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Federated Farmers explain why they think a carbon tax in New Zealand would make environmental outcomes worse, undoing the progress on reducing carbon achieved so far
2nd Jul 14, 4:18pm
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Federated Farmers explain why they think a carbon tax in New Zealand would make environmental outcomes worse, undoing the progress on reducing carbon achieved so far
Bernard Hickey agrees with Henry Paulson that a carbon bubble is creating the same sort of financial risks built up in the credit bubble before the GFC
29th Jun 14, 8:00am
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Bernard Hickey agrees with Henry Paulson that a carbon bubble is creating the same sort of financial risks built up in the credit bubble before the GFC
Catherine Leining and Suzi Kerr trace how the NZ ETS came to get a bad rap and show why it is worth saving and how it can be improved
25th Jun 14, 4:09pm
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Catherine Leining and Suzi Kerr trace how the NZ ETS came to get a bad rap and show why it is worth saving and how it can be improved
Until log inventory levels get down to around 3 million cubic metres the market isn’t expected to show any pricing strength, says Peter Weblin
18th Jun 14, 5:00pm
Until log inventory levels get down to around 3 million cubic metres the market isn’t expected to show any pricing strength, says Peter Weblin
Bruce Wills says the Greens policy of wanting to penalise farmers for being the world’s most carbon efficient seems an odd policy position
8th Jun 14, 7:30am
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Bruce Wills says the Greens policy of wanting to penalise farmers for being the world’s most carbon efficient seems an odd policy position
Having an ETS with an absurdly low carbon price adds overhead without changing behavior says Peter Weblin. He calls for and end to dubious "hot air" carbon credits
13th May 14, 2:21pm
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Having an ETS with an absurdly low carbon price adds overhead without changing behavior says Peter Weblin. He calls for and end to dubious "hot air" carbon credits
Emissions Trading Scheme appears to be dying along with hundreds of thousands of pine tree seedlings
25th Feb 14, 1:03pm
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Emissions Trading Scheme appears to be dying along with hundreds of thousands of pine tree seedlings
Bruce Wills notes that our farming practices are lauded by communities half a world away, but only seen as a 'milch cow' by local councils
10th Jun 13, 5:24pm
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Bruce Wills notes that our farming practices are lauded by communities half a world away, but only seen as a 'milch cow' by local councils
Anders Crofoot says households and businesses would be worse off under the Labour-Green robbing-Peter-to-pay-Paul electricity policy
21st Apr 13, 5:25pm
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Anders Crofoot says households and businesses would be worse off under the Labour-Green robbing-Peter-to-pay-Paul electricity policy
Gareth Morgan says National really should be proud of its pragmatic judgement that capping emissions is beyond us [irony]. Your view?
12th Dec 12, 1:00pm
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Gareth Morgan says National really should be proud of its pragmatic judgement that capping emissions is beyond us [irony]. Your view?
Gareth Morgan defends the Horizons One Plan and says that standards need to be toughened, not loosened. Your view?
27th Nov 12, 2:04pm
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Gareth Morgan defends the Horizons One Plan and says that standards need to be toughened, not loosened. Your view?
Gareth Morgan says NZ is crying out: give us a suite of green growth policies that are credible and "make NZ a place where talent wants to live". Your view?
21st Nov 12, 12:47pm
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Gareth Morgan says NZ is crying out: give us a suite of green growth policies that are credible and "make NZ a place where talent wants to live". Your view?
Bruce Wills points out the double standard of those wanting to protect manufacturing jobs while pushing to tax agriculture more heavily. Your view?
27th Oct 12, 3:43pm
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Bruce Wills points out the double standard of those wanting to protect manufacturing jobs while pushing to tax agriculture more heavily. Your view?
Bruce Wills is proud of a NZ farmer winning a prestigious international farming award. He is proud of progress on water issues. He frets that no-one knows. Your view?
19th Oct 12, 5:25pm
Bruce Wills is proud of a NZ farmer winning a prestigious international farming award. He is proud of progress on water issues. He frets that no-one knows. Your view?
Bruce Wills finds the urban criticism of rural CO2 emissions misunderstands how efficient it is to start with, and how stark the comparison is with city consumers
6th Jul 12, 3:36pm
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Bruce Wills finds the urban criticism of rural CO2 emissions misunderstands how efficient it is to start with, and how stark the comparison is with city consumers
Govt to leave agriculture out of Emissions Trading Scheme until at least 2015, Climate Change Minister Groser says
2nd Jul 12, 3:42pm
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Govt to leave agriculture out of Emissions Trading Scheme until at least 2015, Climate Change Minister Groser says
Alex's Election diary: Labour Party leader Phil Goff addresses Federated Farmers; A look at Labour's policies which would affect the farming sector
17th Nov 11, 9:45am
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Alex's Election diary: Labour Party leader Phil Goff addresses Federated Farmers; A look at Labour's policies which would affect the farming sector
National's trade policy focuses on China, India, South-East Asia; Will boost 'NZ Inc' Strategy, PM Key says
16th Nov 11, 10:57am
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National's trade policy focuses on China, India, South-East Asia; Will boost 'NZ Inc' Strategy, PM Key says
National would phase in ETS obligations for transport, electricity, industrial sectors; Will review Agriculture in 2014, will only put it in if technology to help is there
9th Nov 11, 12:25pm
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National would phase in ETS obligations for transport, electricity, industrial sectors; Will review Agriculture in 2014, will only put it in if technology to help is there
BusinessDesk: Government to ban use of international carbon credits from Third World projects
2nd Oct 11, 1:59pm
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BusinessDesk: Government to ban use of international carbon credits from Third World projects
BusinessDesk: Instead of selling stakes in SOE electricity generators the Greens say they could create up to 65,000 jobs through exporting renewable energy technology
21st Sep 11, 11:36am
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BusinessDesk: Instead of selling stakes in SOE electricity generators the Greens say they could create up to 65,000 jobs through exporting renewable energy technology
Govt looks set to slow down introduction of Emissions Trading Scheme following report to Environment Minister Nick Smith
15th Sep 11, 12:58pm
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Govt looks set to slow down introduction of Emissions Trading Scheme following report to Environment Minister Nick Smith
ACT leader Brash hits out at KiwiSaver and urban limits; says raise pension age; get rid of youth minimum wage, ETS and RMA. Your view?
25th Aug 11, 10:48am
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ACT leader Brash hits out at KiwiSaver and urban limits; says raise pension age; get rid of youth minimum wage, ETS and RMA. Your view?
Opinion: NZ's conservatives don't like GST exemptions, so where are their principles in other debates like over the ETS?
8th Aug 11, 11:13am
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Opinion: NZ's conservatives don't like GST exemptions, so where are their principles in other debates like over the ETS?
Opinion: John Pagani asks why is National looking at returning to the days of subsidising our farmers?
4th Aug 11, 1:25pm
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Opinion: John Pagani asks why is National looking at returning to the days of subsidising our farmers?