http://www.mfe.govt.nz/ Climate change news from the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment en-NZ 2009-11-25T07:50:21+13:00 info@mfe.govt.nz Climate change news from the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment http://beehive.govt.nz/release/ets+agreement+enables+progress+climate+change The Government has secured the support of the Māori Party to enable New Zealand to implement an affordable and workable emissions trading scheme next year, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says. 2009-11-23T16:39:04+13:00 2009-11-23 20091123-1455-MINENV Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/changes+ets+needed+reduce+costs?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+beehive-govt-nz%2Fportfolio%2Fclimate-change-issues+%28Climate+Change+Issues+-+beehive.govt.nz%29 Parliament needs to pass amendments to the existing Emissions Trading Scheme prior to Christmas to make it workable and affordable, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says. 2009-11-16T17:17:41+13:00 2009-11-16 20091116-1452-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/govt+welcomes+report+ets+costs?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+beehive-govt-nz%2Fportfolio%2Fclimate-change-issues+%28Climate+Change+Issues+-+beehive.govt.nz%29 A report on the amended Emissions Trading Scheme released today by the Sustainability Council shows the changes will more than half the costs for Kiwi households and businesses, Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith says. 2009-11-12T11:20:47+13:00 2009-11-12 20091112-1450-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/first+reading+climate+change+response+moderated+emissions+trading+amendment+bill Mr Speaker, I move that the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill now be read a first time. 2009-09-24T09:21:35+12:00 2009-09-24 20090924-1423-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz+pushes+global+alliance+agricultural+emissions Prime Minister John Key says the New Zealand Government is pushing for a Global Alliance to research how to cut world-wide greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. 2009-09-23T08:49:14+12:00 2009-09-23 20090923-1422-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/groser+new+york+climate+change+meetings Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues Tim Groser leaves for New York today to attend a series of climate change meetings. 2009-09-17T17:23:02+12:00 2009-09-17 20090917-1418-MINENV Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/revised+ets+balances+nz%E2%80%99s+environment+amp+economy The Government, with Maori Party support, will revise the Emissions Trading Scheme to reduce the costs to households and the impact on jobs while ensuring New Zealand takes a responsible approach to the global problem of greenhouse gas pollution and climate change. 2009-09-14T10:47:39+12:00 2009-09-14 20090914-1417-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/govt+welcomes+ets+review+committee+report Minister for Climate Change Issues Nick Smith today welcomed the report of the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee. 2009-08-31T08:24:52+12:00 2009-08-31 20090831-1410-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/australia-new+zealand+climate+change+and+business+conference Can I open by commending the organisers of this conference for your initiative in helping bring New Zealand and Australian thinking together on climate change and recognising the huge role for business in tackling this challenging issue. 2009-08-25T08:07:52+12:00 2009-08-25 20090825-1407-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/climate/emissions-target-2020/index.html The Minister of Climate Change Issues has released the cabinet paper, Climate Change: New Zealand’s 2020 Emissions Reduction Target 2009-08-18T13:21:21+12:00 2009-08-18 20090818-1405-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/labour+wrong+2020+costs Labour's claims that the Government has exaggerated by tenfold the costs of a 10% to 20% emissions reduction target announced yesterday raises serious questions about the economic literacy of the Opposition. 2009-08-11T07:56:34+12:00 2009-08-11 20090811-1404-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/2020+target+balances+economy+amp+environment Climate Change Ministers Nick Smith and Tim Groser today announced an emissions reduction target range of 10% to 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. 2009-08-10T16:47:33+12:00 2009-08-10 20090810-1403-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/climate/emissions-target-2020/index.html The New Zealand Government is working actively to secure an effective global agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions. As part of the United Nations climate change negotiations, the Prime Minister John Key has announced New Zealand’s official 2020 emissions target policy. 2009-08-10T16:09:34+12:00 2009-08-10 20090810-1402-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/bold+2020+target+comes+high+price Achieving 100% renewable electricity by 2020 would cost $17.5 billion, put power prices up by 30% and require the equivalent of seven Clyde Dams being built, Climate Change Minister Nick Smith says. 2009-08-04T08:37:16+12:00 2009-08-04 20090804-1398-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/climate/stakeholder-progress-report/ The Ministry has released a report about the first data delivered from the LUCAS programme. Since 2005, the LUCAS programme has been gathering data on the amount of carbon stored in New Zealand’s forests. The Programme was established to enable New Zealand to meet its reporting and accounting obligations under Article 3.3 of the Kyoto Protocol. This report provides an updated estimate of the Kyoto eligible forest through the first commitment period. 2009-07-26T11:27:29+12:00 2009-07-26 20090726-1388-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new+reports+help+inform+climate+change+policy New reports released today on the economic and forestry aspects of climate change policy will help inform Government decisions on New Zealand’s 2020 emissions target and policy on emissions trading, Climate Change Minister Nick Smith says. 2009-07-26T08:09:24+12:00 2009-07-26 20090726-1389-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/groser+attend+apec+trade+minister%E2%80%99s+meeting Trade Minister and Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues, Tim Groser, departs today to attend the annual APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting in Singapore. 2009-07-19T07:56:12+12:00 2009-07-19 20090719-1384-MINENV Associate Environment Minister News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/govt+consults+public+2020+emissions+target The Government today began a process of public consultation on New Zealand’s 2020 emissions target with a public meeting in Wellington tonight. 2009-07-06T12:50:17+12:00 2009-07-06 20090706-1378-MINENV Environment Minister News http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/climate/nz-2020-emissions-target/index.html The New Zealand Government is working actively to secure an effective global agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions. In August, as part of the United Nations climate change negotiations, the Government will state its policy on a 2020 emissions target policy and is inviting public input. 2009-07-03T09:16:13+12:00 2009-07-03 20090703-1377-MINENV Ministry for the Environment News http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/public+consultation+2020+target+announced The Government today announced it would be holding public meetings, meetings with business groups, and hui on New Zealand's 2020 greenhouse gas emissions target next month. 2009-06-26T08:00:18+12:00 2009-06-26 20090626-1371-MINENV Environment Minister News