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David Venables ... nobody talking.

Greenhouse group shuts doors

30 Mar 2012

The Greenhouse Policy Coalition will be no more from tomorrow.

Court gives go-ahead to mega mine

30 Mar 2012

The Queensland Land Court has recommended that the Wandoan coal mine proceed despite concerns raised by Friends of the Earth about the impacts of burning coal.

Carbon capture technology moves closer

30 Mar 2012

Australia’s CSIRO will release its latest findings on carbon dioxide capture technology following a four year $21 million research programme aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power stations.

Helen Clark ... global award.

Grassroots groups win UN prizes

30 Mar 2012

Twenty-five community are the winners of a United Nations-backed partnership prize for promoting local sustainable development solutions.

Businesses learn how to be eco smart

30 Mar 2012

Organisations wanting to improve their environmental credentials and their bottom line are lining up for the Eco Smart Business programme.

Dr Richard Phillips ... China the key.

Build pulp-biofuel plant, urges expert

23 Mar 2012

New Zealand has a once-in-a-decade opportunity to build a mega pulp-and-paper mill that could also produce biofuel for the domestic market, the wood industry has been told.

Rick Boven ... it's not just about the money.

Our focus wrong, says think-tank head

23 Mar 2012

Departing New Zealand Institute chief executive Rick Boven says that New Zealand is failing to grasp the full implications of the environmental crisis.

Market revival in PFSI credits

23 Mar 2012

Interest in the Permanent Forest Sink Initiative is picking up again in the wake of indications that it will not be scrapped.

Marine energy groups to join forces

23 Mar 2012

The New Zealand marine energy industry is to link up with its counterpart in Oregon to promote marine energy in the Pacific region.

Australia stands alone in low-carbon slide

23 Mar 2012

Australia is the only G20 country that has gone backwards on its low-carbon competitiveness since 1995, according to the Global Climate Leadership Review 2012 released by The Climate Institute.

Europe tells China to start own ETS

23 Mar 2012

The European Union has hinted that it hopes to avoid levying its controversial carbon-emissions tax on flights from China, if Beijing introduces its own carbon-trading scheme to cover aviation.

Wood the answer, says biofuel expert

16 Mar 2012

New Zealand should be replacing fossil-fuel energy with wood, says the general manager of a Whakatane-based biotechnology business.

Talks look at wood for bio-energy

16 Mar 2012

Using wood to generate bioenergy for the national grid will be on the agenda of next week’s ForestWood 2012 conference in Wellington.

Wen Jiabao ... we'll show the world.

China sees sense of low-carbon economy

16 Mar 2012

A low-carbon economy is among China’s major goals as it tries to leave itself more room to improve the way in which it grows.

Biofuels get $15 million boost

16 Mar 2012

Australia’s biofuel industry has been given a boost with the Government’s announcement of a $15 million commitment to the new Advanced Biofuels Investment Readiness programme.

Green buildings in spotlight

16 Mar 2012

Ways of making commercial buildings sustainable without blowing the budget will be discussed at the Clean Energy Centre in Taupo next week.

Govt will slow ETS

9 Mar 2012

The electricity, industrial and transport sectors will continue to be sheltered from the full force of the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Wind power forecast is for huge growth

9 Mar 2012

Global installed wind capacity is set to increase on the back of expected massive growth in wind power markets.

Businesses keen on clean tech classes

9 Mar 2012

More than 1800 Australian manufacturers have registered to attend information sessions for the Government’s $1 billion Clean Technology Investment programmes.

Don’t be like Singapore, says watchdog

9 Mar 2012

Affluent business city-state Singapore is a society that maybe is one of the best examples of what the world should not do, says an environmental pressure group.

Australia, China work on carbon capture

9 Mar 2012

Australia is developing new technologies to reduce carbon emissions at a time when demand for renewable energy grows rapidly in the nation and around the world.

Nepal registers 40‚000 biogas plants

9 Mar 2012

Nepal’s 40,000 biogas plants have been registered with the Clean Development Mechanism of the United Nations Climate Change Convention for carbon trading.

Government's mining plans worry Greens

9 Mar 2012

The Government's proposed changes to the Crown Minerals Act are concerning, the Green Party says.

Gas technology lines Aussie pockets

2 Mar 2012

Australian farmers are about to earn carbon credits on the back of New Zealand research.

Campaign aims to to cut emissions

2 Mar 2012

Australia has launched a national public engagement programme aimed at showing how the country can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Australia eases impact of carbon price

2 Mar 2012

Rules are in place for providing assistance for Australia’s most emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industries to prosper in a carbon constrained economy.

CityCat terminal ... impressive commitment.

Ferry terminals win green praise

2 Mar 2012

Brisbane’s CityCat ferry terminals are the first in Australia to be certified green.

