European Central Bank and its new climate policy

Fri 12 Sep 2025

The European Central Bank plans to raise borrowing costs for climate offenders – but a new FTM analysis shows that big polluters such as Shell will barely feel it.

Greenhouse Effect
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Meridian Energy water level guage at Lake Tekapo

La Niña set to prolong NZ hydro shortfall

9 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | With La Niña favouring a drier-than-normal spring across much of the South Island, hydro lakes are unlikely to recover without substantial rain and late snowmelt – keeping national storage levels below average.

Greenwashing
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Media round-up

5 Sep 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: The great methane debate; law change scuppers legal challenge to irrigation scheme consent; and what are the energy and climate implications of the $7.5 billion Amazon Web Services data centre deal?

Hydro power
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Coal imports up 650%

Fri 12 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams and Liz Kivi | Coal imports are up 650% as generators stockpile the most polluting fossil fuel ahead of next winter.

Hydrogen
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Hiringa chief executive Andrew Clennett

Hiringa eyes green methanol plant near Whanganui

29 Jul 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Green hydrogen pioneer Hiringa Energy is deep in planning to develop an “eight-to-nine figure” methanol plant near Whanganui, using a combination of biomass and hydrogen produced using renewable energy.

Insurance
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Simon Watts has promised better access to hazard data for homeowners

Media round-up

29 Aug 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Changes to road user charges will increase New Zealand's emissions; Climate Change Minister Simon Watts promises better access to hazard data for homeowners; and Kiwis borrow over $1 billion in ‘green loans’ for heat pumps and electric cars.

Kyoto
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Will NZ walk away from the Paris Agreement?

20 Dec 2024

By Geoff Bertram | COMMENT: Unless the government can find very cheap offshore mitigation, the temptation to walk away from its Paris Agreement obligations may well be too strong to resist for a coalition government focused on fiscal austerity.

Litigation
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Apple Watch not a 'CO2-neutral product,' German court finds

28 Aug 2025

Apple can no longer advertise its Apple Watch as a "CO2-neutral product" in Germany, following a court ruling on Tuesday that upheld a complaint from environmentalists, finding that the U.S. tech company had misled consumers.

Low carbon
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Forest carbon stores massive blind spot - study

4 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Aotearoa New Zealand’s planted forests hold significant deep soil organic carbon — with over half of it stored below 30 cm, and much of it over 1,000 years old.

Mining
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Invites-only fast-track for seabed mine slammed as 'rushed, awful'

Fri 12 Sep 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | With the wider public shut out of submissions, critics including Te Pāti Māori, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining and Greenpeace say the process strips away robust scrutiny and risks setting a dangerous precedent.

NZ ETS
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Labour leader Chris Hipkins speaking at the Climate Change and Business Conference in Auckland yesterday

‘Pick up the phone’ on climate change action, Hipkins urges Luxon

9 Sep 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Prime Minister Christopher Luxon should reach out to the Labour Party if he wants  get a political deal on methane reductions and the Paris agreement rather than his two coalition partners, Labour leader Chris Hipkins says.

NZ Market Report
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NZ's latest climate target 'weak' – Climate Action Tracker

24 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand's new international climate target to 2035 is weak, and could even allow for higher emissions than the 2030 target, according to a global scientific project that tracks government climate action.

Oceans
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Resources minister Shane Jones

Endeavour Fund research to shape NZ’s future

5 Sep 2025

Media release - New Zealand Government | A project that looks to harness the potential of supercritical geothermal energy is amongst 19 ambitious science programmes the Government is backing, Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

Paris Agreement
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Kathryn Ryan and Energy and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts at yesterday's Climate Change and Business Conference

Watts full-throated in National’s support for Paris

Wed 10 Sep 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Climate Change Minister Simon Watts came to this week’s Climate Change and Business Conference with nothing to announce.

Planetary boundaries
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Govt resilience plan 'dangerous fantasy' - thinktank

29 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | An independent thinktank, whose members include former Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer and multiple academics, is warning that the government’s long-term resilience strategy ignores physical and energy realities and exposes Kiwi households and businesses to systemic failure.

Plastics
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‘Plastic Cup’ competitions are cleaning up rivers in Hungary

1 Sep 2025

Afloat on DIY boats, teams of volunteers have removed over 450 tons of plastic waste from the Danube and its tributaries.

Politics
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Trump sends fracking CEO to Europe to sell climate denial—and gas

Mon 15 Sep 2025

Debunking some of Chris Wright's most egregious lies.

Protest
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Underestimating support for climate action limits political decision making, study says

8 Sep 2025

Research reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climate.

Rare earth minerals
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New Zealand Minerals Council chief executive Josie Vidal

Straterra has a new name: the New Zealand Minerals Council

16 Apr 2025

Media release | Straterra has been renamed as New Zealand Minerals Council, says chief executive Josie Vidal.

Renewable energy
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Media round-up

Fri 12 Sep 2025

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Climate adaptation discussions descended into political squabbling at a recent conference; New Zealand may find itself no longer trusted by allies if it ditches climate goals; and are we living through the fastest energy transformation in human history?

Science
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Polar geoengineering ideas 'dangerous'

Wed 10 Sep 2025

Geoengineering will not save the polar regions from catastrophic meltdown, according to an expert.

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Climate groups want UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy

17 Jul 2025

Growing number of campaigners urge government to ensure green investment is not done ‘on backs of the poor’.

Technology
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Ara Ake backs 13 projects to unlock NZ’s energy flexibility

Thu 11 Sep 2025

Media release | Ara Ake has approved over $600,000 in funding from the National Flex Discovery Fund for 13 flexibility service providers (FSPs).

The House
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Resources Minister Shane Jones

Last minute change to oil and gas legislation over cleanup costs

31 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government is expected to repeal the oil and gas ban today, with a last-minute amendment handing discretionary power to two ministers over the controversial issue of decommissioning.

Transport
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Most EU carmakers on track to meet emission targets: study

Wed 10 Sep 2025

Almost all European carmakers are on track to meet EU emission targets after winning a reprieve this year as electric vehicles (EV) sales pick up, a study showed.

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Hotter, longer, more frequent: NZ’s escalating heat risk

26 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Heat extremes in New Zealand will intensify faster than previously thought, according to a new study.

Waste
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Patrick Moynahan, CEO of Echo Tech

Echo Tech secures growth investment to tackle NZ's e-waste crisis

Mon 15 Sep 2025

Media release | Echo Tech Limited, New Zealand’s leading provider of e-waste recycling and IT asset recovery services, is proud to announce a strategic investment from growth equity firm Altered Capital.

Water
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Artist and community researcher Dayna Raroa.

Gisborne art show highlights weather impact on well-being

3 Sep 2025

By Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter|A Gisborne artist and community researcher is turning a study on how severe weather impacts health and wellbeing into an art exhibition.

Wildfires
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Record UK wildfires have burned an area twice the size of Glasgow in 2025

12 Aug 2025

Wildfires have scorched more than 40,000 hectares of land so far this year across the UK – an area more than twice the size of the Scottish city of Glasgow.

Wind energy
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Which countries are scaling solar and wind the fastest?

Fri 12 Sep 2025

The leaderboard is quite different depending on what metric you look at.

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