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Rewiring Aotearoa

Govt must rethink energy assumptions: Rewiring Aotearoa

16 Sep 2024

Electrification presents a significant opportunity to future-proof the economy as well as reduce gross emissions, according to Rewiring Aotearoa.

Solar picking up pace

13 Sep 2024

The solar rush continues to pick up pace with Lodestone Energy starting construction on its fourth North Island utility-scale solar farm near Whitianga.

Climate venture fund invests in alternative oat milk start-up

12 Sep 2024

The Climate VC Fund is the largest investor in a seed-funding round to bring Christchurch-based alternative oat milk start-up Teiny to market.

Zespri looks at NZ-Belgium low-emissions shipping corridor

Zespri looks at NZ-Belgium low-emissions shipping corridor

12 Sep 2024

Zespri and shipping partner ANL/CMA CGM have launched a feasibility study into a possible low-emissions shipping corridor between between Tauranga and Zeebrugge in Belgium, via the Panama Canal.

Massey University Professor Robert McLachlan

Climate plan is high-cost and low ambition, says expert

9 Sep 2024

By Shannon Williams | The government’s Second Emissions Reduction Plan is high-cost, high-risk, and low ambition, says Massey University Professor, Robert McLachlan.

Climate Change Commission Chair Dr Rod Carr.

'The Emissions Trading Scheme is broken': Carr

5 Sep 2024

By Shannon Williams | Aotearoa New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme is broken and not fit for purpose, says Climate Change Commission chair Dr Rod Carr.

Electrification could save households $10 billion a year and slash climate pollution

28 Aug 2024

Electrification could save New Zealand households $10.7 billion per year by 2040 and drastically reduce emissions.

Could geothermal power stations go carbon-negative?

12 Aug 2024

Retrofitting a geothermal power station could allow carbon capture from other sources like forestry residue, according to a new study.

Solar and battery use continues to rise

15 Jul 2024

Solar generation and battery storage are rising rapidly according to analysts.

Watts unveils five-point climate strategy

10 Jul 2024

Climate change minister Simon Watts this morning announced a strategy of “five core pillars” to deliver climate change goals.

How much impact could past choices have on our emissions profile?

8 Jul 2024

By Robert McLachlan | New Zealand's CO2 emissions could have gone down 25% since 1990 - instead of up 25% - if we'd chosen to do things that other countries were already doing.

Right to Repair Bill could cut hundreds of thousands of tonnes of emissions

4 Jun 2024

A Right to Repair member's bill currently before Parliament could slash more than 200,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions over 15 years based on European research.

Hutt City Council announces low carbon acceleration fund recipients

28 May 2024

Media release | Five organisations with a keen eye for reducing their emissions have been given the green light on their reduction initiatives.

Improving buildings could save NZ almost $40 billion

20 May 2024

Media release | Improving buildings could slash emissions equivalent to taking half our country’s petrol cars off the road.

Farms could be the backbone of Aotearoa’s renewable energy future

17 May 2024

If each of New Zealand’s 50,000 farms installed a midsize solar array they would generate about two-thirds of the country’s current electricity needs.

Govt looking at policy to restrict forestry in the ETS: Watts

7 May 2024

By Liz Kivi | The government is looking at complementary policies around land use to restrict forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme, rather than making changes directly to the scheme.

Kiwi company aims to make alternative protein from carbon emissions

6 May 2024

A New Zealand-based start-up has raised $1 million towards commercialising production of an alternative protein made with carbon emissions.

Vanuatu tops sustainable wellbeing index

6 May 2024

Vanuatu has been declared the country that comes closest to achieving sustainable wellbeing in this year’s Happy Planet Index.

New $100m ‘green’ industrial development for Auckland

2 Apr 2024

A $100 million industrial complex under construction in Auckland will incorporate low-carbon concrete and rainwater harvesting as well as generating its own solar electricity.

Offshore wind could create 10,000 jobs and add nearly $50b to GDP - study

20 Mar 2024

Developing an offshore wind energy industry will play a critical role in helping Aotearoa meet rising demand for clean energy as well as net zero commitments, according to a new study released today.

It’s now cheaper for Kiwis to go fully electric

18 Mar 2024

New Zealand is one of the first places in the world where electric appliances and vehicles are now more affordable than their fossil fuel equivalents, according to a new report.

Govt should have considered climate impacts of EV road user charges

13 Mar 2024

The government should have done a climate impacts assessment on its proposed road user charges for electric vehicles, with the new charges likely to lead to a significant increase in carbon emissions, according to an expert.

