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Paula Bennett

Bill and I haven't talked sea level, admits Bennett

30 Jun 2016

Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett says she has not asked Finance Minister Bill English to set up a working group to assess the economic impacts of rising sea levels, as recommended by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.

Why electric cars need to boost market share

30 Jun 2016

Electric vehicles will need to increase their combined market share to 16 per cent by 2020 to achieve the aggressive fuel economy standards set by regulators, according to new research by the World Energy Council.

James Renwick

Politicians not helping, says climate academic

29 Jun 2016

Carbon dioxide emissions are rising faster than ever – and political claims that population growth is causing it don’t help, says one of New Zealand’s leading climate scientists.

Price floor or perish, experts tell European market

28 Jun 2016

Europe’s carbon market faces ruin without a price floor, an international think-tank says.

California trees have billion-dollar street value

27 Jun 2016

Researchers calculate the huge environmental and economic benefits to taxpayers of the trees that line many streets in California’s cities and suburbs.

How science can strengthen endangered plants

27 Jun 2016

As the human population swells – and in the face of a changing and unpredictable climate – the demand for natural resources increases. This leads to distressing rates of deforestation to prepare land for agriculture, medicinal and forestry products. Related to this is an alarming reduction in species worldwide.

Alistair Davis

EMISSIONS EDICT: Time to act, says Toyota chief

24 Jun 2016

New Zealand businesses should now be asking how they are going to cut emissions in line with the country’s international pledges – even if those commitments are not yet going far enough, says Toyota New Zealand managing director Alistair Davis.

A brief history of fossil-fuelled climate denial

24 Jun 2016

The fossil fuel industry has spent many millions of dollars on confusing the public about climate change. But the role of vested interests in climate science denial is only half the picture.

The race is on to feed a warming world

24 Jun 2016

Scientists warn that plant breeders will need to accelerate development schedules if they are to ensure the ever-growing population can be fed as global temperatures rise

Officials tell why we need a carbon price floor

23 Jun 2016

A carbon price floor would be challenging but would give businesses certainty and guarantee foresters a price that made planting trees worthwhile, officials told the Government.

COAL PART 5: China’s future is up in the air

23 Jun 2016

As the world moves to combat climate change, it’s increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. Part 5 of a series.

Are the Greens the climate radicals Australia needs?

23 Jun 2016

If you despair of Australia’s lacklustre climate policies, you might take heart from the Greens’ stated goal of limiting global warming to 1.5degC. But are the party’s own policies up to the job?

Rugged climate puts the squeeze on cuddly koalas

23 Jun 2016

More frequent extremes of heat and drought predicted for Australia could have a devastating impact on the habitat of the marsupial found nowhere else on Earth.

PUMP SLUMP: True carbon cost would punish petrol

22 Jun 2016

Pricing the true cost of carbon pollution into fossil fuels would push retail petrol prices up 42 cents a litre, making electric vehicles far more attractive, according to a new report.

Paula Bennett

NZ unlikely to use banked credits, says minister

22 Jun 2016

The Government is unlikely to use New Zealand’s banked carbon credits to make-good on hot-air credits we have already surrendered internationally, a Parliamentary select committee has heard.

Catholic church thinking big on fossil fuel divestment

22 Jun 2016

The decision by four Australian Catholic orders to divest fully from fossil fuels can be interpreted as a direct response to the encyclical on the environment, issued by Pope Francis almost exactly a year ago.

Experts offer help to victims of solar charge

22 Jun 2016

Greenpeace has pooled its renewable energy and legal experts to create a solar hot desk to help people affected by New Zealand’s first charge for using solar energy.

COAL PART 4: Carbon capture unlikely to be the saviour

22 Jun 2016

Coal played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution and continues to fuel some of the world’s largest economies. This series looks at coal’s past, present and uncertain future.

Using CO2 could improve fracking efficiency

22 Jun 2016

Adding carbon dioxide instead of water to fracking fluids could help to fight climate change – and improve fracking efficiency, scientists say.

Paula Bennett

Bennett vows to hold carbon price at $25

21 Jun 2016

New Zealand’s carbon price cap will not rise above $25 for a long time – but neither will it go down, Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett has told a select committee.

Paula Bennett

Big players' threats might force NZ to sign early

20 Jun 2016

Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett says New Zealand might have to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change this year, as large countries threaten to lock us out of the process to set the crucial rules for the operation of international carbon markets and accounting.

Energy minister is electrifying

20 Jun 2016

Transport, Energy and Associate Climate Change Minister Simon Bridges is putting his money where his mouth is – he’s buying an electric car.

Climate warming raises global economic threats

20 Jun 2016

Research shows that the effects of extreme heat and weather events on production of raw materials has far-reaching and costly financial implications.

