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Carbon targets higher: but still achievable
Policy Climate change

Carbon targets higher: but still achievable

With the Climate Change Commission's final report delivered today, the government now has six months to decide on the country's first legislated emissions reduction plan.

Pattrick Smellie 09 Jun 2021
Climate commission cuts EV uptake forecasts
Policy Climate change

Climate commission cuts EV uptake forecasts

Second hand EVs may not be as plentiful as first thought, although hybrids will help reduce transport emissions, the climate change commission says.

Jem Traylen 09 Jun 2021
Vital role for NZ’s biggest gas user in climate transition
Energy Climate Change

Vital role for NZ’s biggest gas user in climate transition

The continued operation of the country's biggest gas user emerges as essential to keeping electricity prices low through the 2030s.

Pattrick Smellie 09 Jun 2021
'3 waters', three problems: cost, timetable and Auckland
Policy

'3 waters', three problems: cost, timetable and Auckland

The numbers are huge, but so is the timeframe. 

Pattrick Smellie 02 Jun 2021