Canned govt fund delivered emissions reductions at half current carbon price

5 Mar 2024

By Vernon Small | The effective price the government paid for carbon emissions through the GIDI fund was about half – or less – than the current NZ unit spot price of $66.05.

BP among recipients of EECA low emission grants

22 Feb 2024

Fossil fuel giant BP is among the latest batch of recipients of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority's Low Emissions Transport Fund.

Best by the rest...

8 Dec 2023

In our weekly round-up of the best climate coverage in local media: COP28’s first Health Day points to what needs to change in NZ; Protecting climate refugees is more urgent than ever; And Subsidising petro-states to stop drilling oil and gas.

NZ signs up to US-led clean energy framework

21 Nov 2023

New Zealand is one of 14 countries in the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) that agreed to two more "pillars" of the initiative last week, covering cooperation on clean energy and anti-corruption measures.

Kiwi entrepreneur takes aim at plastic and carbon pollution from the global beverage industry

15 Nov 2023

Brianne West, founder of the hugely successful plastic-free beauty brand Ethique, is launching a new company aiming to stop the production of millions of single-use plastic drink bottles every year.

China’s emissions set to fall in 2024 after record growth in clean energy

14 Nov 2023

China’s carbon dioxide emissions are set to fall in 2024 and could be facing structural decline, due to record growth in the installation of new low-carbon energy sources.

Does the world have enough minerals for low-carbon electricity?

14 Nov 2023

Total reserves are not the issue – mine construction and geopolitical risks are likely to be larger barriers to progress.

Energy companies team up on windfarm ventures

27 Oct 2023

Manawa Energy is teaming up with Pioneer Energy on plans for a new 300 MW wind farm in South Otago, expected to cost $750m to $900m. And Meridian Energy and NZ Windfarms have agreed to a 50-50 joint venture to repower and extend the Te Rere Hau wind farm in Tararua.

PPA market needed to accelerate decarbonisation - Transpower

19 Oct 2023

Power Purchase Agreements between corporate energy users and renewable energy developers should enable investment in lower cost renewable electricity generation and drive faster electrification, according to Transpower.

Sustainable Business Network calls on incoming govt to step up

18 Oct 2023

The Sustainable Business Network is calling on the incoming Government to keep up action on sustainability.

Programme turns slash into cash

3 Oct 2023

Media release - An Edmund Hillary Fellow and Social Entrepreneur from Botswana has teamed up with EIT | Te Pukenga to help the Tairāwhiti and Wairoa communities eliminate slash and create business opportunities.

Climate action could boost Auckland economy by $22 billion by 2050

29 Sep 2023

Decisive climate action could deliver $22 billion to Auckland’s regional economy by 2050, while lack of action could cost the region $800 million over the same period.

Shell CEO under pressure from within on renewables shift

29 Sep 2023

Shell's CEO Wael Sawan has come under pressure over his strategy from within the energy company after two employees issued a rare open letter urging him not to scale back investments in renewable energy, sparking an internal debate.

Outgoing EECA boss on energy efficiency policy

25 Sep 2023

Despite the rapid expansion of the Government’s retrofitting housing for energy efficiency, there is still easily five years of work at the current pace to make a serious dent in improving New Zealand’s housing stock, says the outgoing head of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority Andrew Caseley.

NZ’s climate emissions at historic low

20 Sep 2023

New Zealand is set to announce its lowest emissions this century, Climate Change minister James Shaw told the Climate Change and Business Conference in Auckland yesterday.

Upcoming conferences focus on climate change and degrowth

15 Sep 2023

New Zealand's first degrowth conference is coming up this weekend in Wellington, with international and local speakers looking at the transition to a less energy-intensive future.

Solar promises slowly rise

28 Aug 2023

After much talk and numerous announcements and re-announcements, it appears some grid-scale solar farms are finally nearing completion and others crawling closer to starting.

Slow train coming: only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions

23 Aug 2023

Both the Labour government and the opposition National Party have now released major transport polices that put the emphasis on maintaining and expanding roads.

Hydrogen summit coming to Wellington

15 Aug 2023

New Zealand’s second international hydrogen summit, in Wellington next month, will feature international speakers representing global shipping and aviation.

Best by the rest...

11 Aug 2023

In our weekly round-up of the best climate coverage in local media: What does the hottest month in human history mean for Aotearoa? Planning for the worst from climate change; and the Lake Onslow Battery Project's uncertain future.