Australian election poses ETS problems

2 Mar 2012

A big event in the future of the New Zealand Emission Trading Scheme will be the introduction of the Australian carbon tax flexible pricing period in 2015, Carbon Market Solutions says.

The Bakun Dam ... tight security.

Protesters’ pix show dam destruction

24 Feb 2012

Activists have released a series of pictures from a dam exclusion zone showing poverty and environmental destruction in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

European market has attack of nerves

24 Feb 2012

European carbon is nervous, OMFinancial reports.

Carbon prices sailing choppy seas

24 Feb 2012

This week has seen choppy trading in NZD carbon, Westpac reports.

Meridian explains jump in emissions

17 Feb 2012

Meridian Energy’s greenhouse gas emissions rose more than 60 per cent in the 2010/2011 financial year.

Nissan Leaf ... how do you rate it?

Electric cars ... what do you think?

17 Feb 2012

What do New Zealanders really think about electric cars?

Canterbury sets high emissions mark

17 Feb 2012

Canterbury University is cutting down on carbon

Solid Energy wants coal from new mine

17 Feb 2012

Solid Energy wants to expand the Stockton coal mine.

Scientists eye water-powered meter

17 Feb 2012

University of Waikato scientists are hoping to create a smart water meter, completely powered by the water running through it.

Agencies chase slice of farm carbon pie

17 Feb 2012

More than 500 applications have been received from Australian universities, land managers, industry and government agencies for government funding to test and develop new ways for farmers to reduce carbon emissions.

Ban Ki-moon ... stability is at stake.

Business must do sustainability, says UN

17 Feb 2012

More businesses must embrace the principle of sustainability in their strategies, says United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon.

Australia sets up energy aid packages

17 Feb 2012

The Australian Government has announced a package of energy efficiency programmes designed to make it easier for everyone to access assistance and support in the transition to a low-carbon future.

Why sludge is starting to look sexy

17 Feb 2012

Power generation from wastewater treatment sludge is to reach 3845 gigawatt hours by 2020 due to increasing industrialisation and the overexploitation of natural resources.

Taupo serves up solar for lunch

17 Feb 2012

Anyone contemplating going solar should be in Taupo today.

Europe move could jump prices

17 Feb 2012

A committee of MPs in the European parliament has supported a motion to withdraw (set aside) carbon permits (EUAs) from the EU ETS for the 2013 to 2020 period.

David Shearer ... it's not one or the other.

Green economy only way for Shearer

10 Feb 2012

Lining up economic policy and environment policy is the biggest environmental issue facing New Zealand, says Labour leader David Shearer.

Labour likes ETS ... if it works

10 Feb 2012

New Labour leader David Shearer says that he is committed to the Emissions Trading Scheme – if it works.

Lignite could fight cadmium, says study

10 Feb 2012

Low-grade lignite could be used to deal with dangerous cadmium contamination of New Zealand’s soils, scientists say.

We need new water system, says academic

10 Feb 2012

A Waikato University academic says that New Zealand needs to rethink its water allocation system or risk stifling economic and cultural development.

Talks connect to connection technologies

10 Feb 2012

The upcoming United Nations summit on sustainable development is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to set the world on a durable track that guarantees a decent standard of living for everyone, a top UN official says.

Why CERs are best bet in the long run

10 Feb 2012

The price of NZUs remains low – partly because of the effects of CERs on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, Carbon Market Solutions reports.

Officials back slow-down of ETS

3 Feb 2012

Government officials are backing recommendations to slow down the impact the Emissions Trading Scheme is having on the economy.

Roy Hamilton ... solar energy competitive.

Developer goes solar for subdivision

3 Feb 2012

A Christchurch developer making the leap into solar energy says he expects it to be good for business, good for society and good for the environment.

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‘Pathetic': experts slam govt’s approach to adaptation

Today 11:00am

By Liz Kivi | The government has signalled it will step back from full property buyouts if assets are hit by climate disasters, a move adaptation experts say will condemn hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders to a “dismal” future.

Agriculture
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Methane pledge in question following NZ weakening targets

Today 11:00am

By Liz Kivi New Zealand’s new methane target puts the Global Methane Pledge – and ultimately climate targets – at risk, according to an international expert.

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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Air NZ inks deal for its first internationally verified carbon credits

9 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | Air New Zealand has committed to buying 8000 tonnes of carbon removals by 2030, in partnership with local native forest investment platform My Native Forest.

Biodiversity
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NZ not 'holding the line' on wilding pine management – experts

Wed 15 Oct 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand is no longer “holding the line” against invasive threats, with the country’s scale, remoteness and rugged terrain making control costly and complex, one expert has said ahead of this week's Wilding Pines Conference.

