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Singapore Carbon Market Alliance launches

1 Aug 2024

Media release | The Singapore Economic Development Board and IETA have launched the Singapore Carbon Market Alliance, the first platform in Singapore aimed at helping companies obtain access to high-quality Article 6 carbon credits.

Significant risk Aotearoa will not meet climate targets: Climate Commission

31 Jul 2024

There is a significant risk that New Zealand will not meet future emissions reductions targets, according to a new report from the Climate Change Commission.

UN Secretary-General says the world must turbocharge the fossil fuel phaseout

29 Jul 2024

As a new report shows accelerating warming threatens 70 percent of the world’s workers, Antonio Guterres warns that wealthy countries expanding fossil fuel industries “are signing away our future.”

What’s on the table for food systems at COP29?

24 Jul 2024

Food systems advocates are eager to ensure that food and agriculture remain central topics, building on the momentum from COP28 in Dubai.

NZ climate ambassador resigns

22 Jul 2024

Climate change ambassador Kay Harrison has resigned just as the government was set to roll out major climate policies - many of which have been criticised by climate experts.

Green climate fund approves US$22.6 million for Tonga coastal resilience project

19 Jul 2024

Media release | The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved a US$22.66 million grant for Tonga’s Coastal Resilience Project.

New plan might see climate change minister in court

18 Jul 2024

Lawyers for Climate Action say there are “significant concerns” about whether the government’s new climate plan will achieve its climate targets, and could be in breach of the Climate Change Response Act.

Govt releases emissions reduction plan

17 Jul 2024

Climate change minister Simon Watts has released the second emissions reduction plan for consultation, with proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme including aligning ETS units with emissions budgets and reviewing the free industrial allocation of units.

What does Denmark’s carbon tax mean for NZ?

17 Jul 2024

By Nick Swallow | COMMENT: A few weeks back Denmark announced a proposal to introduce a tax on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Climate strategy contradictory - or step in the right direction?

11 Jul 2024

A climate policy expert and IPCC lead author is concerned that progress on climate will be lost if the government doesn’t overhaul the Emissions Trading Scheme and introduce other complementary policies to reduce emissions.

A growing spectre of Azerbaijani irredentism hangs over COP29

10 Jul 2024

Technically a diaspora rights organisation, critics say the Western Azerbaijan Community has become one of Baku’s key instruments for domestic radicalisation.

Jones says he hopes Climate Commission CEO is removed

3 Jul 2024

Minister for Resources Shane Jones says he hopes that the chief executive of the Climate Change Commission will soon be removed from her job.

We must take “all necessary measures” to control greenhouse gases, says International Tribunal

1 Jul 2024

The 21-judge International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea says science must guide efforts to prevent climate change and protect vulnerable people and wildlife.

Global survey reveals consensus for stronger climate action

24 Jun 2024

Media release | The overwhelming majority of people around the world want an end to geopolitical differences when it comes to fighting climate change, the results of a landmark public opinion poll conducted by the UN Development Programme.

Exposing ‘risks hiding in plain sight’ – accounting for offshore carbon credits

20 Jun 2024

Media release | The McGuinness Institute has published a discussion paper on how New Zealand’s commitment to purchase offshore carbon credits under the Paris Agreement should appear in financial statements.

Carbon auction preview: Experts predict likely failure and govt lost revenue “own goal”

18 Jun 2024

Experts are picking tomorrow’s carbon auction will fail, with no incentive for participants to bid at prices more than 20% higher than the current secondary market price.

Bonn climate talks: Key outcomes from UN conference

17 Jun 2024

Climate diplomats have finished another two weeks of intense negotiations in the German city of Bonn, discussing global efforts to cut emissions and protect people from climate hazards.

Bonn bulletin: Fossil fuel transition left homeless

12 Jun 2024

Countries clash over where to negotiate the shift away from dirty energy agreed at COP28, while talks on a new climate finance goal make little progress.

‘No additional warming’ for methane target - but relative to when, asks expert?

7 Jun 2024

Advocates of the government’s methane review will probably be disappointed to learn that aligning the target with “no additional warming” might not give farmers the green light to relax about their methane emissions.

