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Govt may ditch emissions trading scheme
The Government is unlikely to follow through with the ETS as scheduled beyond 2013 unless its major trading partners do the same.
Media blast Rudd's retreat
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's backtracking on his proposed greenhouse emissions trading scheme has unleashed his worst demons.
Rudd does a flip on climate change plans
Australia has dumped plans for a greenhouse emissions trading scheme.
Govt rejects calls to copy Australia in ETS delay
The Australian govt is shelving plans to start its ETS for at least three years, but the NZ Government says it has no plans to delay the scheme here.
<i>Garth George:</i> Our very own, lonely, trading scheme
Garth George writes that John Key should listen to voters, business and logic, and delay any emissions trading scheme.
$16m better off on emissions tally
The latest official estimates have shaved nearly two million tonnes off New Zealand's projected net emissions of greenhouse gases.
Heat increases on Govt to delay start of carbon trading
The Government is under increasing pressure to delay, or at least soften the impact of, the emissions trading scheme.
Government 'cautious' after climate change authority's error
Tne Government will change its approach to climate change policy after a serious error in a UN organisation's report.
Public support for Rudd's ETS collapses
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's green credentials continue to take a hammering.
NZ's only tea plantation goes organic, starts exporting
New Zealand's only tea plantation is now certified organic in time to begin exporting its harvest.
Shock win sets stage for war
Tony Abbott has put Australian politics on a war footing after winning leadership of the Opposition in a victory that stunned the nation.