Govt launches consultation on five areas of energy transition policy

10 Aug 2023

The Government has launched consultation on New Zealand's transition towards a low emissions economy, with five streams of energy policy out for feedback.

Meeting the long-term climate threat takes more than private investment – 10 ways NZ can be smart and strategic

10 Aug 2023

By Kevin Trenberth | The announcement of a partnership between the government and the world’s biggest investment manager BlackRock in a NZ$2 billion climate infrastructure fund suggests the company is expecting renewable energy in New Zealand to increase its own profitability.

$2 billion climate fund to back 100% renewable electricity

9 Aug 2023

Investment giant BlackRock has announced a $2 billion climate infrastructure fund in New Zealand to unlock investment to support 100% renewable electricity generation.

What would it look like for the NZ ETS to be aligned with 1.5C?

9 Aug 2023

By Christina Hood | The government needs to prioritise gross reductions in long-lived gases much faster to be consistent with 1.5C of warming - with a 90% reduction in gross emissions needed by 2050.

Investment positive - but still hurdles to overcome to reach renewable electricity target

9 Aug 2023

By Ralph Sims | It’s been a good week for encouraging the uptake of renewable electricity generation in order to get closer to the Government’s 100% target by 2030.

How to maximise mangroves as climate and community solution

9 Aug 2023

Mangroves’ capacity to store up to five times more carbon than upland tropical forests — makes them a powerful natural solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Govt refers wind and solar developments for fast-tracked consenting

8 Aug 2023

The government is fast-tracking nine solar power projects and three wind farm projects, with the combined projects potentially generating nearly four times the output of the Clyde Dam.

Govt gives Fonterra $90 million as part of $790 million spend to cut coal

20 Jul 2023

The government is giving Fonterra $90 million as part of a $790 million investment to cut coal use at six of its dairy factories.

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Professor Jane Kelsey

Govt uses climate change as ‘Trojan horse’ for other objectives

Tue 10 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that the New Zealand Government’s international trade and investment agreements are failing to meet Tiriti o Waitangi obligations in the context of climate change – prioritising commercial interests while sidelining Māori rights and worldviews.

Agriculture
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Forestry consents and relaxed rules in erosion zones sow seeds of future disaster

Fri 13 Jun 2025

OPINION: The government’s move to restrict exotic forestry on our best food-growing soils will push even more forestry investment onto high erosion risk land on the East Coast, with the worst land becoming the only land left for the most intensive and destructive land use, writes Manu Caddie

Airlines
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Greenwashing is rife in Australia, but could its days be numbered?

28 May 2025

COMMENT: Have you ever ticked the box to “fly carbon neutral”, had something delivered via “carbon-neutral shipping” or chosen to pay a bit extra to buy “carbon-neutral gas” from your energy retailer?

Aviation
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Help sustainable aviation fuels take off or delay targets, airlines warn EU

20 May 2025

Earmarked funding, risk-reduction tools, and simplified imports top Airlines for Europe’s wish list for the EU’s upcoming Sustainable Transport Investment Plan.

Biodiversity
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Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari

'Time is right' for nature credits

Fri 13 Jun 2025

Media release | Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and Ekos are thrilled to be partnering with central government on the development of a voluntary Nature Credits Market pilot programme, announced by Associate Minister for the Environment Andrew Hoggard yesterday.

Biofuels
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Sustainability claims questioned as renewable diesel surges

14 May 2025

Critics are sceptical about industry claims of renewable diesel life-cycle greenhouse gas emission cuts and warn renewable diesel carbon releases will surge if sourcing is scaled up, triggering tropical deforestation as producers convert forests to energy crops, such as oil palm and soy.

Carbon Credits
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Carbon auction odds-on to fail

Fri 13 Jun 2025

By Liz Kivi | The carbon price has rallied slightly in recent weeks, however with secondary market prices still hovering around the $57 mark, well below this year’s $68 auction floor price, next week’s Emissions Trading Scheme auction looks set to fail.

Carbon News world
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18 new countries ratify High Seas Treaty at 2025 UN Ocean Conference

Thu 12 Jun 2025

On the first day of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France, on Monday, 18 new countries ratified the High Seas Treaty for a total of 49 — just 11 shy of the 60 needed for the agreement to be enforced.

Carbon prices
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Govt mulls status quo for ETS auction settings

29 May 2025

By Liz Kivi | The government has released its consultation on the Climate Change Commission’s latest advice on Emissions Trading Scheme auction settings and volumes, putting forward the option to ignore the commission’s advice to boost auction volumes from 2028-2030.

