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Europe's alpine villages producing their own power

1 Dec 2022

Small hydropower plants have long sustained remote communities in the Alps – but there is a growing debate over their environmental impact.

South Africa turns to solar to help stop power cuts

30 Nov 2022

Young engineer Nolwazi Zulu says that when she was a teenager she decided that she would "go out and do something" about the regular power cuts that bedevil her community.

Best by the rest...

25 Nov 2022

In our weekly round-up of the best climate coverage in local media: Why NZ can't lecture other countries on being "climate smart"; going fully electric for your car and appliances will be the cheapest option in four years; and concerns around the environmental impact of The Rings of Power.

The climate case against Elon Musk

24 Nov 2022

This newsletter has written a lot about so-called “climate billionaires”—billionaires who claim to be doing a lot for the climate. But we’ve never said much about Elon Musk.

Yealands turns green grapes into green apples with global sustainability award

23 Nov 2022

Media release - New Zealand premium wine producer, Yealands Wine Group, has won two golds at the 2022 International Green Apple Awards for its ground-breaking Biodiversity Plan, officially launched yesterday.

US, Indonesia, other nations sign $20B deal to accelerate clean energy transition

17 Nov 2022

The United States, Indonesia and other allies signed a $20 billion deal on Tuesday at the Group of 20 (G-20) summit that will help Indonesia reduce its reliance on coal.

Best by the rest...

11 Nov 2022

In our weekly round-up of the best climate coverage in local media: The National Party say they will repeal the offshore oil and gas exploration ban if elected next year; concerns raised on environmental impacts of international productions filmed in New Zealand; and should Australia be hosting UN climate talks with Pacific Nations in 2026?

In Mongolia, a quest to democratise carbon credits

11 Nov 2022

For several years, The Asia Foundation’s Mongolia office in Ulaanbaatar has been working to reduce their carbon footprint.

Why an old train could point to a clean energy future

9 Nov 2022

An old diesel freight train in British Columbia, Canada is about to get a new lease of life. Local firm Hydrogen in Motion (H2M) is currently converting the Green Goat locomotive to run on a mix of hydrogen and battery power.

Australian solar nears 60% of grid generation for first time

8 Nov 2022

The combination of large scale and rooftop solar set new Australian generation records on a sunny and mild spring day on Sunday, at the same time as sending grid demand – and the demand for coal – down to new lows

Is Ukraine war speeding Europe’s transition to renewable energy?

8 Nov 2022

Renewable energy production in Europe reached record levels following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, leading some energy analysts to predict that Europe is poised to surge forward in creating clean energy. Other analysts, however, forecast a cut in European emissions through a widely expected recession, energy austerity and de-industrialisation next year.

Best by the rest...

4 Nov 2022

In our weekly round-up of the best climate coverage in local media: Climate Change Minister James Shaw blames court delay for inaction on tougher climate pledge; could fermentation replace conventional farming to reduce NZ's emissions? and journalist Marc Daalder argues we shouldn't give up on limiting global heating to 1.5C.

More Kiwis working from home could save 400,000 tonnes of emissions a year: new report

3 Nov 2022

More people opting to work from home could result in 400,000 tonnes of carbon emission savings annually, a new study commissioned by Spark has revealed.

European parliament moves to mandate EVs by 2035

2 Nov 2022

The EU Parliament has agreed to a set of rules that will see an increase in the number of recharging and alternative refueling stations for cars, trucks, trains, and planes. This is part of the “Fit for 55 in 2030 package” which plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% come 2030.

Singapore explores hybrid wind, solar, tidal, & wave energy system

31 Oct 2022

Singapore has lots of inhabitants but not a lot of available land for solar panels and wind turbines. It does have a lot of open ocean to the south in the Singapore Strait, however. What it wants is renewable energy to power its economy that is reliable, consistent, and dependable.

The world's biggest source of clean energy is evaporating fast

27 Oct 2022

China’s Three Gorges Dam is an awe-inspiring sight, a vast barrier across the Yangtze River that contains enough concrete to fill seven Wembley Stadiums and more steel than eight Empire State Buildings. Its turbines could singlehandedly power the Philippines. But this summer, the world’s largest power plant was eerily quiet.

