PROD COM REPORT: Keep the ETS ... with changes

Today 10:00am - New Zealand should keep the Emissions Trading Scheme, but it should include agricultural emissions and subsidises for heavy emitters should go, the Productivity Commission says.

PROD COM REPORT: Farmland into forests

Today 10:00am - New Zealand might need to convert more than three million hectares of farmland into forests to meet its emissions targets, the Productivity Commission says.

PROD COM REPORT: Nats to take a look

Today 10:00am - The Productivity Commission’s draft report will be high on the agenda for the National Party’s Bluegreens forum in Christchurch this weekend.

CARBON COMMENT: One debate's that now over

Today 10:00am - By Carbon News publisher ADELIA HALLETT | Debate about whether New Zealand can decarbonise without going bankrupt should now be over.

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We're getting more worried about climate change

Thursday - New Zealanders are more worried about climate change than they have been for six years.

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Government on global hunt for carbon credits

Tuesday - The Government is locating sources of international units that could be used to meet New Zealand’s international climate obligations – but hasn’t decided yet whether to use them.

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Victoria sitting on full house for climate report

Tuesday - Five Victoria University academics will be lead authors on the next IPCC assessment report.

Ex-MP to keep ties with Beehive climate group

Monday - Former Green MP Kennedy Graham will keep working with the ground-breaking cross-Parliamentary Globe climate group, its new chairperson says.

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Directors face climate liability, says report

20 Apr 18 - New legal analysis shows that company directors in at least four Commonwealth countries must take action to address material climate risk or face legal and reputational risk.

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OUR LAND: Trouble ahead ... but how much?

19 Apr 18 - Climate change will have long-term impacts on New Zealand’s land-based industries and biodiversity – but we don’t have enough information to predict what will happen.

OUR LAND: We're losing our best growing soils

19 Apr 18 - The Government is moving to protect New Zealand’s best growing soils in the wake of a report that shows they’re compacted, contaminated and being washed away at an alarming rate.

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August date for public to have say on Shaw's ETS

18 Apr 18 - A new review of the Emissions Trading Scheme will be open for public consultation in August.

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