Julia Gillard

More want climate action now than before carbon tax

20 Jun 2016

By DEBORAH COTTON | In April 2011, not long after Julia Gillard was returned to power in the 2010 federal election, I asked a representative sample of Australians about their attitudes to climate policy.

UN says ratify; Government says not yet

17 Jun 2016

The Government has still not decided when it will ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change, Parliament heard yesterday.

Blow to carbon markets if Britain leaves Europe

17 Jun 2016

A “yes” Brexit vote would leave a large pro-market void in Brussels and will hold back the development of international carbon markets, the International Emissions Trading Association is warning.

Islands could become first 100% renewable nations

17 Jun 2016

The rich world might soon be shown up by small, tropical island nations which have plenty of wind and sun and aren’t lumbered with outdated, base-load power plants to keep running.

John Key

DIRTY DOLLARS: PM's bank backs the big polluters

16 Jun 2016

A bank in which Prime Minister John Key is a shareholder has been named one of the worst in the world for its level of investing in fossil fuels.

Record CO2 levels signal sizzling summers

16 Jun 2016

As carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reaches a historic high point that could continue for a lifetime, summer temperatures are also heading toward record levels

How low oil prices could weaken Paris pact

15 Jun 2016

Low oil prices could effectively cancel the impact of emissions reduction pledges made under the Paris Agreement, a new study warns.

Iain White

Why we're getting it wrong on growth of cities

14 Jun 2016

New Zealand is failing to use joined-up thinking when it comes to preparing for the impacts of climate change, says the head of environmental planning at Waikato University.

HOW TO DO IT: Store CO2 by turning it into stone

14 Jun 2016

We seriously need to do something about CO2 emissions. Besides shifting to renewable energy sources and increasing energy efficiency, we need to start putting some of the CO2 away before it reaches the atmosphere.

COAL PART 3: How miners secured workers' rights

14 Jun 2016

Part three of this series examines coal’s role in the development of industrial relations. In New Zealand, it was a dispute at the West Coast's Blackball mine, over a lunch break, that led to the formation of the Federation of Labour (the "Red Feds"), and then to the birth of the Labour Party.

Mike Underhill

EECA chief to end 10 years at the top

13 Jun 2016

The head of the government’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority will stand down later this year.

It's a sign of the times

13 Jun 2016

Not sure where to charge your electric vehicle? Look for the new nationally approved sign, unveiled on Friday.

COAL PART 2: Window on an ancient world

13 Jun 2016

As the world moves to combat climate change, it’s increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution and continues to fuel some of the world’s largest economies. Part 2 of a series looks at coal’s past, present and uncertain future.

Introducing: The bionic leaf that could fuel a revolution

13 Jun 2016

Renewable energy experts and microbiologists have teamed up to create a super-efficient artificial leaf that uses photosynthesis to produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels.

Gerry Brownlee

$20b Brownlee: We're doing all we can for climate

10 Jun 2016

Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee says the Government is making every effort it can to cut New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Daniel Andrews

Victoria sets date to be carbon neutral

10 Jun 2016

The State of Victoria is pledging to be carbon-neutral by 2050.

Scientists puzzle over Antarctica’s long-term ice loss

10 Jun 2016

Analysis of satellite data records reveals that the worrying loss of hundreds of square kilometres of ice along West Antarctica’s coastline has been occurring for decades.

COAL PART 1: King of the Industrial Revolution, but not always on the right path

10 Jun 2016

As the world moves to combat climate change, it’s increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial Revolution and continues to fuel some of the world’s largest economies. This is the first in a series looks at coal’s past, present and uncertain future, starting today with how it’s formed.

SEA-RISE RISK: We're facing damage worth billions

9 Jun 2016

More than a billion dollars worth of New Zealand’s road and rail networks is at risk from rising sea levels caused by climate change, a Ministry of Transport report says.

Energy independence won’t cure climate ills

9 Jun 2016

Analysts say tackling climate change is a more difficult and expensive challenge for governments than achieving the unconnected goal of being self-reliant for energy needs.

CARBON COST: Govt ignores roading impact

8 Jun 2016

The Government sought no advice on whether building major new roads would affect greenhouse gas emissions, documents show.

Bennett reaffirms energy aid for islands

8 Jun 2016

Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett has repeated New Zealand’s commitment to helping Pacific communities to withstand the impacts of climate change, after witnessing them first-hand.

Jen Owens

Soil researcher has a wee problem

8 Jun 2016

Scientists are puzzled by unexpected and conflicting results from research into the affect of irrigation on greenhouse gas emissions from soil.

