Emission trading reforms another step to meeting climate targets
Source: New Zealand Government
The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will finally start to cut New Zealand’s greenhouse gas pollution as it was originally intended to,...
More transparency needed for government contracts and payments
Source: Taxpayers Union
29 JANUARY 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENew Zealand’s high ranking in Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index should not be cause for complacency, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union.New...
Business NZ – Climate advice still compromises ETS
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: BusinessNZ
The Commission’s final advice released today includes more discussion of the role of the ETS in achieving net zero carbon emissions by...
Individual ETS participant data released
Source: Environmental Protection Authority
29 October 2021
Annual returns data for individual participants in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) have been made public for the first...
Big emitters will have to do more to cut emissions
Source: New Zealand Government
The biggest polluters will have to do more to help meet climate targets because of changes the Government is making to...
Housing News: Action on Housing welcomed – but action needed on emissions
Source: Caritas
Caritas has welcomed budget initiatives to assist low-income households but is calling for more urgent action on reducing emissions.
“We need to prioritise the...
Politics News – Petition for implementing an effective fossil fuel reduction scheme in NZ
Source: Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ)
Given the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a group is calling for the investigation of a more effective...
Election 2020 – Greenpeace welcomes Māori Party’s bold climate policy
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Greenpeace
Saturday, 18 July: Greenpeace is applauding the Māori Party for its bold climate change policy, and encourages Co-Leader Debbie Ngārewa-Packer to make climate...
Emissions pricing reaches significant milestone
Source: New Zealand Government
A significant milestone in New Zealand’s transition to a low carbon future was reached today with the first auction of emissions...
Energy – Cautious welcome of new natural gas reserves
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Energy Resources Aotearoa
New data showing a 2.6% increase in proved plus probable (2P) gas reserves estimates over the past year has been...
Environment – Giant crowdfunded note to PM on climate emergency anniversary
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Greenpeace
On the one-year anniversary of Jacinda Ardern’s Climate Emergency declaration, Greenpeace has positioned a cheeky, four storey high, crowdfunded “climate emergency to-do...
Environment – Emissions Reduction Plan must cut big dairy pollution to be credible –...
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Greenpeace
9 May: Greenpeace Aotearoa says that to be credible, the Government’s upcoming Emissions Reduction Plan must cut climate pollution from intensive dairy...
