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cow methane emitter — The cost to the New Zealand economy to meet Paris Agreement targets will be $1.4 billion every year for a decade. But that money won’t be spent on reducing New Zealand’s domestic emissions – it’ll go towards paying other countries to reduce their emissions. In documents released under the Official […]

New Zealand to spend $14 Billion to meet Paris Agreement ...

22/05/2017 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

emissions — A National disgrace. This government does not even intend to reduce emissions but to meet the pathetic targets by buying others’ carbon credits. New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2015 were 24.1 percent higher than 1990 levels – a far cry from the country’s commitment in the Paris agreement. Gross […]

New Zealand Seventh-worst Greenhouse Gas Emitter

08/05/2017 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

industrial pollution — Skyrocketing Emissions On April 21, 2017 it was as hot as 46.6°C in Guinea, in West-Africa. That same time and day, a little bit to the south, at a spot in Sierra Leona, a level of carbon monoxide of 15.28 parts per million was recorded, while the temperature there was […]

10°C Warmer by 2021?

24/04/2017 in Climate News by akina

flooding in edgecombe — Perhaps climate change will go away if we ignore it. That seems to be the position of New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Bill English. English said it was “possible” the [recent Edgecumbe] flooding was linked to climate change but the Government didn’t spend time trying to make that connection. No need […]

Perhaps Climate Change will go away if we Ignore it?

11/04/2017 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

extreme weather fire — The extreme weather around New Zealand is a sign of things to come if action isn’t taken by governments to halt the climate crisis, the Green Party said today. On Wednesday, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared 2016 as the hottest recorded year on earth, surpassing 2015 and […]

Extreme Weather Sign of Things to Come

19/01/2017 in Climate News tagged Extreme Weather by akina

co2 emissions — An important scientific milestone was reached on a windswept point at the bottom of the North Island this week. NIWA atmospheric researchers run a Clean Air Monitoring Station at Baring Head, about 15 minutes’ drive from Wainuiomata, and have been closely watching the carbon dioxide readings as they edged towards […]

New Zealand Reaches Climate Change Milestone

07/06/2016 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

Climate change weather - big changes are needed — The Government’s climate change policy has been a failure and will have to be rebuilt. There needs to be a fundamental change in the Emissions Trading Scheme, the subject this week of a damning report by the Gareth Morgan Foundation. But other changes are also needed. The Morgan report confirmed […]

Big Changes Needed in NZ Govt.’s Climate Change Plan

20/04/2016 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

tornado — 2015 is officially the hottest year on record according to NASA, news which the executive director of Greenpeace NZ calls “disturbing” for an island nation like New Zealand. In the last couple of hours, climate experts from the space agency made the announcement about what they call “record-shattering” global temperatures […]

“Record Shattering” NASA Announcement indicates New Zealand faces Extreme Weather ...

21/01/2016 in Climate News tagged Extreme Weather / New Zealand by akina

The greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for the 2020s the Government intends to pledge has been rated inadequate by Climate Action Tracker, and as falling short of a fair share of the international effort required. If most other countries were to follow New Zealand’s approach, global warming would exceed 3 […]

New Zealand Climate Change Reduction Target ‘Inadequate’

13/07/2015 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina

Cow emitting methane - New Zealand's record not something to be proud of — New Zealanders have a lot of things to be proud of, but unfortunately our climate change policy is not one of them. I’m here at the UN climate conference in Lima, Peru, where New Zealand is coming under serious criticism for our weak commitments and weaker results. On Tuesday I […]

New Zealand’s Record not something to be Proud of

10/12/2014 in Climate News tagged New Zealand by akina