Pernod Ricard unveils €250m plan for carbon-neutral distillery in Ireland

19 Oct 2022

Whiskey company Irish Distillers, owned by Pernod Ricard, has announced a €250m investment to create a new distillery in East Cork that is carbon-neutral in its operations.

Gujarat: Modhera to be declared first solar-powered village by PM

10 Oct 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will declare Modhera in Mehsana as the country’s first round-the-clock solar-powered village on October 9 during his three-day visit to Gujarat, stated an official release.

E-fuels will undermine Europe’s clean car race, if we let them

7 Oct 2022

To decarbonise Europe’s car fleet, internal combustion engines (ICEs) running on synthetic fuels are not a viable alternative to electric cars.

China’s climate push could spawn new global players, even if Beijing falls short on its pledge

5 Oct 2022

Two years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping formally announced the world’s second largest economy would strive for peak carbon emissions in 2030, and carbon neutrality in 2060. These ambitions are spawning companies that could one day become global leaders in their fields.

WA project looks to produce ‘carbon-neutral gold’ with 13 MW solar, wind, battery hybrid solution

5 Oct 2022

Australian gold miner Bellevue Gold has entered an agreement with distributed energy provider Energy Developments Pty Ltd (EDL) for an off-grid solar, wind and battery hybrid power station for the flagship project it is developing in central Western Australia.

The world’s largest carbon removal project will break ground in Wyoming

3 Oct 2022

A pair of climate tech companies is set to break ground on what will become the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project to help industries meet their net-zero goals and slow down the Earth’s rapidly warming climate.

Best by the rest...

30 Sep 2022

In our weekly round-up of the best climate coverage in the local media: A former petrolhead in Dunedin is converting gas guzzling vehicles to electric; children in Vanuatu are taking to the streets to protest climate change; and Keith Woodford dives deep into the how voluntary schemes surrounding carbon sequestration are regulated in the ETS.

First projects announced for $50 million fund to cut plastic waste

27 Sep 2022

Recycling old plumbing pipes to make new ones, and turning waste polystyrene into innovative building products, are among the first projects earmarked for the government’s $50 million Plastics Innovation Fund.

Puerto Rico is in the dark again, but solar companies see glimmers of hope

23 Sep 2022

Much of Puerto Rico is still without power after Hurricane Fiona battered the island on Sept. 19. The storm laid bare how vulnerable the territory's power system still is five years after Hurricane Maria plunged it into an 11-month blackout — the longest in American history — and led to the deaths of almost 3,000 people. Yet, some see hope.

Japanese, Australian firms collaborate on world's tallest timber tower

19 Sep 2022

Construction firms from Japan and Australia have started work on a 182-meter-high skyscraper in central Sydney in a collaboration to build what will be the world's tallest hybrid-timber building using an eco-friendly wood product.

As demand for electric cars grows, Chileans face the effects of lithium mining

19 Sep 2022

The South American country of Chile has become a center of lithium mining, which has boomed as demand for electric car batteries has risen. But what are the environmental costs?

Aotearoa's biggest EV expo set to electrify the garden city

16 Sep 2022

Christchurch residents will have new inspiration to ditch fossil fuels, with the country’s biggest public display of new battery electric vehicles set to hit the city this weekend.

Milestones for carbon capture projects at sea and in Scotland’s gas sector

15 Sep 2022

A major new partnership has been struck in Asia to develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) onboard ships, shortly after plans were unveiled for a major CCS trial at a gas-fired power plant in Scotland.

Floating solar farms are a game changer

13 Sep 2022

The sun’s power is virtually infinite — opportunities to collect and make use of it are not. As demand for renewable energy increases, so does the need for places to generate it.

Switching the world to renewable energy would cost $62 trillion, but the payback would take six years

8 Sep 2022

Researchers at Stanford University have published a new study which says that claims 145 of the world’s nations could switch to 100% renewable energy in a few years using renewable energy technologies available today.