Coal
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China's approvals of coal power plants grow after 2024 decline

Wed 11 Jun 2025

China approved 11.29 gigawatts of new coal power plants in the first three months of 2025, already exceeding the 10.34 GW approved in the first half of 2024.

Comment
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Credit: International Institute for Sustainable Development

A credible UN carbon market needs rules that count – we’ve just set them

Wed 11 Jun 2025

COMMENT: The broad standards for a more ambitious market are now in place. But without a steady flow of investment, this progress will remain largely on paper.

Construction
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Common low-grade clay strengthens low-carbon concrete

5 Jun 2025

Media release | Engineers at RMIT University have converted low-grade clay into a high-performance cement supplement, opening a potential new market in sustainable construction materials.

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.

Emissions trading
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Climate Change and Energy minister Simon Watts (left) with Genesis Energy chief executive Malcolm Johns.

Legal experts sue Climate minister over ‘glaring holes’ in climate plan

Wed 11 Jun 2025

By Liz Kivi | Legal experts are taking the government to court over its Emissions Reduction Plan, alleging it fails to fulfil basic requirements of the law – with one of the arguments focussing on an over-reliance on tree-planting.

Energy
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Electric firebricks: decarbonising high-temperature industrial heat

Fri 13 Jun 2025

By Ian Mason | A new technology could offer a more cost-effective solution than hydrogen to decarbonise one ‘hard-to-abate’ sector of New Zealand’s economy, as well as having ample potential for demand response as the electricity grid becomes more renewable.

Extinction
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Gas tanks at Te Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour

Govt budgets $200m for would-be gas investors

23 May 2025

By Liz Kivi | Energy Resources Aotearoa has welcomed the government's plan to co-invest $200 million in fossil gas expansion, while environmental and climate groups have reacted with horror.

Extreme weather
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Extreme ocean warming engulfed South-West Pacific in 2024

6 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Unprecedented ocean warming engulfed the South-West Pacific in 2024, with extreme heat and rainfall causing deadly and devastating impacts and sea level rise threatening entire islands.

Fishing
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Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones with EDS chief executive Gary Taylor

Oceans Commission must have teeth – minister

14 May 2025

If an Oceans Commission were to be established under the government it would need genuine powers to make change, says Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Shane Jones.

Forestry
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UN University report warns against carbon credits from REDD, tree planting, and improved forest management

Fri 13 Jun 2025

But the report stops short of recommending banning the trade in carbon temporarily stored in trees.

Gas
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Labor accused of ‘gaslighting’ Australians on climate crisis as fossil fuel projects keep getting approved

Mon 9 Jun 2025

‘They offer sympathy and then just go and approve massive fossil fuel projects anyway,’ one advocate says.

Geothermal
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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.

Green finance
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Electrification challenge for politicians, regulators

27 May 2025

Rewiring Aotearoa is calling for stronger political leadership to bring its vision of a cheaper, cleaner and stronger energy system to life, with the launch of its policy manifesto today.

Greenhouse Effect
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As methane climate impacts soar, NGOs, scientists, and advocates launch campaign to 'pull the methane emergency brake'

Fri 13 Jun 2025

Media release | International NGOs, scientists, and climate advocates are launching a global campaign calling for deep, rapid, mandatory cuts in methane emissions as the best way to lower near-term global temperature rise.

Greenwashing
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Greenpeace Denmark complaint accuses dairy giant of 'systemic greenwashing'

Mon 9 Jun 2025

"Greenwashing and false marketing will not be tolerated, no matter how big you are and where you are based," said one Greenpeace Denmark campaigner.

Hydro power
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Methanex closure comes early this year

14 May 2025

The almost-now-annual closure of Methanex has come earlier this year, giving more confidence that the electricity system will get through the winter without a fuel shortfall.

Hydrogen
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What happened to the hydrogen economy?

3 Jun 2025

The hydrogen car that was supposed to carry us into a cleaner future is still not in the driveway. In fact, outside of a few test markets, it’s not in anyone’s driveway.

Insurance
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Climate change could drive surge in foreclosures and lender losses, new study finds

22 May 2025

Extreme weather linked to climate change could spell financial ruin for many American homeowners and lead to billions in losses for lenders, a new study finds.

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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Members of the Parents for Climate group, and lawyer David Hertzberg, outside the federal court in Sydney. The advocacy group accused Energy Australia of greenwashing. The parties have now agreed to a settlement.

