We need an emissions cap, says business council
New Zealand needs a cap on emissions and to include all sectors in the Emissions Trading Scheme, says the Sustainable Business Council.
View ArticleMEMO MINISTER: How to do it the Morgan Way
The Morgan Foundation is keeping up the pressure on the Government over the use of hot-air carbon credits.
View ArticleDeadline nears for Stage 2 of ETS review
Submissions on the second stage of the Emissions Trading Scheme review close tomorrow.
View ArticleFewer car parks, greener cities, says commissioner
Getting rid of requirements for minimum numbers of car parks with apartment developments could be one practical step toward greening New Zealand's cities, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the...
View ArticleWatchdog wants answers to solar questions
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is investigating whether the uptake of solar panels really will cut New Zealand's greenhouse gases.
View ArticleCLIMATE CRISIS: Why English must act on costs
Finance Minister Bill English must investigate the fiscal implications of climate change, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
View ArticleOfficials eye pile of ETS submissions
Government officials are today working their way through a large stack of submissions on the technical aspects of the Emissions Trading Scheme.
View ArticleMorganites want moratorium on free credits
A think-tank which has strongly criticised New Zealand's use of hot-air credits is now calling for a one-year moratorium on the allocation of free credits to trade-exposed heavy emitters.
View ArticleRun carbon prices like the dollar, says academic
Carbon prices should be managed like the Reserve Bank manages the value of the New Zealand dollar, a submission on the Emissions Trading Scheme is recommending.
View ArticleMake ETS like a market, says our biggest emitter
New Zealand's largest emitter of greenhouse gases says that carbon trading needs to be automated and standardised.
View ArticleForest carbon storage risky, warns thinktank
Storing carbon in forests is risky and should be used to meet no more than a fifth of New Zealand's emissions reductions, says a group of prominent scientists and other New Zealanders.
View ArticleETS ANSWERS: Three ways to make it work
Bringing agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme, setting an emissions cap, and building cross-party support to cut emissions and lift carbon prices should all be part of the ETS review, says one...
View ArticleCatholic Bishops back agriculture in ETS
An agency of New Zealand's Catholic Bishops says agriculture must be brought into the Emissions Trading Scheme.
View ArticlePublic signals support for scrapping of 1:2 subsidy
Scrapping the one-for-two carbon subsidy has widespread support, if submissions on the current review of the Emissions Trading Scheme are anything to go by.
View ArticleOFF TARGET: Carbon over-shoot could cost billions
Officials warned the Government that New Zealand was at risk of over-shooting its 2030 emissions reduction target by 150 million tonnes - due largely to subsidies to emitters and a stockpile of...
View ArticleCarbon should trade in limited range, says forester
New Zealand's carbon prices should be kept within a band of $15 to $50, says a forestry company that has played a leading role in developing the carbon market.
View ArticleETS REVIEW: Plenty are talking about agriculture
The Government might have wanted agriculture kept out of the current review of the Emissions Trading Scheme, but that hasn't stopped scores of people, ranging from Air New Zealand to the country's...
View ArticleFirms made closure threats over 1:2 subsidy change
Four companies threatened to close if the Government removed the one-for-two carbon subsidy.
View ArticleSubsidy loss will cost dairy farmers a 'low' $4588
Removal of the one-for-two carbon subsidy will cost dairy farmers $4588 and households between $66 and $99 - costs that Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett says are "relatively low".
View ArticleMinister reports on second stage of ETS review
Climate change minister Paula Bennett has reported to her colleagues on the second stage of the Emissions Trading Scheme review.
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