Z Energy wishlist: Everybody must be in ETS
Fuel retailer Z Energy wants every sector in the Emissions Trading Scheme, a realistic price on carbon, political stability and an end to carbon subsidies.
View ArticleETS uncertainty is a worry, says Meridian
Uncertainty over the Emissions Trading Scheme is affecting the way Meridian Energy does business.
View ArticleInvestors warn NZ of carbon over-protectionism
An organisation representing $1 trillion of investments is warning the New Zealand Government against the dangers of over-protectionism when it comes to carbon pricing.
View ArticleGenesis explains wholesale price increases
Increasing the price of carbon to $25 a tonne would push wholesale electricity rates up by $4.50 a megawatt hour, says Genesis Energy.
View ArticleScrap carbon subsidies, says our worst emitter
The country's single largest generator of greenhouse gas emissions says carbon subsidies should be scrapped so the market can to do its work.
View ArticleCustomers want clean transport, says KiwiRail
The Emissions Trading Scheme should be strengthened to help to shift freight on to more climate-friendly forms of transport, KiwiRail says.
View ArticleGive farmers a reason to join ETS, says academic
Agriculture could do a lot to cut New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions if it had an incentive to - and could even make money from doing it, a forestry expert says.
View ArticleETS needs a price floor, says environment watchdog
The Emissions Trading Scheme price cap should stay - but it should be balanced by a price floor, says Environment Commissioner Jan Wright.
View ArticleAir New Zealand eyes iwi land to offset carbon emissions
Air New Zealand - the country's single largest user of fossil fuels - plans to use carbon credits from Maori-owned land to help to meet its carbon emssions liabilities
View ArticleETS ADVICE: Supply more important than price
Any carbon market controls in New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme should be based on supply, not price, says an international business organisation promoting markets to reduce climate change.
View ArticleWe need an emissions cap, says business council
New Zealand needs a cap on emissions and to include all sectors in the Emissions Trading Scheme, says the Sustainable Business Council.
View ArticleMEMO MINISTER: How to do it the Morgan Way
The Morgan Foundation is keeping up the pressure on the Government over the use of hot-air carbon credits.
View ArticleDeadline nears for Stage 2 of ETS review
Submissions on the second stage of the Emissions Trading Scheme review close tomorrow.
View ArticleFewer car parks, greener cities, says commissioner
Getting rid of requirements for minimum numbers of car parks with apartment developments could be one practical step toward greening New Zealand's cities, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the...
View ArticleWatchdog wants answers to solar questions
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is investigating whether the uptake of solar panels really will cut New Zealand's greenhouse gases.
View ArticleCLIMATE CRISIS: Why English must act on costs
Finance Minister Bill English must investigate the fiscal implications of climate change, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
View ArticleOfficials eye pile of ETS submissions
Government officials are today working their way through a large stack of submissions on the technical aspects of the Emissions Trading Scheme.
View ArticleMorganites want moratorium on free credits
A think-tank which has strongly criticised New Zealand's use of hot-air credits is now calling for a one-year moratorium on the allocation of free credits to trade-exposed heavy emitters.
View ArticleRun carbon prices like the dollar, says academic
Carbon prices should be managed like the Reserve Bank manages the value of the New Zealand dollar, a submission on the Emissions Trading Scheme is recommending.
View ArticleMake ETS like a market, says our biggest emitter
New Zealand's largest emitter of greenhouse gases says that carbon trading needs to be automated and standardised.
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