Ban fossil fuel ads to save climate, says UN chief

6 Jun 2024

The world's fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising to help save the world from climate change, the head of the United Nations said.

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.

Fast-track Approvals Bill ‘serious risk’ to NZ exporters: Environmental Defence Society

29 Apr 2024

Exporters should be ‘deeply concerned’ that the Fast-track Approvals Bill has not been assessed for consistency with any of New Zealand’s free trade agreements, according to the Environmental Defence Society.

Tzay is right to raise human rights concerns about carbon markets

29 Apr 2024

Media release | Amnesty International’s Advisor on Indigenous Rights, Chris Chapman has reacted to a call by the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples to consider a moratorium on carbon markets.

Climate Change Minister now in Cabinet after reshuffle

26 Apr 2024

Climate Change minister Simon Watts now has a seat at the Cabinet table.

NZ to cooperate with Philippines on international climate target, pledges $41 million climate finance to Southeast Asia

23 Apr 2024

By Liz Kivi | New Zealand has made its first tentative step towards forging an international agreement to meet its United Nations climate target by buying offshore offsetting.

Fast-Track legislation wrong track for climate targets, say lawyers

22 Apr 2024

Fast-Track legislation will take New Zealand further off track from meeting climate change obligations - and places the country at risk of breaching them, according to Lawyers for Climate Action.

NZ agrees to cooperate on carbon markets with Singapore and Thailand

18 Apr 2024

New Zealand has signed separate partnership agreements with Singapore and Thailand, saying the countries will work together on carbon markets as one of several green economy measures.

Emissions down for 2022

18 Apr 2024

Aotearoa New Zealand’s gross greenhouse gas emissions fell by 4% in 2022, according to new figures.

UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have two years left ‘to save the world’

12 Apr 2024

Humanity has just two years to make significant changes to reduce heat-trapping emissions and secure the finances for this shift, according to the head of the United Nations climate agency.

At COP29, Azerbaijan must be the anchor for 1.5ºC

27 Mar 2024

OPINION: This week, representatives of Azerbaijan, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates will gather in Copenhagen for the first key meeting of climate ministers since Cop28 in Dubai.

It’s time we include cities and regions as equal partners in global climate negotiations

6 Mar 2024

COP28 made history in Dubai by introducing — for the very first time — language on “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems” in the final version of the negotiated text.

UN body steps up pace to implement carbon crediting mechanism

4 Mar 2024

Media release - The United Nations Body charged with implementing a new carbon crediting mechanism under the Paris Agreement has expedited plans for action at their first meeting since COP28.

UN meeting on climate change kicks off in Nairobi with focus on plastics

28 Feb 2024

World leaders are in Nairobi to debate and make decisions on 19 pressing environmental issues at the world’s largest environmental gathering.

Environmental Defence Society says "radical anti-environment government" could harm NZ's reputation

27 Feb 2024

The Environmental Defence Society says the government’s environmental policies could cause environmental harm as well as threaten New Zealand’s international reputation.

ICC prosecutor wants court to try 'environmental crimes'

8 Feb 2024

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor told AFP that he wants the tribunal to start trying suspects for "environmental crimes" without having to modify its founding statutes.

EU free trade agreement with “ambitious” climate commitments a step closer

2 Feb 2024

New Zealand’s Free Trade Agreement with the European Union, which carries sanctions if one of the parties doesn’t meet climate commitments, is a step closer. However the country’s climate targets seem to be moving further out of reach.

IPCC: Govts split on ‘accelerated’ climate reports for next UN global stocktake

25 Jan 2024

Governments have decided against adopting a new structure for the next IPCC assessment cycle, committing instead to the traditional set of three “working group” reports and just one “special” report.

Junk offset sellers push to enter new UN carbon market

23 Jan 2024

Renewable energy schemes make up four-fifths of Kyoto-era projects hoping to keep selling offsets under Article 6, sparking concerns over the credibility of the new market.

COP28 president says his firm will keep investing in oil

18 Dec 2023

Sultan Al Jaber says Adnoc has to meet demand for fossil fuels, and hails ‘unprecedented’ Cop deal.

