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Governments Dragging Their Feet On Rapid Energy Transition – Report
Monday, 14 February 2022, 2:38 pm | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
A research report released this week by the Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network (FFARN), led by economic anthropologist Dr Terrence Loomis confirms governments have an important role to play in rapid energy transitions, but few are acting like there’s ... More >>
Company’s Doublespeak Over Methanex Deal:More Gas Investment & Consumption Will Help Energy Transition Away From Gas
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 2:54 pm | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
The Gas Industry Company has reached new heights in 1984-style propaganda with its recent news release about Methanex’s deal with Genesis Energy to use the company’s surplus contract gas. Chief Executive Andrew Knight claimed that Methanex plays a ... More >>
FFARN Response To CCC Report
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 8:20 am | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
CCC Report: Implications for the Petroleum Industry and NZ Dr Terrence Loomis, Coordinator Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network (FFARN) 3 February 2021 The Commission has generated a projected path, based on scientific evidence, to achieve New Zealand ... More >>
Petroleum Industry Engaged In ‘predatory Delay’ Campaign, Study Finds
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 2:06 pm | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
A three-year study has revealed the New Zealand petroleum industry has been carrying out a concerted lobbying and PR campaign to slow the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy and prolong dependency on oil and gas. The study, headed by economic ... More >>
New Zealanders divided on climate change impacts and action
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 12:54 pm | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
As the COP24 climate conference gets underway to decide the ‘rulebook’ for how countries will implement the Paris Agreement, research commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment reveals most New Zealanders think climate change is an important ... More >>
Urgent need to close loopholes in exploration ban
Friday, 19 October 2018, 12:56 pm | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
Last Wednesday it was announced that Austrian oil company OMV had been granted a two-year extension to its exploration permit to ‘assess geological data’ in the Great Southern Basin off the Otago Coast before deciding whether and where to drill ... More >>
PEPANZ has it wrong
Friday, 14 September 2018, 11:25 am | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
The Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ) claims there are no ‘direct’ or ‘major’ subsidies to the oil and gas industry, but the Productivity Commission’s report confirms they do exist. More >>
Exploration ban OIA docs reveal agenda-driven policy advice
Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 1:21 pm | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
OIA documents on the offshore petroleum exploration ban released in June reveal MBIE officials knew as early as last February the government was contemplating a ‘permanent moratorium’ that would threaten the oil and gas industry’s viability. More >>
Government has no plan for phasing out fossil fuels
Friday, 25 May 2018, 12:32 pm | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
Shortly before the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration in April, she declared “We have a plan for weaning New Zealand off fossil fuels and it has a timeline that stretches out nearly 30 years ... More >>
Research shows natural gas isn’t a bridge fuel
Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 1:41 pm | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
The Government’s plan for transitioning away from reliance on oil and gas, announced by the Prime Minister in March and discussed in more detail recently by Minister for Energy and Resources Megan Woods, places considerable reliance on gas as a 'bridge ... More >>
Eight Actions Take to Phase Out Govt Support for Oil and Gas
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 5:16 pm | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
Eight Actions Government Could Take to Phase Out Support for the Oil and Gas Industry More >>
Opportune Time to End Petroleum Industry Subsidies
Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 9:59 am | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
"A new study has found that taxpayer support for the New Zealand oil and gas industry has doubled under the National government. In 2009 subsidies of all kinds were $40.5 million but that increased to $87.6 million by this year, a more than 100% increase." More >>
Oil Industry Representative Misleads Public
Sunday, 15 October 2017, 11:35 am | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
Cameron Madgwick, CEO of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand (PEPANZ) responded this week to claims by Greenpeace activist Mike Smith that seismic testing harmed marine mammals. Smith was reacting to news that Schumberger ... More >>
Ministers Mislead the Public over Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Monday, 9 October 2017, 1:59 pm | Fossil Fuels Aotearoa Research Network
During the recent election campaign, Minister for Climate Issues Paula Bennett came under pressure from celebrities, scientists and a coalition of environmental organisations to state what National was doing to address climate change and meet New Zealand’s ... More >>
