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Govt move to control ETS will slow new forestry, say owners
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Govt move to control ETS will slow new forestry, say owners

Forest owners say the government is sending the message that trees are 'irrelevant' to fighting climate change.

Staff reporters 12 Oct 2022
Forest & Bird damns the dam
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Forest & Bird damns the dam

Forest & Bird asks whether raising Lake Onslow, in Central Otago, to create NZ’s largest artificial lake for hydro storage is a potential saviour or a “white elephant”.

Ian Llewellyn 10 Oct 2022
We can't simply plant away our methane problem – Upton
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We can't simply plant away our methane problem – Upton

To reach a net-zero warming impact from methane, even with reductions of 47% of actual animal emissions, we would need to plant 4.1 million hectares of pine forest between now and 2050.

Ian Llewellyn 06 Oct 2022
Māori knowledge will help clean up Tiwai Point
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Māori knowledge will help clean up Tiwai Point

The company that runs Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is working with local iwi to draw up remediation plans for the site.

Greg Hurrell 04 Oct 2022