COP28 “frustrating” but some significant breakthroughs - experts

15 Dec 2023

Small island states facing the existential threat of climate change were particularly effective negotiators at the latest UN climate summit, according to a Kiwi expert.

NZ government swimming against the tide of history: Oil Change International

15 Dec 2023

Oil Change International campaign manager David Tong says the COP28 call to move away from fossil fuels shows the New Zealand government is trying to swim against the tide of history.

Watts tells COP28 NZ is committed to "ambitious" NDC

11 Dec 2023

In his first major speech on climate change since becoming the minister, Simon Watts re-stated New Zealand’s commitment to meeting our “ambitious” Nationally Determined Contribution.

Kiwi nature-based solution at COP28

11 Dec 2023

A nature-based climate solution to strategically restore and enhance 2.1 million hectares of Indigenous forest across Aotearoa over the next decade took the stage at the UN’s global climate summit yesterday.

Climate minister confirms commitment to international climate targets

8 Dec 2023

Climate Change minister Simon Watts confirmed New Zealand’s commitment to the Paris Agreement ahead of flying to Dubai for the annual United Nations climate summit.

University sends delegation to UN climate talks

8 Dec 2023

The University of Canterbury has sent its first delegation to a UN Conference of the Parties (COP).

Govt under pressure to show 'coherent' climate policy after failing to sign renewables pledge

5 Dec 2023

New Zealand was one of only a few developed countries that didn’t sign a renewables pledge at the international climate summit in Dubai over the weekend. The country is now under “significant pressure” to show it has coherent climate policy consistent with its international obligations, an expert says.

NZ signs sustainable agriculture declaration

5 Dec 2023

New Zealand was one of 134 countries at Dubai’s COP28 UN climate summit to sign the COP28 “UAE declaration on sustainable agriculture, resilient food systems and climate action”.

Scrutiny on global voluntary carbon market and changes to ETS led to Toitū dropping NZUs

1 Dec 2023

By Ann Smith | OPINION: Toitū’s decision last week to transition away from accepting New Zealand carbon credits brought the global voluntary carbon market, and debates about its integrity, into sharp focus.

COP28 climate conference kicks off today

30 Nov 2023

Climate change ministers old and new will represent New Zealand at the UN’s largest ever climate conference, which starts today.

Incoming govt might face $24 billion climate bill

28 Nov 2023

By Liz Kivi | The new government has a major task ahead to deliver on the country’s international obligations for emissions reductions, with implications for international trade if targets aren’t met.

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Conservation bill risks climate goals, lawyers say

Wed 1 Jul 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Lawyers for Climate Action NZ says the Government's plan to change the law to encourage economic development on conservation land could undermine New Zealand's climate goals by weakening the land's ability to store carbon, as well as allowing new sources of emissions such as mining.

Agriculture
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Strong El Niño raises drought and wildfire concerns

Thu 2 Jul 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A newly declared El Niño is expected to bring drier conditions to parts of New Zealand over the coming months, increasing the risk of drought, water shortages and wildfires, while experts warn communities should prepare for potentially significant impacts.

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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‘They want to destroy Corsia’: Brussels takes aim again at airline emissions

Thu 2 Jul 2026

The European Commission is planning to shoot down the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) largely voluntary decarbonisation scheme, CORSIA, when it presents plans to overhaul the EU’s carbon pricing system, sources suggest.

Biodiversity
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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton

Upton warns of 'expensive mess' if catchments carved up

Wed 1 Jul 2026

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has warned the Government risks creating an "expensive mess" if it abolishes regional councils without first deciding which environmental functions must still be managed at catchment or regional scale.

Biofuels
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Inaction on shipping decarbonisation could cost NZ up to $94b by 2050, report says

Tue 30 Jun 2026

By Oli Lewis | Failing to support and enable the decarbonisation of the shipping industry could result in losses of $17.5 billion to $94.4b to the New Zealand economy by 2050, according to a report from the Aotearoa Circle.