Relying on carbon capture in fossil fuel sector will not work: IEEFA

2 Sep 2022

The number of failures and underperforming carbon capture projects has outnumbered the successful projects considerably. Ten of the 13 flagship projects reviewed, comprising 90% of the total capture capacity in the sample, have failed or are underperforming mostly by large margins, finds a new report titled The Carbon Capture Crux – Lessons Learned, produced by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

Electric batteries are fueling the shift from petrol-powered bikes in Kenya

2 Sep 2022

Thousands of e-motorcycles have been provided by startup Roam to riders in Kenya, to initiate the move from petrol to electric.

Wooden cities ‘could save more than 100bn tonnes of CO2 by 2100’

2 Sep 2022

Housing a growing population in homes made out of wood instead of conventional steel and concrete could avoid more than 100 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions until 2100.

Living in timber cities could cut emissions, without using farmland for wood production

31 Aug 2022

Housing a growing population in homes made out of wood instead of conventional steel and concrete could avoid more than 100 billion tons of emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2 until 2100, a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research shows.

Rail-mounted system could slash direct air capture costs: study

30 Aug 2022

A United States start-up is cooking up a plan to mount direct air capture (DAC) technology on trains to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a much lower cost than stationary systems.

France offers €4,000 e-bike subsidy but there’s a catch

29 Aug 2022

The cities of France are building safe cycling infrastructure as fast as any in the world, including a massive move by Paris. And now the federal government is ensuring those new bike lanes will fill up with clean, green e-bikes after announcing a €4,000 subsidy. But there is a catch.

University of Michigan explores low-carbon construction with robot-built pavilion

29 Aug 2022

A team of students and researchers has shown how, with the help of robots, it's possible to build an intricate pavilion using only small pieces of timber.

Best by the rest...

26 Aug 2022

In our weekly round-up of the best climate coverage in the local media: two academics ask whether electric planes are really all they're cracked up to be; an inventor who claims steam engines have a green future; and, three academics on what the Nelson floods mean for our future.

Can Denmark save every smørrebrød?

25 Aug 2022

As the country that wastes the most food in Europe, Denmark is turning to apps that help shoppers grab groceries just before they end up in the trash.

Australia’s biggest listed solar company to be wound up after selling US portfolio

23 Aug 2022

New Energy Solar, the biggest listed solar investor in Australia, is to be wound up after agreeing to sell its remaining portfolio of 14 US solar farms to a company run by US investment bank giant Goldman Sachs.

Wellington City Council commits $20 million to greening new buildings

18 Aug 2022

Wellington City Council is inviting developers to apply for funds to help their new buildings meet accredited environmental standards.

NZ German hydrogen programme announced

17 Aug 2022

New Zealand and Germany have joined forces to set up a green hydrogen programme.

New e-bike subscription service electrifies Christchurch commutes

27 Jul 2022

By Liz Kivi | A new e-bike subscription service is on a mission to reduce barriers for light electric vehicle uptake and help users decarbonise their commute.

Australia’s three richest men are spending their billions on green energy transition

26 Jul 2022

The surprise bid for renewables and storage developer Genex Power announced on Monday morning by billionaire Scott Farquhar and his wife Kim Jackson tells two interesting stories about Australia’s green energy transition.

Experimental car captures more carbon out of the air than it emits

26 Jul 2022

When it comes to carbon emissions, cars are king. In fact, the EPA found that transportation is the biggest driver of greenhouse gas emissions due to burning fossil fuels. And while electric cars offer a promising alternative, it still doesn’t address the carbon that’s already in the air.

Icon Architects unveils design for tallest mass-timber building in North America

25 Jul 2022

Canadian studio Icon Architects has released its design for a 31-storey tower in Toronto that, if completed, will be the tallest mass-timber structure in North America.

Shared transport could reduce emissions: Researchers

19 Jul 2022

A team of researchers from multiple universities are looking at shared transport as part of the solution to New Zealand’s currently unsustainable systems, which they say are belching greenhouse gases, inequitable, and congested.

Finnish "sand battery" offers solution for renewable energy storage

18 Jul 2022

Finnish companies Polar Night Energy and Vatajankoski have built the world's first operational "sand battery", which provides a low-cost and low-emissions way to store renewable energy.

"Sparky" the tug set to electrify Auckland ship moves

13 Jul 2022

The world's first full-sized ship-handling electric tug could be plying Auckland’s waters by the end of the month, with “Sparky” on track for handover and commissioning by July 25.

