Climate Policy

Govt hot on wind, cold on gas
Climate Policy

Govt hot on wind, cold on gas

Govt readies to create windfarms regimes as it pushes back oil and gas decisions.

Ian Llewellyn 15 Dec 2022
Unpicking Rio Tinto's Tiwai Pt smelter play
Climate Policy

Pattrick Smellie: Unpicking Rio Tinto's Tiwai Pt smelter play

The mining giant says it has turned over a new leaf, but it's not rolling over.

Pattrick Smellie 13 Dec 2022
Dire warnings over carbon forests' impact
Climate Policy

Dire warnings over carbon forests' impact

Over 50 years, a pine forest in the emissions trading scheme would earn 7.5 times more NZUs than a native forest.

Ian Llewellyn 12 Dec 2022
Carbon prices drop at last auction of year
Climate Policy

Carbon prices drop at last auction of year

All the New Zealand Units on offer were sold.

Ian Llewellyn 07 Dec 2022