Biofuels
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Researchers say sealing old oil wells with bio-oil from crop waste is a dual carbon-removal solution

19 Sep 2025

A new analysis shows that oil made from corn husks, wood chips, and other waste could plug greenhouse gas-belching abandoned oil wells while sequestering carbon for about $152 per ton.

Carbon Credits
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Broker predicts all this year’s carbon auctions will fail

10 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | Marex New Zealand is forecasting that the government will sell no ‘pollution permits’ at the NZU auctions this year, with a significant gap continuing between secondary market prices and this year’s $68 auction floor price.

Carbon News world
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EU plans support for countries affected by carbon border levy

Today 11:00am

The European Union will offer development funding to countries affected by the bloc's carbon border tariff, the European Commission said on Thursday, as it attempts to soothe developing economies' concerns over the policy.

Carbon prices
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Will govt’s light touch approach lead to higher carbon prices?

3 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | Carbon market watchers are hoping the government’s plan for the electricity sector will eventually lead to higher carbon prices, with the secondary market still trading sideways for the longest time in its history.

Coal
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The Government will decide by December whether to go ahead with an LNG import facility.

Electricity to remain in ETS

1 Oct 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | The Government has rejected Frontier Economics' recommendation that electricity should be removed from the Emissions Trading Scheme.

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

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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An Indigenous activist during demonstrations at the COP28 opening in Dubai, 2023.

UN limits staff at COP30 climate summit over accommodation concerns

19 Sep 2025

High hotel prices for Brazil's COP30 climate summit in November have prompted the United Nations to urge its staff to limit attendance, while government delegations are still scrambling to find rooms within their budgets.

Emissions trading
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All carrot, no stick for farmers on methane

Fri 17 Oct 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | COMMENT: The abandonment of methane emissions pricing and the adoption of a weaker target is effectively the last nail in the coffin of the historic cross-parliamentary consensus embedded in the Zero Carbon Act 2019.

Extinction
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Nest of Asian (paper) wasp

From nuisance to crisis: New report on pest wasps In Aotearoa

24 Sep 2025

Media release: Moths and Butterflies NZ Trust | Just published is the Final Report of the Pest Wasps Survey carried out by the Moths and Butterflies of NZ Trust (MBNZT) offering a comprehensive look at New Zealanders’ awareness, experiences, and attitudes toward wasps and the growing ecological, health, and social issues associated with them.

Extreme weather
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Scenes from the 2021 Canterbury floods in Ashburton. Flood defences across Mid and South Canterbury have received a $6.6 million boost in Government funding to speed up projects aimed at protecting homes, farmland, and infrastructure.

Govt pours millions into Canterbury flood defences

Today 11:00am

By Jonathan Leask, Local Democracy Reporter | Canterbury’s flood defences are set for a major boost, with $21.5 million in Government co-funding to fast-track nine priority river protection projects.

Fishing
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NZ marine heatwaves could double in intensity under high-emissions pathway

Thu 16 Oct 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New projections show marine heatwaves will grow more intense around the North Island and more frequent around the South Island as the climate warms – raising risks for fisheries, aquaculture, coastal ecosystems and tourism.

Forestry
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World falling far behind deforestation goals with farms and fires driving loss, report says

Wed 15 Oct 2025

The report said the world permanently lost 8.1 million hectares (20 million acres) of forest, an area about the size of England, in 2024 alone.

Gas
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‘Damp squib’ – Govt energy plan slammed for locking in fossil fuels

2 Oct 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Critics across business, climate groups and the opposition say the Government’s electricity reforms duck structural change, double down on LNG and gas, and offer little relief for soaring power prices – warning of an “expensive white elephant", deeper energy poverty and a missed chance to scale renewables.

Geothermal
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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.”

Green finance
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Nicholas Stern

Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Investment in climate action is the economic growth story of the 21st century, while growth fuelled by fossil fuels is futile because the damage it causes ends in self-destruction, the economist Nicholas Stern has said.

Greenhouse Effect
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Difficult trade-offs ahead for climate adaptation

Fri 17 Oct 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | While climate impacts are already here, bringing the urgent need to accelerate effective adaptation now, the Government's newly minted adaptation framework still leaves important questions unanswered about who will pay.

Greenwashing
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Eraring power station is a black coal-fired power station on the shores of Lake Macquarie, southeast of Newcastle, NSW

Climate credibility gap widening for Aussie firms

1 Oct 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Australian public companies’ climate change commitments are in retreat, reflecting difficulty in achieving stated targets and increased fossil use, but not because of any pressure to make less effort, according to a study of major companies’ ESG reporting.

Hydro power
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Coal imports up 650%

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.

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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Judge dismisses suit by young climate activists against Trump’s pro-fossil fuel policies

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Plaintiffs had ‘overwhelming evidence’ of climate crisis but a court injunction would be ‘unworkable’, ruling says.

