Climate change
News and analysis of climate change and how it will affect New Zealand's economy, environment and population.
Policy
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We uncover NZ’s $30 billion carbon target 'hole'
NZ's self-imposed carbon emissions reductions targets could cost $30b over the next eight years because of our heavy reliance on international markets.
Policy
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Adrian Macey and Dave Frame: NZ's climate change promise: leadership vs self-flagellation
Over the next nine years, NZ faces spending $30 billion on international carbon credits, not a cent of which will reduce a kilogram of carbon at home.
Primary Sector
Govt says no to more studies on dairy bill
The agriculture minister has declined a request for formal climate change and environmental-impact reports on dairy capital restructuring.
Economy
What NZ can learn from EU energy chaos
NZ has already had some experience of what is happening in European energy markets, just on a much, much smaller scale and with less-catastrophic impacts.
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