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The place for NZ oriented news releases on climate change and related energy policy.
Sustainable land management and climate change – a public consultation
The Government wants to put in place an enduring and broad Plan of Action on climate change in the land management sectors – in particular, how the agriculture and forestry sectors can work with the Government to:
adapt to climate change;
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land-based activities;
create carbon sinks.
Through the Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Consultation you can tell us what you think should be included in this Plan of Action.
The discussion document Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change outlines policy options that could be included in the Plan of Action. Some of these options are well formed and require specific feedback. Others require more creative input to be developed further.
Your input will be used to guide the development of sustainable land management and climate change policy. You can have your say about the Plan of Action and policy options by attending a public meeting or making a written submission. The closing date for submissions is 30 March 2007."
The Government wants to put in place an enduring and broad Plan of Action on climate change in the land management sectors – in particular, how the agriculture and forestry sectors can work with the Government to:
adapt to climate change;
reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land-based activities;
create carbon sinks.
Through the Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Consultation you can tell us what you think should be included in this Plan of Action.
The discussion document Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change outlines policy options that could be included in the Plan of Action. Some of these options are well formed and require specific feedback. Others require more creative input to be developed further.
Your input will be used to guide the development of sustainable land management and climate change policy. You can have your say about the Plan of Action and policy options by attending a public meeting or making a written submission. The closing date for submissions is 30 March 2007."
Wind power, people, and place -Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Wind power is one of our major renewable energy sources. But to date dialogue has been limited on such key issues as how New Zealand is developing wind power, what lies behind people's concerns about it, and its place in our energy future.
New Zealand is expanding its wind power, and we have many good sites. Over 80% of us support it in principle. But it is expanding in ways that are causing tensions in some communities.
We are using the same model we used for hydro in the 1960s and gas and coal in the 1980s: large-scale and dominated by Government agencies. Little opportunity exists for people to invest in wind farms, or for smaller-scale developments, or for local community ownership."
Wind power is one of our major renewable energy sources. But to date dialogue has been limited on such key issues as how New Zealand is developing wind power, what lies behind people's concerns about it, and its place in our energy future.
New Zealand is expanding its wind power, and we have many good sites. Over 80% of us support it in principle. But it is expanding in ways that are causing tensions in some communities.
We are using the same model we used for hydro in the 1960s and gas and coal in the 1980s: large-scale and dominated by Government agencies. Little opportunity exists for people to invest in wind farms, or for smaller-scale developments, or for local community ownership."
Execs say carbon trading coming soon
More than 50 per cent of business executives think regulated carbon emissions trading will be a reality in Australia in the next two to five years, and most would welcome it, a survey shows.
The survey, by PricewaterhouseCoopers of 63 business leaders from 51 organisations, found every single respondent viewed climate change as a strategically significant issue for their organisation in the next five years.
And it is the potential for cost savings, not concern about the environment, that is predominately driving their enthusiasm."
More than 50 per cent of business executives think regulated carbon emissions trading will be a reality in Australia in the next two to five years, and most would welcome it, a survey shows.
The survey, by PricewaterhouseCoopers of 63 business leaders from 51 organisations, found every single respondent viewed climate change as a strategically significant issue for their organisation in the next five years.
And it is the potential for cost savings, not concern about the environment, that is predominately driving their enthusiasm."
Consultation New Zealand Climate Change
The government has identified options for climate change policy and is committed to ensuring that communities and stakeholders are part of the solutions. Timeline for initial consultation
From December 2006 to March 2007, the government will be consulting on options for the longer term and transitional policies. In mid-2007, drawing on feedback from the consultations, officials will then develop for Ministers’ consideration a set of longer-term sectoral emission reduction goals (and possibly an overall emission reduction goal), and an emissions-reduction policy package. The Ministry for the Environment is preparing to post associated Cabinet papers to this website.Having your say
The government would like your feedback on the following discussion papers and strategies: Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in New Zealand Post-2012
Powering Our Future – The Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy to 2050
Transitional Measures: Options to Move Towards Low Emissions Electricity and Stationary Energy Supply and to Facilitate a Transition to Greenhouse Gas Pricing in the Future "
The government has identified options for climate change policy and is committed to ensuring that communities and stakeholders are part of the solutions. Timeline for initial consultation
From December 2006 to March 2007, the government will be consulting on options for the longer term and transitional policies. In mid-2007, drawing on feedback from the consultations, officials will then develop for Ministers’ consideration a set of longer-term sectoral emission reduction goals (and possibly an overall emission reduction goal), and an emissions-reduction policy package. The Ministry for the Environment is preparing to post associated Cabinet papers to this website.Having your say
The government would like your feedback on the following discussion papers and strategies: Measures to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in New Zealand Post-2012
Powering Our Future – The Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy to 2050
Transitional Measures: Options to Move Towards Low Emissions Electricity and Stationary Energy Supply and to Facilitate a Transition to Greenhouse Gas Pricing in the Future "
Regulation OK for Telecom but not for others
But a majority of voters supported carbon reduction measures such as carbon pricing in the electricity sector, which Doyle said showed attitudes towards carbon policy had changed.
Just under 70 per cent of voters supported measures to encourage renewable energy even if those measures increased electricity prices."
But a majority of voters supported carbon reduction measures such as carbon pricing in the electricity sector, which Doyle said showed attitudes towards carbon policy had changed.
Just under 70 per cent of voters supported measures to encourage renewable energy even if those measures increased electricity prices."
Land found for waste water plan
Up to 1300ha of land has been identified in Wakatipu as being suitable or available for the Queenstown Lakes District Council's proposed sewage-to-land treatment proposals.
