Fossil fuels

Renewable energy powered New Zealand well-placed to reap benefits of EVs, but other countries need to up their clean energy supply

Renewable energy powered New Zealand well-placed to reap benefits of EVs, but other countries need to up their clean energy supply

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton recommends phasing out forestry offsets for fossil emissions in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton recommends phasing out forestry offsets for fossil emissions in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme

Winston Peters channels ‘make New Zealand first again’, wants NZ out of the Paris Agreement

Winston Peters channels ‘make New Zealand first again’, wants NZ out of the Paris Agreement

Collateral damage: Martien Lubberink on how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand

Collateral damage: Martien Lubberink on how the war on ‘woke banking’ could backfire on New Zealand

ASB's Vittoria Shortt says the Government should be mindful of signals being sent to potential overseas investors via threats to direct bank lending & implement a windfall profit tax

ASB's Vittoria Shortt says the Government should be mindful of signals being sent to potential overseas investors via threats to direct bank lending & implement a windfall profit tax

The private Member’s Bill could send bank staff to prison for denying loans to the fossil-fuel industry without a 'valid' commercial reason

The private Member’s Bill could send bank staff to prison for denying loans to the fossil-fuel industry without a 'valid' commercial reason

A reminder the gigantic fossil fuel subsidies around the world need to go, and the true cost of oil, gas and coal be phased in

A reminder the gigantic fossil fuel subsidies around the world need to go, and the true cost of oil, gas and coal be phased in

Federated Farmers asks the Commerce Commission to investigate bank 'cartel-like' climate goals, BNZ tells petrol station owners it won't offer any new loans to the sector

Federated Farmers asks the Commerce Commission to investigate bank 'cartel-like' climate goals, BNZ tells petrol station owners it won't offer any new loans to the sector

NZ’s gas shortage was not caused by the offshore exploration ban – but it was still a flawed policy, David Dempsey says

NZ’s gas shortage was not caused by the offshore exploration ban – but it was still a flawed policy, David Dempsey says

From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, Jacqueline Peel assesses what was, and wasn’t, achieved at the COP29 climate talks

From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, Jacqueline Peel assesses what was, and wasn’t, achieved at the COP29 climate talks

The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here’s what to expect

The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here’s what to expect

EV advocates launch legal action against the government for weakening emissions standards, saying NZ will miss its Paris Agreement climate targets 'by a country mile'

EV advocates launch legal action against the government for weakening emissions standards, saying NZ will miss its Paris Agreement climate targets 'by a country mile'

The energy industry thinks getting gas from offshore drilling might be faster and easier than its critics suppose

The energy industry thinks getting gas from offshore drilling might be faster and easier than its critics suppose

What if Big Oil championed, and profited from, the green transition? Richard Meade has a suggestion on how this could work

What if Big Oil championed, and profited from, the green transition? Richard Meade has a suggestion on how this could work

Earl Bardsley argues the NZ Battery Project should be restarted and its dry year infrastructure proposal should be included in the 30-year National Infrastructure Plan

Earl Bardsley argues the NZ Battery Project should be restarted and its dry year infrastructure proposal should be included in the 30-year National Infrastructure Plan