Consumers Pay Over $1 Billion of Major Emitters’ Power Bills
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Major industrial emitters are to receive well over a billion dollars in subsidies from ordinary consumers for power they buy over the next ten years.
Under the new rules proposed …
Corporate Welfare Under the ETS
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
This briefing provides indicative estimates of the subsidies that were to be payable to eight major industrial emitters under the proposed rules for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) proposed …
The Coming Carbon Crunch
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Some time next year, New Zealand’s international negotiators will have to settle on a new emissions reduction target – one to apply after the Kyoto Protocol’s first period ends …
ETS Change Puts Major Pressure on New Carbon Currency
Thursday, May 8, 2008
The new carbon currency proposed under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is likely to come under major pressure as a result of the two-year delay on charges to apply …
Households and SMEs Pay 90% of Emissions-related Charges
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The proposed rules for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will involve huge transfers of wealth but make very little difference to New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions in the next …
The Carbon Challenge
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The proposed rules for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will involve huge transfers of wealth but make very little difference to New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions in the next …
Credibility of Food Safety Regulation takes a Significant Hit
Thursday, December 20, 2007
The credibility of New Zealand’s food safety regulation has taken a significant hit today with the approval of GM lysine corn as a human food.
There were not just one …
It’s Official: Agriculture Can Make Major Emissions Reductions
Thursday, November 22, 2007
An expert report commissioned by MAF has confirmed what agricultural leaders have been at pains to avoid acknowledging. The agriculture sector can nearly halve its growth in greenhouse gas …
NZ Has Strong Grounds for Rejecting GM Lysine Corn Decision
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
New Zealand has strong grounds for rejecting the application to make GM lysine corn a legal food. Significant health risks remain untested and the credibility of New Zealand’s food …