The council wrote to 55 landowners to identify suitable sites to lease as part of its investigations into a new system that would discharge waste water to land.
Queenstown Lakes District Engineering wastewater engineer Martin O'Malley told the council utilities committee meeting yesterday seven landowners, including Queenstown Airport, had said they were interested in using the waste water for irrigation. "
Up to 1300ha of land has been identified in Wakatipu as being suitable or available for the Queenstown Lakes District Council's proposed sewage-to-land treatment proposals.
The council wrote to 55 landowners to identify suitable sites to lease as part of its investigations into a new system that would discharge waste water to land.
Queenstown Lakes District Engineering wastewater engineer Martin O'Malley told the council utilities committee meeting yesterday seven landowners, including Queenstown Airport, had said they were interested in using the waste water for irrigation. "
Business NZ members to develop framework for emissions trading
Business NZ is leading a project to develop a framework for emissions trading.
Partners in the project include Business NZ members Genesis Energy, Mighty River Power, Contact Energy, NZ Steel, Solid Energy, Rio Tinto Aluminium, Fletcher Building and Fonterra.
The project analysis, to be undertaken by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research in association with Frazer Lindstrom, will:
• review emissions trading schemes already in operation or being designed internationally
• develop a framework for emissions trading in New Zealand after 2012 that aligns with international schemes
• evaluate and make recommendations on emission credit allocation schemes for different sectors "
Business NZ is leading a project to develop a framework for emissions trading.
Partners in the project include Business NZ members Genesis Energy, Mighty River Power, Contact Energy, NZ Steel, Solid Energy, Rio Tinto Aluminium, Fletcher Building and Fonterra.
The project analysis, to be undertaken by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research in association with Frazer Lindstrom, will:
• review emissions trading schemes already in operation or being designed internationally
• develop a framework for emissions trading in New Zealand after 2012 that aligns with international schemes
• evaluate and make recommendations on emission credit allocation schemes for different sectors "
French lakebed may be key to methane crisis
Microbes discovered in the depths of a French lake may hold the key to dealing with the problem of belching cattle and sheep, source of a third of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions.
Dr Gerard Fonty, of Blaise Pascal University in Clermont-Ferrand in central France, discovered the methane-consuming micro-organisms in a nearby volcanic crater lake.
The 6000-year-old Lake Pavin is unusual in that its waters are in layers that do not mix, resulting in an anaerobic or oxygen-free zone in the bottom third of its 92m depth. Geochemists studying the lake noted that its deepest zone contained methane, but none reached the surface.
Fonty, whose field is the microbial ecology of lakes and other freshwater ecosystems, established that this was the result of a previously unknown microbe which had evolved to live on the methane produced in the sediment at the lake bottom."
Microbes discovered in the depths of a French lake may hold the key to dealing with the problem of belching cattle and sheep, source of a third of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions.
Dr Gerard Fonty, of Blaise Pascal University in Clermont-Ferrand in central France, discovered the methane-consuming micro-organisms in a nearby volcanic crater lake.
The 6000-year-old Lake Pavin is unusual in that its waters are in layers that do not mix, resulting in an anaerobic or oxygen-free zone in the bottom third of its 92m depth. Geochemists studying the lake noted that its deepest zone contained methane, but none reached the surface.
Fonty, whose field is the microbial ecology of lakes and other freshwater ecosystems, established that this was the result of a previously unknown microbe which had evolved to live on the methane produced in the sediment at the lake bottom."
Ancient microbes may hold key to lower emissions
AgResearch scientist Dr Keith Joblin and French researcher Dr Gérard Fonty have been jointly awarded the inaugural ‘Dumont D’Urville’ award for biotechnology studies involving France and New Zealand by the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the NZ Ministry of Research, Science and Technology.
Palmerston North based Dr Joblin and University Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand based Dr Fonty have been investigating possible novel uses for methane-utilising microbes in Lake Pavin, a 6000 year old crater mountain lake in the Auvergne region of France.
The lake is highly unusual because its deepest portion has evolved without mixing between different layers. This has enabled microbes to evolve undisturbed for a very long period. French scientists have found that the deep layer contains novel microbes which utilise methane in the absence of oxygen.
Methane, one of New Zealand’s major greenhouse gases, is produced in similar anaerobic conditions in the stomach of cows and sheep and is the focus of a large scale research programme funded by the pastoral sector through the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium and Crown.
“The early phase of our study is to obtain as much information as possible on these microbes,” said Dr Joblin. "
AgResearch scientist Dr Keith Joblin and French researcher Dr Gérard Fonty have been jointly awarded the inaugural ‘Dumont D’Urville’ award for biotechnology studies involving France and New Zealand by the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the NZ Ministry of Research, Science and Technology.
Palmerston North based Dr Joblin and University Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand based Dr Fonty have been investigating possible novel uses for methane-utilising microbes in Lake Pavin, a 6000 year old crater mountain lake in the Auvergne region of France.
The lake is highly unusual because its deepest portion has evolved without mixing between different layers. This has enabled microbes to evolve undisturbed for a very long period. French scientists have found that the deep layer contains novel microbes which utilise methane in the absence of oxygen.
Methane, one of New Zealand’s major greenhouse gases, is produced in similar anaerobic conditions in the stomach of cows and sheep and is the focus of a large scale research programme funded by the pastoral sector through the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium and Crown.
“The early phase of our study is to obtain as much information as possible on these microbes,” said Dr Joblin. "