Carbon Credits
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Tens of millions swelter as heatwave blasts US

Thu 2 Jul 2026

Tens of millions of Americans sweltered under furnace-like temperatures Tuesday as central and eastern cities hunkered down for a heat wave set to last through the July 4 holiday weekend.

Carbon News world
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Ocean surface temperatures hit record high as world enters ‘uncharted territory,’ scientists warn

Fri 3 Jul 2026

“The planet is warming because we’re emitting vast quantities of greenhouse gases, primarily from fossil fuel burning,” one expert said.

Carbon prices
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Biochar

Carbon markets and biochar: a golden opportunity for NZ?

Wed 1 Jul 2026

By John O’Brien | COMMENT: New Zealand’s abundant and increasing forestry waste could become a multi-billion dollar opportunity for biochar carbon sequestration – as long as the right policies, programmes, and incentives are in place.

Coal
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China's coal power on the rise again in 2026, reversing first-in-a-decade decline

25 Jun 2026

China's coal-fired power generation is set to rebound this year from its first fall in a decade, analysts said, due to the impact of El Nino and ‌the Iran war and as renewable sources of energy have failed to keep pace with demand.

Comment
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Dr Rod Carr working in his previous role as Climate Change Commission chair

Politicians need to lead on climate: Carr

Tue 30 Jun 2026

As the election campaign heats up, former Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr has a list of actions he's hoping to see from our aspiring leaders, which includes confronting climate denial as well as refusing funds or policy advice from vested interests.

Construction
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Andrew Eagles, NZGBC chief executive (centre) launched the manifesto last week

Green building council calls for clean energy policies

18 May 2026

The New Zealand Green Building Council has released its 2026 election manifesto calling for policies to reduce energy waste in buildings, lower household and business energy costs, and improve New Zealand’s energy security.

COP
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Parliament Buildings, Budapest

What Magyar’s defeat of Orbán in Hungary means for climate and energy

21 Apr 2026

Hungary has played a disproportionate role in EU climate and energy policy in recent years, by repeatedly vetoing climate action and by delaying the phaseout of Russian fossil-fuel imports.

Emissions trading
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BNZ and Pāmu team up on ‘carbon insetting’ with existing native forests

Tue 30 Jun 2026

By Liz Kivi | BNZ and state-owned enterprise Pāmu (Landcorp) have teamed up on what they say could be a model for landowners to earn revenue from existing native forests, while businesses pay for carbon removals. The organisations involved say this is “not offsetting,” with less stringent rules needed than for carbon credits.

Energy
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Taranaki offshore wind developer eyes mid-2030s commissioning after law change

Fri 3 Jul 2026

By Oli Lewis | The first offshore wind farm in New Zealand could be commissioned by the mid-2030s, with its developer saying a new permitting framework has bolstered investor confidence.

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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Confidence in tackling climate risks remains low

Fri 3 Jul 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams |New Zealanders have little faith in the country's ability to tackle climate risks, with a new poll finding fewer than one in three are confident the country can reduce the impacts of climate change, while many are calling for stronger Government leadership on climate hazards.

Fishing
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Tarakihi on verge of extinction: Stock collapse exposes major fisheries management failings

Fri 3 Jul 2026

Media release: Environmental Defence Society | Fisheries NZ is consulting on new sustainability measures for the country’s two tarakihi stocks.

Forestry
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High Court upholds forestry directors' environmental liability

Thu 2 Jul 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The High Court has dismissed appeals by a forestry company, its directors, and a landowner, against enforcement orders over environmental damage in a Gisborne forest, reinforcing that company directors can be personally liable for environmental breaches.

Fossil fuels
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EECA seeks answers on NZ's future fuel mix

Fri 3 Jul 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority is looking for specialists to assess the role future low-emissions fuels could play in New Zealand’s energy system.

Gas
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Rewiring Aotearoa chief executive Mike Casey

Savings gap doubles: all-electric households stand to save $3000 a year, report finds

Mon 29 Jun 2026

By Oli Lewis | The economic incentive for households to electrify has become more compelling, although overcoming upfront installation costs remains a barrier.