How to achieve sustainable clean water for everyone

8 Jun 2016

The provision of clean, safe drinking water in much of the world is one of the most significant public health achievements of the past century – and one of the foundation stones of a healthy society.

Big names back global renewable energy drive

7 Jun 2016

A new international campaign will see some of the world’s largest companies working with governments to scale-up renewable energy in support of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Europe’s renewables spending hits 10-year low

7 Jun 2016

The reputation of Europe as a renewable energy leader has taken a serious knock as its investment dropped by 21 per cent last year while global figures reached record levels.

Carbon price up 10.9% since subsidy dumped

3 Jun 2016

Carbon prices have climbed 10.9 per cent in the week since the phase-out of the one-for-two subsidy was announced.

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Resources Minister Shane Jones

Shane Jones on climate change – it’s real, but…

Today 10:45am

By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones believes climate change is real, but is uninterested in what is causing it and primarily focused on adapting to it.

Agriculture
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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment chief economist Geoff Simmons

Forestry the source of all ETS risk, says top economist

Today 10:45am

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Forestry is the source of all of the risk in New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme and it's inevitable that the scheme has to be reformed, according to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment chief economist Geoff Simmons.

Airlines
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NZ Post drops science-based climate target

8 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | NZ Post has dropped its science-based emissions reduction target of 42% by 2030 with no plans to replace it.

Aviation
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Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and more severe

6 Aug 2025

As climate change shifts atmospheric conditions, experts warn that air travel could become bumpier: temperature changes and shifting wind patterns in the upper atmosphere are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of severe turbulence.

Biodiversity
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'Cali Fund’ for nature still empty as emails show industry hesitation

8 Aug 2025

A major fund for biodiversity remains starved of resources more than five months after its launch – with no money yet put forward by the large companies who could contribute.

Biofuels
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Media round-up

Today 10:45am

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Australia could be about to leapfrog New Zealand on climate targets; 'strangled' rivers are fighting back; and 10 rangatahi will join Aotearoa New Zealand’s delegation at the United Nations' major climate conference in Brazil.

Carbon Credits
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Forestry sector could take legal action over ETS changes

Thu 14 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | The forestry sector is threatening legal action against the Government over changes to legislation intended to limit whole farm-to-forest conversions in the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Carbon News world
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Wildfires fanned by heatwave and strong winds rage across Europe

Today 10:45am

Wildfires caused by arsonists or thunderstorms and fanned by a heatwave and strong winds wreaked destruction across southern Europe on Wednesday, burning homes and forcing thousands of residents and tourists to flee.

Carbon prices
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Carbon price underperforming: Environment secretary

Wed 13 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government has been focussed on reducing the Emissions Trading Scheme ‘stockpile’ and carbon prices should rise soon, according to the Secretary for the Environment.

Coal
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Why China is still building new coal – and when it might stop

Thu 14 Aug 2025

Last year, China started construction on an estimated 95 gigawatts (GW) of new coal power capacity, enough to power the entire UK twice over.

Comment
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Huntly Power Station, the largest thermal power plan in New Zealand.

Is extending Huntly power station to 2035 in consumers’ best interest?

22 Jul 2025

By Simon Orme | COMMENT: Genesis Energy is proposing a cartel to keep high-emitting Huntly Power Station in business to 2035. If extending Huntly has economic benefits, is a cartel necessary?

Construction
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Senior property lecturer Dr Michael Rehm

What does 'drier' really mean in 'green' homes?

1 Aug 2025

Media release - Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland | Researchers say green-rating systems could improve clarity and effectiveness by explicitly defining ‘drier’ and using two measures of humidity.

COP
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Cuts to climate finance put exports in jeopardy: Lawyers

23 May 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government has halved international climate finance, a move aid organisations describe as “devastating,” and which lawyers say could put our Paris Agreement commitments and export market access at risk.

Energy
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Hot water heat pumps next big thing – but need a push

Thu 14 Aug 2025

Media release – Ecobulb Limited | Bold action is needed to accelerate New Zealand’s transition to cleaner, more energy-efficient homes and businesses, says energy efficiency expert Dr Chris Mardon.

Extinction
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Key orange roughy population on verge of collapse, govt considers closure

9 Jul 2025

Media release - Deep Sea Conservation Coalition | New data reveals that New Zealand’s main orange roughy fishery, accounting for half of the country’s total catch, is on the brink of collapse, with one model showing it may have reached that point already, and the government’s considering closing it.

Fishing
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Latest trawl bycatch numbers 'a grim wake-up call'

24 Jun 2025

Media release – Greenpeace | The latest fisheries bycatch data paints a grim picture, with trawlers hauling up thousands of kilograms of coral and killing hundreds of fur seals and seabirds over a 12 month period.