Adaptation
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Fifty years of observations, no reversal of glacier climate damage

31 Mar 2026

Media release: Earth Sciences New Zealand | Fifty years on from the first aerial survey of our Southern Alps glaciers, late snow and variable summer weather delivered a temporary reprieve from rapid ice loss, says Earth Sciences New Zealand.

Agriculture
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Climate experts say spring is coming earlier. How will that affect agriculture and ecosystems?

Tue 7 Apr 2026

An earlier spring affects when migratory birds arrive, leaves emerge, and fruit ripens — among plants and animals that determine ecosystem health.

Airlines
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$30m airline fund risks ‘burning public money’ without lasting benefit – expert

20 Mar 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A $30 million government package to support regional air routes risks delivering poor value for money while increasing emissions, according to transport strategist Tim Adriaansen.

Aviation
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Signs of jet fuel hoarding emerge in Asia on Iran oil shock

26 Mar 2026

Signs are growing that Asian countries are hoarding jet fuel after the Iran war sent oil prices surging, reflecting growing strain on the aviation industry.

Biodiversity
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Cook River near Fox Glacier

Environmental groups launch legal action over Govt's 'tick-box approach' to conservation land

Today 11:30am

By Liz Kivi | Forest & Bird and the Environmental Defence Society are taking the Government to court over decisions about the future of publicly-owned land on Te Tai Poutini/the West Coast.

Biofuels
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Huntly Power Station

Genesis fires up pellet study with Nature’s Flame

Today 11:30am

By Pattrick Smellie | Genesis Energy is extending its quest for locally produced torrefied wood pellets to supplement coal and gas to fuel its Huntly power station, announcing it is investigating plant construction with established local solid fuels player Nature’s Flame.

Carbon Credits
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Supply-side pressures and political uncertainty ahead for carbon market

Tue 7 Apr 2026

By Kristen Green | ANALYSIS: With failed auctions, a surge of new forestry registrations, and an election a few months away, the NZ ETS in 2026 will be subject to a mix of supply-side pressures and political uncertainty.

Carbon News world
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Oil prices choppy after expletive-laden Trump threat to Iran

Today 11:30am

Oil prices saw choppy trading on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy critical infrastructure in Iran unless it allows ships to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

Carbon prices
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Economic contraction will impact carbon market

1 Apr 2026

By Liz Kivi | While higher fossil fuel prices strengthen the long-run economics of decarbonisation, the current fuel crisis won’t inspire near-term confidence in the carbon market, according to Lizzie Chambers of Carbon Match.

Coal
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Asia ramps up use of dirty fuels to cover energy shortfall triggered by Iran war

Thu 2 Apr 2026

South Korea will delay the shutdown of coal-fired plants, while the Philippines also plans to boost the output of its coal-burning plants

Comment
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Death toll in Afghanistan flooding increases to 28, authorities say

1 Apr 2026

Afghan authorities said Monday that the death toll from severe weather that has struck swathes of the country over the past four days has increased to 28, with 49 people injured. Dozens of people have died from extreme weather in the country so far this year.

Construction
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Sustainable retail-office project breaks ground under new Green Star framework

19 Feb 2026

Construction is set to begin on a new retail-office development in central Auckland, which is targeting a 40% reduction in embodied carbon and 25% lower energy.

COP
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Resources Minister Shane Jones and New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones

Opposition attacks Govt over fossil fuel phaseout backdown

2 Feb 2026

By Liz Kivi | Revelations that Resources Minister Shane Jones ruled out New Zealand signing up to a 'road map' away from fossil fuels at last year’s global climate summit show the National Party’s minor coalition partners’ undue influence over the Government, according to Labour leader Chris Hipkins.

Emissions trading
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Carbon price: Ups and downs amid geopolitical uncertainty

26 Mar 2026

By Liz Kivi | After ups and downs in recent weeks, the carbon market again broke above the $40 mark this week, with questions around how the Middle East conflict will play out weighing on market confidence.

Energy
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EA entrenches 10kW export limit for residential solar

Today 11:30am

By Pattrick Smellie | The Electricity Authority intends to require all electricity networks to offer at least a 10 kilowatt (kW) export capacity for residential rooftop and other small-scale distributed generation.

