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OPINION: We are going to need more forests - both exotics and indigenous -as carbon sinks.
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Govt wants greater focus on emissions reductions, rather than removals.
Revamped emissions trading scheme plans to be released
Government walks back scheme after conversion of swathes of sheep and beef farming land.
Carbon auction failure not a flop, Climate Change Minister and experts say
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Govt considering fertiliser tax as time to price emissions runs low
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Fonterra: $100m in carbon credit costs could help pay for clean energy
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Sir Ian Taylor: Slash and learn - the huge forestry opportunity for NZ
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PM Chris Hipkins called it NZ's 'largest-ever emissions reduction project'.
The slash report: Call for halt to production forestry in erosion zones
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Mayor fears impact of carbon farming on rural communities
"....it’s land that should never have been taken out of forestry in the first place".
Martin Williams: Can mānuka heal the land?
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Carbon price rises as Govt called out for kicking climate can down the road
Climate Change Commission advises Govt on ETS settings.
NZ could face $24 billion bill to hit 2030 climate targets, officials warn
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Simon Wilson: After Gabrielle, the challenge of rewilding
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Smashing the global market: NZ hosts World Avocado Congress
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Treasury warns of skyrocketing bills if carbon price used to cut emissions
Treasury and the Climate Change Commission scrapped over where to set carbon prices.
NZ King Salmon back in black after big loss
A big turnaround in the second half put NZ King Salmon back in the black for the year.
Adaptation vs mitigation: What should NZ do about climate change?
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Carbon farming firm opens office in Marton
The Rangitīkei-based firm has four land developments in the Whanganui region.
Declined: Bids fall short in NZ carbon auction
Tinkering with carbon units has 'turned the market off'.
Cyclone Gabrielle: How did climate change worsen our century’s worst weather disaster?
Big deluges now up to four times more likely, with up to 30% more rain, in East Coast.
New forestry slash inquiry ‘too brief’ to consider issues - industry
The Forest Owners Association says tree-planting is imperative to tackle climate change
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Big exporter needs 200 degree Celsius steam to dry milk into powder.
Rebuilding Better: What will NZ agriculture will look like, beyond commodities cycle?
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Cyclone recovery likely to be slow, farmers at 'wits’ end'
Cyclone Hale hit the East Coast hard and it will take a while to fix the damage.
Extreme heat alerts: MetService-led summer trial to cover 44 centres
NZ moves closer to national warning system for extreme heat with major pilot this summer.
Greens speak on their ' ‘biggest frustration’ - and optimism for 2023
The party co-leaders say they are committed to being part of the next Government.
Group dressed as ‘angry foods’ petitions energy minister to stop biofuels bill
Campaign for "real solutions" to climate crisis claims biofuels worse for environment