Low carbon
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Lord Adair Turner

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

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.

Mining
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naushad mohamed via Unsplash

Deep sea mining threatens sharks, rays and ghost sharks

6 Oct 2025

Mining the world’s deep seas for metals will likely threaten many species of sharks, rays and chimaeras (ghost sharks), according to researchers.

NZ ETS
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Govt promises ‘earlier action’ in response to Commission’s warning climate targets at risk

Fri 17 Oct 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government says it will “explore opportunities for earlier action” ahead of the third Emissions Reduction Plan, and has committed to looking at ways to stop the system of free carbon credits for industrial polluters from disincentivising industrial decarbonisation.

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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Dr Maina Talia, Tuvalu’s Minister for Climate Change, speaking at the Adaptation Futures 2025 Conference in Christchurch on Monday.

‘Weird and sad’ – Tuvalu Climate Minister condemns NZ halving methane target

Wed 15 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | Dr Maina Talia, Tuvalu’s Minister for Home Affairs, Climate Change, and Environment, says he’s surprised at New Zealand’s decision to weaken its target for reducing methane emissions – and is planning to take up the issue with his counterpart Climate Minister Simon Watts this week.

Paris Agreement
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NZ’s biggest ever climate meeting kicks off

Tue 14 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | The world's largest climate adaptation conference kicked off in Christchurch yesterday, with nearly 2000 attendees expected, making it potentially the biggest international climate meeting Aotearoa New Zealand will ever host.

Planetary boundaries
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Bottom trawling a triple threat to marine environments - new report

9 Oct 2025

Media release | Greenpeace is calling for urgent action to restrict bottom trawling after a new government report highlights the compounding effects this destructive fishing method has on climate change, habitat degradation and biodiversity loss.

Plastics
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Lobby group launches ‘blueprint’ for ocean management reform

18 Sep 2025

The Environmental Defence Society yesterday released its plan to tackle widespread ecological decline in our oceans.

Politics
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Electricity Authority proposes doubling solar export limits to 10 kW

Today 11:00am

The Electricity Authority is proposing a default 10kW export limit for small-scale generation, saying new inverter standards and voltage settings allow homes and businesses to feed more power into local networks without compromising safety.

Protest
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Students repeat request for Victoria University to divest from fossil fuel investments

24 Sep 2025

Media release | A group of students campaigning for climate action at Victoria University of Wellington have dropped a banner protesting against the university’s lack of action on its 2014 commitment to divest from fossil fuels.

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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Record global renewable energy growth remains short of climate target, report says

Thu 16 Oct 2025

A new report finds that a record amount of global renewable energy capacity was added last year, but that still leaves countries “short of targets towards meeting a UN climate goal to triple capacity by 2030”.

Tax
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Solar households to get little-noticed tax break

23 Sep 2025

A provision in the government’s latest tax bill would exempt households from paying tax on income they earn by selling excess electricity back to the grid.

Technology
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Climate scientists and republican lawyers are taking aim at Big Tech’s emissions

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Technology companies have long been one of the biggest investors in clean energy, but new accounting rules could upend that.

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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Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure

Today 11:00am

A landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions has been abandoned after Saudi Arabia and the US succeeded in ending the talks.

United Nations
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Climate Change Minister Simon Watts (front right) alongside Agriculture Minister Todd McLay announcing the controversial new methane target on Sunday.

Where’s Watts? Climate Minister no-show at climate conference

Thu 16 Oct 2025

By Liz Kivi | Opposition parties have slammed the Climate Change Minister’s failure to front up to a major international conference in Christchurch, saying it shows that climate adaptation is a low priority for the National Party.

Waste
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The Repair Cafe opens on 17 October.

Fix it, don't ditch it: University of Auckland hosts first Repair Cafe

9 Oct 2025

Media release - Auckland University | The University's first-ever Repair Cafe is bringing students and staff together to give broken items a new lease on life, while promoting a culture of repair and reuse.

Water
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Farmers face heightened solvency risks as climate changes: research

10 Oct 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Increasingly volatile weather patterns, higher insurance costs driven by climate change risk and global financial volatility represent risks to New Zealand farmers’ capacity to service debt and remain solvent, according to new research by Christchurch-based research firm Kōmanawa Solutions.

Wildfires
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‘Con,’ ‘scam,’ ‘hoax’: Trump’s UN speech on climate

24 Sep 2025

The president used a large chunk of his hour-long speech to world leaders to condemn climate science and clean energy policies.

Wind energy
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Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project

24 Sep 2025

The Trump administration has moved to block a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, its latest effort to hobble an industry and technology that President Donald Trump has attacked as “ugly” and unreliable compared to fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas.

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