NZ’s Climate Change Targets, Projections and Liabilities
Monday, December 8, 2014
New Zealand plans to meet existing commitments to reduce emissions largely through creative carbon accounting. It will make a third emissions pledge in 2015 and the Treasury advises the …
Pressure Mounting on NZ for Real Emissions Reductions
Thursday, November 20, 2014
After many years focused on creative accounting, New Zealand is facing pressure to deliver emission reduction results.
Things are different partly because the two biggest carbon polluters, the US and …
Busted at the Border. The Cost of Unapproved GMOs
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
GMOs and the High Cost of Running Ahead of Market Approval
Growing GMOs before they have been approved for use in export markets continues to result …
High Court Ruling a Win for NZ Food Inc
Friday, July 11, 2014
Stephanie Howard is Projects Director at the Sustainability Council
This opinion piece appeared in Farmers Weekly, June 16 2014
In a competitive global marketplace, successful agricultural …
Is the EPA a Reliable Guardian of the Environment?
Friday, June 6, 2014
A spectacular fail by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) raises serious questions about its reliability as a guardian of the environment.
At issue was the EPA’s decision to allow GMOs …
High Court Prevents Developers From Bypassing GM Laws
Thursday, May 22, 2014
The High Court has quashed a decision by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) that would have allowed developers of genetically modified crops to bypass New Zealand’s GM laws.
The Court …
Budgeting for Use of Carbon is Key to Cutting Emissions
Monday, April 14, 2014
Seriously tackling New Zealand’s emissions requires the use of carbon to be budgeted for in the same way the nation budgets for government spending.
Without new action, New Zealand’s gross …
Do Costs from the TPP Outweigh Gains?
Friday, February 14, 2014
Opinion Article, Dominion Post
By Simon Terry, Executive Director, Sustainability Council
The Trans-Pacific Partnership covers a lot of non-trade matters, so why is there a reluctance to discuss the overall balance …
Economic Gains and Costs from the TPP
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Review of Modelled Economic Impacts of the Trans Pacific Partnership
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) bundles standard gains from trade with a wide range of non-trade requirements …