Gas
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Global oil markets face record supply glut next year, IEA says

Today 10:45am

Global oil markets are on track for a record surplus next year as demand growth slows and supplies swell, the International Energy Agency said.

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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Govt rejects Te Kuha coal mine fast-track bid

Wed 13 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The controversial Te Kuha coal mine on the West Coast has had its application for fast-track approval declined, after failing to meet seven of the application criteria.

Greenwashing
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How the meat industry uses environmental groups to make beef seem climate-friendly

Mon 11 Aug 2025

The meat industry may have enlisted environmental groups to persuade people to “feel better” about eating beef, despite the sector’s ballooning emissions of climate-heating pollution.

Hydro power
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Energy Minister Simon Watts addressing the CEP conference in Auckland this week

Watts talks big on energy reform, but barriers persist

29 May 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Energy and Climate Change minister Simon Watts says the government is doubling down on efforts to boost renewable energy generation, streamline regulation, and drive private sector investment as New Zealand faces mounting energy security and affordability challenges.

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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Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable

Mon 11 Aug 2025

Top insurers fear the climate crisis could soon outpace industry solutions, effectively threatening to make entire regions around the world uninsurable.

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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First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program

7 Aug 2025

Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants.

Low carbon
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Fund for low emissions transport winds up

31 Jul 2025

New Zealand’s Low Emission Transport Fund has officially wrapped up, ending a nine-year programme that put hundreds of millions of dollars towards accelerating the country’s shift to cleaner transport.

Mining
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A mineral mining boom is not ‘critical’ for the green transition

Wed 13 Aug 2025

New research shows renewable energy goals could largely be met with the amount of minerals produced today – but the military industry wants more.

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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Oil states accused of using scare tactics in bid to sink green shipping deal

Tue 12 Aug 2025

Saudi Arabia, Iran and other oil-reliant countries are campaigning to stop the adoption of the IMO’s Net-zero Framework in October.

Planetary boundaries
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Backlash over govt conservation changes

4 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The government’s proposed changes to the Conservation Act are the most significant roll back in conservation protections in a generation, according to the Green Party.

Plastics
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Plastic treaty talks nearing collapse as nations remain deadlocked on production

Thu 14 Aug 2025

Environmental organisations warn that without urgent compromises the session could fail to produce a treaty capable of tackling the scale of the crisis.

Policy development
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Chris Bishop

New resource management bill an 'unprecedented power grab' by ministers

Wed 13 Aug 2025

Media release – Environmental Defence Society | The changes proposed in the Amendment Paper represent an "egregious aggregation of power" by Minister Bishop, aimed at disempowering councils who protect the environment.

Protest
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A new report shows how local climate activism leads to ‘remarkable’ gains

7 Aug 2025

Efforts to pass laws and advance clean energy projects can significantly reduce emissions, and at a low cost.

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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Heat pumps could cut household energy bills by $1.5 billion a year

Tue 12 Aug 2025

By Liz Kivi | Heat pumps could save Kiwi households hundreds of millions of dollars each year, as well as freeing up energy for industrial users, according to a new report.

Science
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Cool roof application lead Hivi Puheke, Noah Bunkley, Sir Collin Tukuitinga and Niue site lead Jama'l Talagi-Veidreyaki

Will reflective roofs help beat the heat?

Today 10:45am

Media release - University of Auckland | About 500 roofs across four continents have been painted with a reflective coating, as part of research into tackling the health impacts of climate change.

Tax
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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’.

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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African $60 billion high-speed rail project takes shape

Today 10:45am

One of the largest infrastructure projects in Africa has received a new update that could see construction begin soon.

United Nations
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Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talks

Tue 12 Aug 2025

Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how far the proposed agreement should go.

Waste
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Regional Council chair Peter Haddock

'Yet another rate': Franz Josef ratepayers balk at $2.8m stopbank extension

4 Aug 2025

By Lois Williams, Local Democracy Reporter | Franz Josef ratepayers have given the thumbs down to plans for a $2.8 million stopbank extension to protect the town’s sewerage plant from the Waiho River.

Water
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Waitaki Hydro Dam

Warmer end to winter but dry spell expected over southern lakes

5 Aug 2025

As hydro lake levels hover just below average levels, climate forecasts indicate that warmer than usual weather conditions will reduce demand, but there will likely be less rain over the southern hydro lakes as New Zealand moves towards spring and summer.

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

Tue 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.

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For the first time, China invests more in wind and solar than coal overseas

29 May 2025

China’s Belt and Road Initiative, long derided for its heavy carbon footprint, was dominated by wind and solar power projects for the first time from 2022 to 2023, according to a new analysis. But coal plants financed in earlier years are still coming online.

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