Energy Australia apologises to 400,000 customers and settles greenwashing legal action

22 May 2025

Energy retailer says carbon offsetting ‘not the most effective way’ to reduce emissions.

Market advice
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Carbon News launches price index

24 Jun 2024

Today’s issue is the first to feature Carbon News’ own carbon price index for secondary market spot prices for NZUs on New Zealand’s compliance market.

Mining
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Govt's RMA overhaul sparks fears for nature and climate

30 May 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Government has opened public consultation on the biggest overhaul of environmental planning rules in New Zealand’s history, with critics warning it puts nature and climate at risk in favour of fast-tracked development and industry expansion.

NZ ETS
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James Treadwell, president of the New Zealand Institute of Forestry

Foresters baulk at restrictions, land ballots

Wed 11 Jun 2025

By Liz Kivi | Forestry groups say that new legislation will introduce further uncertainty for planting plans and poses a threat to climate targets.

Oceans
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Ocean current ‘collapse’ could trigger ‘profound cooling’ in northern Europe – even with global warming

Fri 13 Jun 2025

A “collapse” of key Atlantic ocean currents would cause winter temperatures to plunge across northern Europe, overriding the warming driven by human activity.

Planetary boundaries
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Fight over coal mine heats up

30 May 2025

Forest & Bird is calling on the government to create a new scientific reserve covering the Denniston Plateau on the West Coast, which would stop a fast-tracked coal mine.

Plastics
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The microplastics found on a Waikato beach

Microplastics found in sand on dozens of NZ beaches

4 Jun 2025

Scientists have extracted microplastics from the sand of 22 beaches from the Far North to Banks Peninsula.

Policy development
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Legislation introduced to restrict farm-to-forest conversions

Tue 10 Jun 2025

Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay has today introduced a bill to Parliament that he says will put a stop to large-scale farm-to-forestry conversions.

Protest
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Israel deports activist Greta Thunberg after military seized Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship

Thu 12 Jun 2025

Israel deported activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, the country's Foreign Ministry said, a day after the Gaza-bound ship she was on with 11 other people was seized by the Israeli military.

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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Could Queenstown become the world’s most electric city?

Wed 11 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Queenstown is set to become the focus of an ambitious initiative aiming to transform it into the world’s most electrified destination.

Science
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Richard Hills

Climate progress slowing, says Auckland councillor

5 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The devastating cyclone that tore through Tāmaki Makaurau in 2023 left behind more than just broken infrastructure, sparking calls to focus on facts over ideology in the fight against climate change.

Tax
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Green budget 'ludicrous la-la land' – govt

15 May 2025

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the budget was "clown show economics" and an "absolute circus".

Technology
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Biochar's negative emissions tech coming to Fieldays

6 Jun 2025

Biochar Network New Zealand will showcase its negative emissions technology biochar at this year's Forestry Hub at Fieldays 2025.

The House
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United Nations carbon market rules agreed but concerns remain

25 Nov 2024

New carbon market rules agreed at the fractious UN climate summit will be a relief to New Zealand and Singapore, who were leading the negotiations, but concerns about greenwashing and disadvantaging nature-based solutions remain.

Transport
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Richard Briggs

“It’s not the car – it’s how we move” – EECA

3 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams| New Zealand’s transport emissions conversation has focused heavily on electric vehicles – but Richard Briggs, group manager, delivery and partnerships at the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority, says we’re asking the wrong question.

United Nations
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Rapid action vital following UN Ocean Conference – experts

Thu 12 Jun 2025

New Zealand-based experts are calling for rapid and transformative action to restore nature - and our relationship with it - at the third UN Ocean Conference in France this week.

Waste
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Waste Levy risks becoming ‘slush fund’ under proposed changes – Commissioner

5 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Proposed changes to New Zealand's waste legislation risk undermining public trust in the waste levy scheme, according to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton.

Water
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Dan Hikuroa

Water crisis on the horizon?

26 May 2025

Media release | Sewage contaminating Auckland oyster farms highlights the “dire state” of water infrastructure in Aotearoa, says University of Auckland Associate Professor Daniel Hikuroa.

Wildfires
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Tropical forest loss hit new heights in 2024; fire a major driver in Latin America

23 May 2025

Tropical forest loss skyrocketed in 2024, with vast swaths of primary forest consumed by fire, according to new satellite data.

Wind energy
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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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