Emissions
Farmers to pay for emissions from 2025
The Government is proposing bringing in agriculture emission levies from 2025. It has announced its response to submissions from the Climate Change Commission and the farming partnership He Waka Eke… Audio
Revealed: The vast area of pine forest needed to make a dent in methane emissions
A report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has found a very large number of pine trees would need to be planted to make a significant dent in farming emissions.
Should academics still be flying all over the world to conferences?
As borders reopen and New Zealanders return to the skies, a new report is pushing for a rethink on university staff travel. Overseas travel and academia often go hand in hand. Academics are expected… Audio
Can we punish our biggest emitters through the courts?
Our highest appellate court is being asked to do what Parliament will not - hold companies liable for contributing to climate change. Audio
Can we punish our biggest emitters through the courts?
Our highest appellate court is being asked to do what Parliament will not - hold companies liable for contributing to climate change.
AudioAuckland council's plan to get people out of their cars
Auckland Council has released an ambitious proposal to reduce the city's transport emissions by two thirds over the next eight years. The Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway will encourage people to… Audio
Biofuel mandate is "greenwashing"- govt urged to drop policy
Environmental advocates say the government's plan to introduce biofuel into petrol and diesel is greenwashing and will actually contribute to an increase in global emissions. From next April, all… Audio
Is DOC missing the mark on new wild animal strategy?
Conservationists are concerned the Department of Conservation is standing by as wild animals wreck havoc on New Zealand's biodiversity. Susie Ferguson speaks with DOC's operations director Ben… Audio
The Week in Detail: GIB, farm emissions, and sick leave
The Detail podcast brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: GIB, farm emissions, and sick leave
The Detail podcast brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioCounting our farming emissions
Twenty years ago, he thought human-induced climate change was a load of rubbish. Now, George Moss' dairy farms are leading the way in counting - and cutting - greenhouse gas emissions. Audio
Counting our farming emissions
Twenty years ago, he thought human-induced climate change was a load of rubbish. Now, George Moss' dairy farms are leading the way in counting - and cutting - greenhouse gas emissions.
AudioHawke's Bay charity saves tonnes of food from landfill
Tons of perfectly good produce from New Zealand farms, orchards and processing plants, once destined for landfill, is being saved and filling fridges, pantries and hungry children's tummies around the… Audio
Hawke's Bay charity saves tonnes of food from landfill
Tons of perfectly good produce from New Zealand farms, orchards and processing plants, once destined for landfill, is being saved and filling fridges, pantries and hungry children's tummies around the…
AudioForgotten highway: Reviving a domestic coastal shipping service
Could a domestic coastal shipping service ease some of the country’s supply chain woes, get more heavy freight off the roads and help reduce emissions? Audio
Forgotten highway: Reviving a domestic coastal shipping service
Could a domestic coastal shipping service ease some of the country’s supply chain woes, get more heavy freight off the roads and help reduce emissions?
AudioAgriculture gets $700m in Emissions Reduction Plan
Agriculture was a major winner in the Government's plan to cut emissions, despite farmers having yet to pay a cent into the pot of money set aside for climate spending.
Industrial energy and… Video, Audio
New Zealand's Climate Change Performance
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again, examining some of the claims being made about New Zealand's performance on climate change in the past 30 years. Audio
Driving the global campaign for electric vehicles
Monica Araya is at the forefront of a global campaign to get rid of fossil fuel vehicles in favour of emissions free transport, and says the next five years are utterly critical. She is a member of… Audio
Beef and Lamb's Greenhouse Gas Calculator
Farmers will need to know how much greenhouse gas their farms are producing by the end of next year. There are at least ten tools at the moment they can use including Beef and Lamb's GhG Calculator… Audio