Extinction
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WWF-New Zealand chief executive Kayla Kingdon-Bebb

Environmental groups call for ETS reform

20 Feb 2026

Several environmental organisations are calling on political parties to make climate and biodiversity central to the 2026 election campaign, with reforming the Emissions Trading Scheme seen as a key priority.

Extreme weather
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Severe tropical cyclones Maila And Vaianu threaten communities in Solomon Islands, PNG and Fiji

Today 11:30am

Media release: 350.org |Two Category 3 Tropical Cyclones are currently moving through the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, while experts watch a third system potentially developing in the North Pacific.

Fishing
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Transport dominates NZ’s rising consumer emissions

10 Dec 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Transport pollution was the biggest contributor to an increase in New Zealand’s consumption-based emissions in 2023, with emissions from household travel up 12%, and consumption-based emissions totalling 58.3 million tonnes – up 1.6% from the previous year.

Forestry
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Wellington planting nears one million trees

30 Mar 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Greater Wellington’s parks restoration programme will hit one million native trees this year, with the first dams to rewet peat wetlands in Queen Elizabeth Park now completed after a years-long effort to bring these ecosystems – and their carbon sequestering superpowers – back to life.

Fossil fuels
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Renewable build-out runs into grid and firming limits

Today 11:30am

New Zealand's electricity market entered 2026 with renewable generation at record levels and a substantial build pipeline finally moving from paper to construction. The harder question is whether the wider system can absorb and firm that capacity fast enough.

Gas
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A matter of strategy

Tue 7 Apr 2026

COMMENT: Even on the brink of a global commodities crisis, the possibilities for climate action aren't hopelessly foreclosed. Strategy can turn our fortunes around, writes David Hall.

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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FMA to ease conditions for green bond issues

31 Mar 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | Green, social and sustainability-linked bonds will face lower disclosure requirements and regulatory costs under a class exemption newly granted by the Financial Markets Authority.

Greenhouse Effect
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New protections for NZ migratory species under UN convention

Thu 2 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New international protections for migratory species, including several found in New Zealand, are a positive step – but global protections won’t halt the decline of migratory species on their own, experts say.

Greenwashing
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Greenpeace spokesperson Sinéad Deighton-O’Flynn

Fonterra admits ‘100% grass-fed’ claim breached law in greenwashing row

Thu 2 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Fonterra has admitted its “100% New Zealand grass-fed” claims on Anchor butter were misleading and breached the law, settling a case brought by Greenpeace Aotearoa over packaging used between December 2023 and April 2025.

Hydro power
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Climate Change and Energy Minister Simon Watts

Govt missing opportunity to slash electricity prices, says expert

11 Feb 2026

By Liz Kivi | The Government’s fixation on eliminating the "dry-year risk margin" as a lever to reduce costs misses a much bigger opportunity to lower electricity prices, according to Christina Hood, head of Compass Climate.

Hydrogen
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Castlepoint lighthouse, Wairarapa

NZ prepares to join ‘gold rush’ for white hydrogen

25 Mar 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | New Zealand may be close to commercialising the capture and use of naturally occurring ‘white’ hydrogen, with investment plans for developments in the Wairarapa region picking up pace in response to spiralling oil prices.

Insurance
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Media round-up

20 Mar 2026

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Crown lawyers agree High Court could quash emissions plan if found unlawful; NZ is locked in 'disaster inertia'; and climate change is notably absent from new development laws.

Kyoto
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Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Climate law change spanner in the works for Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry

19 Dec 2025

By Liz Kivi | The Government’s controversial changes to New Zealand’s legal framework for climate policy have thrown a spanner in the works for a long-running Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry into climate change.

Litigation
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Lawyers complain to ombudsman over Govt failure to release LNG modelling

1 Apr 2026

By Liz Kivi | Lawyers for Climate Action has made a formal complaint to the Ombudsman over the Government’s failure to release information about its controversial decision to build a LNG import terminal.

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Glenbrook Steel Mill was a beneficiary of the GIDI fund

Labour mulls GIDI 2.0 as factory closures mount

1 Apr 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | Factory closures across the country could have been prevented if the last Labour-led government’s GIDI fund to assist companies with the cost of electrification hadn't been scrapped, Labour energy spokesperson, Megan Woods, says.

