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Govt should clean up its own its own fossil fuel burning
Sunday, 11 August 2019, 2:23 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Transpower’s report on electrification of the economy calls on the Government to lead the way in the areas it funds and owns. More >>
Increasing carbon prices could mean higher electricity price
Sunday, 11 August 2019, 2:19 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
First published in Energy and Environment on August 1 2019. Increasing carbon prices will not be an instant fix to drive electrification of the economy warns Transpower. More >>
Marine space charging considered as consent issues sorted
Sunday, 11 August 2019, 2:08 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Cabinet has asked for urgent work to be done on charging for the use of space by marine farmers as it moves to deal with resource consent issues. More >>
AgResearch considering bring GM trial to NZ
Sunday, 28 July 2019, 1:38 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
AgResearch says it is working on whether its genetically modified ryegrass could move to NZ based field and animal nutrition trials from 2021. This comes as the Government is advised again it should have another look at the laws around gene technologies ... More >>
Govt vehicle emissions dashboard show depts dumping cars
Sunday, 28 July 2019, 1:34 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The first update of the Fleet Emissions Dashboard shows average carbon dioxide emissions for the government’s fleet of light vehicles decreased slightly between April and July this year. While there was very little increase in the number of electric vehicles ... More >>
Woods looks to new energy bill and RMA reform
Sunday, 28 July 2019, 1:28 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The Government is considering the introduction of a “renewable and affordable energy Bill” in response to the Electricity Price Review. More >>
ICCC report calls for overhaul of resource management system
Sunday, 28 July 2019, 1:25 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The Interim Climate Change Committee report calls for an overhaul of the Resource Management Act and its associated regulatory regime to enable the building of renewable generation. More >>
Battle for our Birds branding to be faded out
Sunday, 21 July 2019, 8:14 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Battle for our Birds branding to be faded out First published in Energy and Environment on July 11 2019 More >>
Three catchments named for special treatment
Sunday, 21 July 2019, 8:11 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Three catchments named for special treatment under water policy First published in Energy and Environment on July 11 2019 Catchments being considered as part of the Government’s Essential Freshwater programme for special treatment include the Hoteo ... More >>
Blunt O’Connor indicates Govt’s mind made up over ETS
Sunday, 14 July 2019, 1:43 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has given yet another indication ministers have all but decided to put agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme. More >>
Stewardship land seems stuck in limbo along with mining ban
Sunday, 14 July 2019, 1:40 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The Department of Conservation says it is taking a “new approach” to stewardship land on the West Coast, but it appears plans for a methodical review of all such land in the conservation estate have been quietly shelved. More >>
AG latest to say the marine reserve system is broken
Sunday, 7 July 2019, 4:55 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
The Office of the Auditor-General is the latest body to argue reform of marine reserve legislation and wider marine biodiversity management is needed if NZ is to lift the area covered by marine reserves. More >>
Jones speaks in favour of gene editing
Sunday, 7 July 2019, 4:52 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Forestry Minister Shane Jones has spoken in favour of gene editing technologies to help reduce agricultural emissions and said more tree planting is needed to buy time for emissions reductions elsewhere. More >>
EA Chair casts further doubt on renewable energy target
Sunday, 7 July 2019, 4:49 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Electricity Authority Chairman Brent Layton says moving to 100% renewable generation will be difficult to achieve while maintaining current levels of reliability and affordability. More >>
Sort out water rights says OECD
Sunday, 7 July 2019, 4:46 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Sorting out iwi (tribal)/Māori rights to water in order to expand water pricing or permit trading to improve water quality and allocation should be a key environmental priority for the Government says the OECD report on the NZ economy. More >>
MPs agree to roll over oil rig tax exemption
Sunday, 30 June 2019, 1:48 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
MPs have agreed to extend the non-resident oil rig exemption of the Income Tax Act which was set to expire at the end of this year. More >>
End of tenure review does not end debate
Sunday, 30 June 2019, 1:42 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Submissions on the management of Crown pastoral land shows ending the tenure review process does not solve the problem of balancing the property rights of leaseholders with preservation of the iconic environmental values of the area covered. More >>
National says no place for agriculture in ETS at the moment
Sunday, 30 June 2019, 1:39 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
National’s primary sector policy discussion document again indicates the party will not support the inclusion of agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme until “there are practical technologies available for farmers to reduce emissions”. More >>
Emissions continue to climb as coal replaces gas
Sunday, 30 June 2019, 1:35 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
Last year’s gas shortages continued into the first quarter of 2019 driving up coal use and greenhouse gas emissions for another three months. More >>
Freshwater fisheries bill faces further delay
Sunday, 16 June 2019, 2:50 pm | NZ Energy and Environment Business Week
A proposed new regulatory regime for freshwater fish management has again been pushed back again. More >>
