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The place for NZ oriented news releases on climate change and related energy policy.
Greenhouse gas cuts inevitable
GARRY LAW argues that we all contribute to emissions, and must all bear a share of the cost
Proponents and opponents of ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on climate change have been slapping each other with economists' forecasts and economists' critiques of the works of other economists.
Happy Christmas to all our readers and subscribers!
Best shelter from the storm
New Zealand depends on the environment too much for us to ignore the Kyoto Protocol, argues PETE HODGSON.
New Zealand stands to lose more than most other countries if nothing is done about climate change. And the Kyoto Protocol is the only multinational action in prospect.
New Zealand depends on the environment too much for us to ignore the Kyoto Protocol, argues PETE HODGSON.
New Zealand stands to lose more than most other countries if nothing is done about climate change. And the Kyoto Protocol is the only multinational action in prospect.
Flatulence Tax Gone With The Wind - Greens The Green Party said today it would not support any Government moves to introduce a "flatulence tax" on farm animals as a way of meeting Kyoto Protocol targets.
"A methane tax is being bandied around by groups campaigning against implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, but as far as the Greens are concerned, it's a load of hot air," said co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons.
"A methane tax is being bandied around by groups campaigning against implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, but as far as the Greens are concerned, it's a load of hot air," said co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons.
New Zealand News - NZ - Scientists seek global warming clues in sheep's belches
Sheep are playing their part in a bid to cut New Zealand's contribution to global warming by more than 10 per cent
Sheep are playing their part in a bid to cut New Zealand's contribution to global warming by more than 10 per cent
Scientists recommend iron supplements for Southern Ocean to curb global warming
An international team of scientists thinks that increasing iron levels in the Southern Ocean could help it absorb carbon dioxide and curb global warming.
An international team of scientists thinks that increasing iron levels in the Southern Ocean could help it absorb carbon dioxide and curb global warming.
Focus turns to profiting from carbon constraint
While many business groups have come out against ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the Business Council for Sustainable Development is focusing on the opportunities it presents to make or save money.
While many business groups have come out against ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the Business Council for Sustainable Development is focusing on the opportunities it presents to make or save money.
· Submission on Kyoto implementation- zip file
The enhanced greenhouse effect is real.
· The matter needs action.
· New Zealand should ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
· We should not delay ratification.
· The Government needs to create, retain and develop a capacity for research, analysis and policy development on climate change.
· Implementation needs to bring in a range of price incentives and targeted emissions limitation and reduction initiatives.
· Other policy areas, particularly transport and energy policy, must reflect greenhouse gas issues.
· Market risk must be manageable by those exposed to it.
· We believe there are some risks in this which can only be managed at sovereign level.
· We support in general, emitters bearing the cost of their emissions
· Incentives should be offered for early action.
· A reasonably predictable carbon price is desirable if domestic technical innovation and investment is to occur.
· The price of carbon emissions should be at an internationally competitive level.
· More work is needed on the detailed nature of New Zealand carbon charges.
· Kyoto 3.3 implementation needs to involve the tree owners.
· The limited nature of forest sink credits needs to be recognised.
· Deforestation should carry an emission cost but a transition to this regime is needed and allowance for ongoing production forests.
· There is a decided role for the RMA in climate change.
· The poor should be protected against increased costs
· Any regional assistance needs to be strategically directed
· Advocacy is needed internationally to include more nations in taking on emissions targets and to reduce overall emission targets further for the world.
The enhanced greenhouse effect is real.
· The matter needs action.
· New Zealand should ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
· We should not delay ratification.
· The Government needs to create, retain and develop a capacity for research, analysis and policy development on climate change.
· Implementation needs to bring in a range of price incentives and targeted emissions limitation and reduction initiatives.
· Other policy areas, particularly transport and energy policy, must reflect greenhouse gas issues.
· Market risk must be manageable by those exposed to it.
· We believe there are some risks in this which can only be managed at sovereign level.
· We support in general, emitters bearing the cost of their emissions
· Incentives should be offered for early action.
· A reasonably predictable carbon price is desirable if domestic technical innovation and investment is to occur.
· The price of carbon emissions should be at an internationally competitive level.
· More work is needed on the detailed nature of New Zealand carbon charges.
· Kyoto 3.3 implementation needs to involve the tree owners.
· The limited nature of forest sink credits needs to be recognised.
· Deforestation should carry an emission cost but a transition to this regime is needed and allowance for ongoing production forests.
· There is a decided role for the RMA in climate change.
· The poor should be protected against increased costs
· Any regional assistance needs to be strategically directed
· Advocacy is needed internationally to include more nations in taking on emissions targets and to reduce overall emission targets further for the world.
Govt woos business to back Kyoto
The government has signed up a sympathetic business organisation to back its plan to ratify the Kyoto Protocol against the trend of virtually every other sector and lobby group.
The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development, in a joint statement with the government, said it would cooperate on a climate change project that would identify the business opportunities of a post-Kyoto Protocol economy.
The government has signed up a sympathetic business organisation to back its plan to ratify the Kyoto Protocol against the trend of virtually every other sector and lobby group.
The New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development, in a joint statement with the government, said it would cooperate on a climate change project that would identify the business opportunities of a post-Kyoto Protocol economy.