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NZ First targets regional share of mining royalties

30 Mar 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand First has proposed returning 50% of mining royalties to regional communities, saying that too much of the value from resource extraction is currently flowing to Wellington.

NZ ETS
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Tuvalu prioritises climate change in agreement with NZ

27 Mar 2026

By Liz Kivi | New Zealand has pledged an additional $20 million to climate resilience work in Tuvalu, more than doubling Aotearoa's aid to the tiny island nation in the current financial year.

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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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Worst in a generation: Environmentalists slam fisheries reform bill

25 Mar 2026

Media release: Greenpeace | The Fisheries Amendment Bill, which will likely have its first reading in parliament this week, is being labelled the worst fisheries policy in a generation by environmental groups who are calling for it to be rejected to protect ocean health.

Oil
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Free fares call as fuel crisis impacts school attendance

Today 11:30am

An open letter is urging the Government to make public transport free for all school children and subsidised for students under 25, as rising fuel costs begin to impact attendance and access to education across the country.

Planetary boundaries
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Kiwis overly optimistic about state of environment

27 Feb 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New research suggests many New Zealanders believe the environment is in better shape than it really is, with public perceptions often out of step with scientific evidence.

Plastics
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‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics

24 Feb 2026

Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?

Protest
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Activists occupy controversial gold drilling site

25 Mar 2026

By Max Frethey, Local Democracy Reporter | Opposition in Golden Bay to a controversial gold mine at Sams Creek has flared up over the weekend after several activists briefly occupied a drilling site.

Rare earth minerals
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China has a new competitor? Kazakhstan reveals huge rare Earth deposit that could power the next tech boom

25 Feb 2026

China’s grip on rare earths might finally see some competition, and the world is already taking notice.

Renewable energy
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Britain hits renewable power record in 2025, but fossil fuel use also up

Today 11:30am

Renewable power such as wind and solar provided a record 52.5% of Britain’s electricity generation in 2025, government data showed on Thursday, ‌but fossil fuel use also rose.

Science
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Sci-tech prioritisation report is a joke that could cost NZ dearly, says NZ Association of Scientists

Thu 2 Apr 2026

Media release: New Zealand Association of Scientists | The Prioritisation Report released yesterday by the Prime Minister’s Science Innovation and Technology Council makes a poor case for further cuts and changes to our research system.

Tax
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Associate Professor Ru Hong

Carbon trading schemes cut more emissions than carbon taxes, according to global study

20 Mar 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Carbon trading schemes are more effective than carbon taxes at reducing emissions, cutting fossil fuel use, and accelerating the shift to renewable energy, a global study has found.

The House
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Pacific climate response in question as NZ finance remains unclear

19 Dec 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | With New Zealand's $1.3 billion international climate finance commitment set to end with no clarity on what follows, the Auditor-General says oversight of that funding remains patchy and long-term outcomes are unclear.

Transport
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Fuel crisis powers surge in EV interest in Asia-Pacific region

Tue 7 Apr 2026

Motorists across the Asia-Pacific region are switching to electric vehicles at a rapid pace, as rising fuel costs due to the Middle East war force consumers and companies to reconsider their reliance on petrol and diesel vehicles.

Waste
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Infrastructure plan calls for ‘predictable approach’ to electrifying economy

18 Feb 2026

Aotearoa’s first National Infrastructure Plan, introduced to Parliament yesterday, calls for "a predictable approach to electrifying the economy" as one of ten priorities for the next decade.

Water
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Dairy farmers' lack of climate action 'even bleaker' than water inaction – Upton

1 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Government projections for cutting agricultural emissions are being undermined by low farmer uptake, with the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment warning the country is relying on “heroic” assumptions to meet its methane targets.

Wildfires
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AI tool predicts wildfire danger faster than current systems

26 Mar 2026

Media release | A wildfire forecasting system powered by artificial intelligence could help detect dangerous fire conditions earlier and reduce the cost of wildfire response, according to new research from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury.

Wind energy
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Fast-track approved project could deliver NZ’s largest wind farm

Tue 7 Apr 2026

Media release: New Zealand Government |Fast-track approval has been granted for New Zealand’s largest wind farm project.

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