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FRIDAY POLITICS: Collins embraces the ETSFriday - National Party leader Judith Collins seems to have abandoned her dismissal of the need for urgent action on climate change – and found a love for the Emissions Trading Scheme. |
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Fiercer, more frequent fires may reduce carbon capture by forestsFriday - More fierce and frequent fires are reducing forest density and tree size and may damage forests’ ability to capture carbon in the future, according to a global study. |
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'Science-based' targets are no such thing - former adviserThursday - One of the instigators of an influential climate initiative for big business has gone public with criticism of its target-setting process, saying it does not measure up to its ambition. |
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Three technologies that will change food productionThursday - Agriculture’s impact on the planet is massive and relentless. Roughly 40 per cent of the Earth’s suitable land surface is used for cropland and grazing. |
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WORTH NOTING...Wednesday - Otago Regional Council meets today and Parliament sits today and tomorrow. |
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WORTH NOTING...23 Feb 21 - The Environment Select Committee starts hearing submissions on the Climate Change Response (Auction Price) Amendment Bill today. |
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WORTH NOTING...22 Feb 21 - The Environment Select Committee considers the Climate Change Response (Auction Price) Amendment Bill tomorrow. Submissions closed yesterday. |
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Proving that taking care of forest pays carbon dividends18 Feb 21 - New Zealand’s vast native forests may yet help the country meet its emissions reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement. |
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Emissions 'return to normal', says Fletcher Building17 Feb 21 - The country’s largest building company says emissions have returned to normal in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic shutdown. |
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Millions will die if world fails on climate promises17 Feb 21 - Scientists have looked at conditions in just nine of the world’s 200 nations and found that − if the world keeps its Paris climate promises, of containing global heating to “well below” 2deg by... |
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Carbon-free future is in reach for US by 205012 Feb 21 - The United States − per head of population perhaps the world’s most prodigal emitter of greenhouse gases − can reverse that and have a carbon-free future within three decades, at a cost... |
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China’s crackdown on illegal CFC gases is working11 Feb 21 - A Chinese government crackdown on producers and buyers of illegal CFC gases is working, research has found. |
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'Dangerous' push to leave farmers out of Aussie target9 Feb 21 - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison might be warming to the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, but federal Nationals leader Michael McCormack has thrown a spanner in the works by suggesting... |
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Millions for carbon capture contest9 Feb 21 - Tesla co-founder Elon Musk is offering $138 million for inventions that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or oceans. |
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Will planes be flying on air?5 Feb 21 - Scientists are working on recovering atmospheric carbon to conjure aviation jet fuel from thin air. |
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Plant-based diets crucial to saving wildlife, says UN report4 Feb 21 - The global food system is the biggest driver of destruction of the natural world, and a shift to predominantly plant-based diets is crucial in halting the damage, according to a report. |
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Ditch GDP and value nature, says report3 Feb 21 - Biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history, says a report calling for a new economic framework recognising the importance of ecology. |
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WORTH NOTING...29 Jan 21 - Today is the last day to submit tenders to produce the second stage of the Government’s Wood Fibre Futures Project, analysing the business case for developing wood-based products including biocrude... |
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