PowerPoint Presentation
EDS presentation to the climate summit Auckland
EDS presentation to the climate summit Auckland
Forestry industry challenges Kyoto claim The forestry industry says a government economic impact report on the Kyoto Protocol contradicts its own claims there will be minimal costs to New Zealand in ratification and that the forestry sector will be a major winner based on earning credits from carbon sequestered in plantation forests planted since 1990.
Helen Clark on visiting Peter Blake last month
"What they're doing is promoting more environmental awareness ... drawing attention to the enormous importance of the Amazon region as the lungs of the world. The Amazon region supplies 10 per cent of the world's fresh water. It's a huge, natural resource and, of course, is endangered by developments. Maintaining the Amazon forest is critically important internationally as deforestation contributes to climate change."
"What they're doing is promoting more environmental awareness ... drawing attention to the enormous importance of the Amazon region as the lungs of the world. The Amazon region supplies 10 per cent of the world's fresh water. It's a huge, natural resource and, of course, is endangered by developments. Maintaining the Amazon forest is critically important internationally as deforestation contributes to climate change."
Blake's last log
We want to restart people caring for the environment as it must be cared for.
To win, you have to believe you can do it.
You have to be passionate about it.
You have to really "want" the result -- even if this means years of work.
We want to restart people caring for the environment as it must be cared for.
To win, you have to believe you can do it.
You have to be passionate about it.
You have to really "want" the result -- even if this means years of work.
Dams spilling as lake levels rising
Water was pouring out of the spillways at the Clyde and Roxburgh dams yesterday as lake levels in the Clutha River headwaters continued to rise.
Water was pouring out of the spillways at the Clyde and Roxburgh dams yesterday as lake levels in the Clutha River headwaters continued to rise.
The opponents of New Zealand ratifying the Kyoto climate change protocol fear Australian reluctance to sign might mean they face less cost and thereby out perform us economically. Not so.
The Labor opposition there has said it will sign. They could yet win before 2008.
The Coalition, that did win, is committed to a policy of meeting the greenhouse gas emission target Australia agreed to at Kyoto, whether or not the Kyoto Protocol comes into force internationally.
If they meet the target where is this cost they are saving? Delaying our ratification because of Australia has no credibility.
The Labor opposition there has said it will sign. They could yet win before 2008.
The Coalition, that did win, is committed to a policy of meeting the greenhouse gas emission target Australia agreed to at Kyoto, whether or not the Kyoto Protocol comes into force internationally.
If they meet the target where is this cost they are saving? Delaying our ratification because of Australia has no credibility.
British DPM Prescott’s comments in NZ on Kyoto Protocol
Energy Minister Pete Hodgson has welcomed British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott’s comments on Britain’s support for the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.
In a speech at Parliament last night Mr Prescott said there was “no doubt that climate change is the most serious environmental threat to mankind today” and that Britain was on course to ratify the protocol next year. Mr Prescott complimented New Zealand – including under previous National governments – for the role it had played in development of the protocol, and rejected arguments for delaying ratification.
Energy Minister Pete Hodgson has welcomed British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott’s comments on Britain’s support for the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.
In a speech at Parliament last night Mr Prescott said there was “no doubt that climate change is the most serious environmental threat to mankind today” and that Britain was on course to ratify the protocol next year. Mr Prescott complimented New Zealand – including under previous National governments – for the role it had played in development of the protocol, and rejected arguments for delaying ratification.
Hodgson responses to Herald dump on Kyoto
Hodgson responds to GPC/PEANZ report on climate change policies
The Economic Effects of Greenhouse Gas Emission Policies:
EMA Northern misleading public over climate change
Hodgson responds to GPC/PEANZ report on climate change policies
The Economic Effects of Greenhouse Gas Emission Policies:
EMA Northern misleading public over climate change
Caution required on warming cure
In a burst of messianic environmentalism, the Government has committed itself to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change by next September. It seems undeterred by the reluctance of the United States, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, to sign an agreement that would be far from global.
In a burst of messianic environmentalism, the Government has committed itself to ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change by next September. It seems undeterred by the reluctance of the United States, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, to sign an agreement that would be far from global.
Ratifying Kyoto Protocol early is no bargain
Officials and climate change minister Pete Hodgson are on the road this month drumming up support for the Government's proposition that New Zealand should lead the world in ratifying the Kyoto Protocol.
Officials and climate change minister Pete Hodgson are on the road this month drumming up support for the Government's proposition that New Zealand should lead the world in ratifying the Kyoto Protocol.
Study predicts stormy economic climate
New Zealand's economic growth will slow if it signs the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, says the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.
New Zealand's economic growth will slow if it signs the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, says the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.
Government Must Tell Farmers The Facts
National's Agriculture Spokesperson Gavin Herlihy believes Government's dogged determination to ratify the Kyoto protocol next September is totally irresponsible and irrational.
National's Agriculture Spokesperson Gavin Herlihy believes Government's dogged determination to ratify the Kyoto protocol next September is totally irresponsible and irrational.
Inquiry Into Local Government And Climate Change
The Local Government and Environment Committee has presented its report on the inquiry into the role of local government in meeting New Zealand's climate change target. The Government has signalled its intention to ratify the Kyoto Protocol by September 2002 and is now seeking public submissions on New Zealand's response to climate change.
The Local Government and Environment Committee has presented its report on the inquiry into the role of local government in meeting New Zealand's climate change target. The Government has signalled its intention to ratify the Kyoto Protocol by September 2002 and is now seeking public submissions on New Zealand's response to climate change.
