Climate change low on Nats' question list
FEWER THAN five per cent of the written questions to Government ministers lodged this year are about climate change.
View ArticleFRIDAY POLITICS: A new look at the air we breathe
Jacinda Ardern takes a bowl of yaqona with Fiji leader Frank Bainimarama THE GOVERNMENT announced plans this week to overhaul the rules governing air quality and fine particulate matter.
View ArticleConstruction sector latest focus for emissions cuts
EMISSIONS limits will be imposed as part of resource consents for new buildings under proposals to cut emissions from the construction sector.
View ArticleBill requires finance sector to disclose climate risks
A BILL requiring the financial sector to disclose the impact of climate change on their business and explain how they manage climate-related risks has its first reading in Parliament this week.
View ArticleKey defends climate change actions
Prime Minister John Key says that he takes criticism of New Zealand's actions on climate change with a grain of salt.
View ArticleKey's climate change answers anger Greens
Prime Minister John Key was challenged in Parliament this week over why he didn't mention climate change in his outline of Government priorities for the year.
View ArticleQuestion for PM: UN is serious, are you?
Green Party MP Kennedy Graham told Parliament this week that the United Nations Security Council is starting to consider climate change a serious risk.
View ArticleDon't blame biofuels, says minister
The Government is denying its decision to scrap the biofuels obligation contributed to Solid Energy's financial meltdown.
View ArticleMinister defends Denniston decisions
Conservation Minister Nick Smith says he deliberately approved Bathurst Resources' mining application for the Denniston Plateau just one day before the new Crown Minerals Act came into effect.
View ArticleHouse hears ETS 'far left' debate
This week's OECD Economic Report on New Zealand sparked an exchange in Parliament over whether the Emissions Trading Scheme is a "far left" policy.
View ArticleGroser defends climate change attitudes
This week in Parliament, Climate Change Minister Tim Groser found himself defending statements by two of his Cabinet colleagues that seem to suggest they are not entirely convinced that anthropogenic...
View ArticleWe're a world climate leader, says minister
New Zealand is near the top of the list for "sensible" climate change policy, the Government says.
View ArticleI'm proud of our climate record, says Groser
Withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol has not damaged New Zealand's clean and green image, says Climate Change Minister Tim Groser.
View ArticleEmissions target under fire from MPs
The Government's 2020 emissions reduction target came under fire in Parliament this week.
View ArticleGreens quiz minister on emissions reduction
News that New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions are expected to grow by more than a third by 2040 prompted questions in Parliament this week, as Green Party climate change spokesman Dr Kennedy Graham...
View ArticleIt's the forestry effect, explains Groser
The Government is blaming a projected greenhouse gas emissions increase on forestry cycles.
View ArticleNats push green achievements
National is preparing to strut its environmental stuff this weekend, as itsBluegreens Forum gathers in Kaikoura.
View ArticleWe're keen on renewables, says Bridges
Energy Minister Simon Bridges says the Government is just as excited about renewables as it is about oil and gas.
View ArticleNo worries, says Bridges, the world loves us
Associate Climate Change Minister Simon Bridges says New Zealand's is respected internationally for its action on climate change.
View ArticleAnyway, says Key, the ETS was brought in by National
Prime Minister John Key is claiming credit for bringing in the Emissions Trading Scheme - despite the fact his party actually voted against it.
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