Geothermal
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Resources Minister Shane Jones at Marsden Point last week

Cabinet green-lights $55M super-critical geothermal drilling programme

9 Jun 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | Cabinet has agreed to release the $55 million unspent of the $60m secured by Resources Minister Shane Jones to drill up to 5 kilometres deep into super-critical geothermal heat under the Taupō volcanic zone.

Green finance
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World Bank to abandon goal to devote 45% of lending resources to climate change projects

Wed 1 Jul 2026

The World Bank Group said on Monday it will "retire" its previous goal ‌to devote 45% of its annual lending resources to projects with climate co-benefits, but extend its longstanding Climate Change Action Plan that was due to expire on Tuesday.

Greenhouse Effect
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Myles Allen (left) and Pattrick Smellie

Carbon capture and the need for ‘net zero oil’

16 Jun 2026

By Pattrick Smellie | The answer to making carbon capture and storage work is to make fossil fuel producers responsible for making it happen rather than consumers, says Oxford University climate change policy expert, Professor Myles Allen.

Greenwashing
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Govt climate claims don't match reality, lawyers say

17 Jun 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Lawyers for Climate Action has accused the Government of presenting an overly positive picture of New Zealand's climate progress at the United Nations climate summit in Bonn, arguing key claims on emissions reductions and support for the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal are not reflected in domestic policy.

Hydro power
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Lake Onslow

Lake Onslow pumped hydro consortium secures funding for consent push

26 Jun 2026

By Oli Lewis | The consortium behind Lake Onslow pumped hydro has secured funding to finalise its resource consent application, aiming to lodge it under the fast-track process before 2027.

Hydrogen
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Kapuni Project Wind Turbines in South Taranaki - Visual Simulation

Ballance secures gas for 2026 as it progresses energy transition plan

16 Jun 2026

By Oli Lewis | One of the largest industrial gas users in New Zealand is working on an energy transition plan to futureproof domestic fertiliser manufacturing, while continuing to secure ongoing gas supply contracts.

Insurance
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$75k up for grabs for climate resilience and inclusion projects

25 Jun 2026

Community organisations and charities working to strengthen climate resilience and social inclusion can apply for a share of $75,000 through the QBE Foundation's 2026 Local Grants.

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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Labour climate spokesperson Deborah Russell

Labour promises to repeal bill to block climate lawsuits

Fri 3 Jul 2026

By Liz Kivi | The Government bill aiming to block climate lawsuits passed its first reading under urgency after a heated debate in Parliament last night, with the Labour Party promising it will repeal the bill if elected in November.

LNG
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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton

Commissioner ‘unconvinced’ LNG is the best dry-year solution

26 Jun 2026

By Liz Kivi | The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has told the Energy Minister he is “unconvinced” the government’s proposed LNG import terminal is the best ‘dry year’ solution for the country, and criticised the Government’s “extremely limited” options analysis.

Low carbon
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Ed Harvey

Australia is at least ten years ahead of us on solar. It’s time we caught up.

Fri 3 Jul 2026

By Ed Harvey | OPINION: Starting this week, millions of households across New South Wales, South Australia and Southeast Queensland will have access to three hours of free electricity every single day.

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Climate risks could reshape business finances, new guidance warns

15 Apr 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New guidance warns climate change is set to fundamentally reshape financial outcomes for businesses, including difficult-to-model climate “tipping points” – irreversible changes such as ice sheet collapse or ocean circulation shifts – which threaten severe and sudden financial impacts.

Methane
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UN chief says fossil fuel industry must cut methane for warming “relief”

25 Jun 2026

UN chief António Guterres called for stronger action to cut emissions of planet-heating methane, taking aim at the fossil fuel industry’s practices and profits, and pointing to coal, oil and gas as the root of today’s climate and energy crises.

Mining
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New report sounds alarm on risks of unregulated radioactivity from deep-sea mining

Fri 3 Jul 2026

Media release | A groundbreaking scientific report released today by the Deep Sea Mining Campaign exposes a critical, unaddressed threat to global ocean health: the mobilisation of naturally occurring radioactive materials by proposed deep sea mining operations.

NZ ETS
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Forestry at heart of ETS problems – commissioner

24 Jun 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Forestry is a central driver of growing problems within New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton told the Environment Select Committee during Parliamentary Scrutiny Week.

Oil
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Political debate at Electrify Queenstown

Hipkins pans LNG plan as ‘massive step backwards’

19 May 2026

By Liz Kivi | Labour leader Chris Hipkins has told a Queenstown audience that a Government he leads would not proceed with a planned LNG import terminal, if elected at November’s election.

Planetary boundaries
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A real ‘intergenerational equity’ budget would address Australia’s unceasing environmental decline

15 May 2026

Labor has unveiled a budget designed to tackle intergenerational equity in Australia through bold tax reform.

Plastics
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UN plastics pact talks restart amid fears production curbs will be left out

Thu 2 Jul 2026

Diplomats reconvene a year after negotiations collapsed, but campaigners fear the agenda risks burying tricky discussions on key elements.

Politics
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Media round-up

Fri 3 Jul 2026

In our round-up of climate coverage in local media: Getting the most impact from the Government's investment in school solar; NZ needs an objective assessment of LNG imports and renewable storage options; and while greener suburbs are healthier on all kinds of metrics, achieving them isn’t straightforward.

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Northern Thai residents march for action on polluted rivers. ‘This is an emergency’

9 Jun 2026

More than 600 residents of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces embarked May 31 on a roughly 68-kilometer, six-day ‘peace walk’ to demand the Thai government take action on the river pollution crisis that has seen Thai rivers polluted with heavy metals.

Rare earth minerals
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US defence spending on critical minerals surges in the last decade

22 Jun 2026

Members of communities affected by some of these projects said that U.S. state backing has meant projects are being fast-tracked without the necessary social and environmental checks or meaningful consultation.

Regulation
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A tale of two electricity systems as NZ and Australia roll out new cost-saving measures

Wed 1 Jul 2026

By Oli Lewis | New rules requiring electricity retailers to offer time-of-use pricing plans, where consumers can access lower-cost electricity at off-peak times, have come into effect.

Renewable energy
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Offshore renewable energy bill passes, opening path for developers

Thu 2 Jul 2026

By Oli Lewis | Feasibility permits for offshore wind developments could be issued within months after the Government passed a long-awaited law to establish a regulatory regime.

Resource management
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Labour won't scrap RMA replacement laws: Hipkins

26 Jun 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins says New Zealand needs to move beyond the "repeal and replace" approach to resource management, confirming the party would amend rather than scrap the Government's RMA reforms, if elected.

Science
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Climate scientist wins 'emerging scientist' prize

Wed 1 Jul 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | University of Waikato scientist Luke Harrington has been awarded the Prime Minister's MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize for developing new ways to measure how climate change is increasing the likelihood and intensity of extreme weather.

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.

Technology
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Lack of finance stalling sustainable innovation – report

12 Jun 2026

By Shannon Morris-Williams | A lack of access to suitable finance is threatening growth in New Zealand's sustainable innovation sector, despite strong confidence and ambitious expansion plans among purpose-driven businesses, according to a new report.

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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New Delhi offers residents $1,000 to scrap old cars for EVs to curb air pollution

Thu 2 Jul 2026

India's capital New Delhi will offer a cash incentive of over$1,000 to car owners willing to scrap their old vehicle for an EV, according to a new ‌policy finalised by the government on Monday in a move aimed at reducing high levels of air pollution.

Waste
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Next Govt must restart action on plastic pollution

Wed 1 Jul 2026

Media release - Zero Waste Aotearoa | Plastic Free July begins with an urgent call to put plastic pollution back on the political agenda. Plastic Free July is a worldwide campaign to reduce plastic waste and eliminate single use plastics.

Water
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Waikato river

Waikato Council advances water security action plan

23 Jun 2026

Waikato Regional Council has endorsed a new action plan to strengthen the region’s water security.

Wildfires
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Increase in wildfire-driven ozone linked to premature deaths across the U.S.

10 Jun 2026

Smog linked to wildfires is getting worse across much of the U.S., playing a role in more than 300 additional premature deaths every year since 2013, researchers say.

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