Brian Fallow

2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Brian Fallow

If the online world ever leaves you frustrated, you're not alone. Photo / Getty ImagesOpinion by Brian FallowBrian Fallow is a former economics editor of The New Zealand HeraldLearn moreOPINION:Ever feel like a bewildered immigrant in the land of digital natives? If so, you aren't alone.

Oct 21, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Brian Fallow

Photo / FileThe Government has confirmed that New Zealand emitters with obligations under the emissions trading scheme will only be able to use internationally traded Kyoto Protocol emissions units to meet their ETS obligations until May 2015. That has been widely understood to be situation since late last year when the Government declined to undertake obligations under Kyoto's second commitment period which started this year.

Oct 8, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Brian Fallow

Nothing President Trump does can change the laws of nature. Picture / APNew Zealand remains committed to the Paris agreement on climate change, Prime Minister Bill English assures us - notwithstanding President Donald Trump's "disappointing" decision to pull out of it.

Oct 8, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Brian Fallow

Florence Patel-Gaunt, of Havelock North Primary School, makes her point at last week's climate strike. Photo, Paul Taylor. COMMENT: Before it became a day of horror and heartbreak, last Friday was for a few hours a day of hope. Hope that the schoolchildren marching to protest endless procrastination on climate change, and kicking off a wave of similar strikes around the world, might shame (or scare) political leaders into action on the great issue of our day and age.

Oct 7, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Brian Fallow

If the online world ever leaves you frustrated, you're not alone. Photo / Getty ImagesOPINION:Ever feel like a bewildered immigrant in the land of digital natives? If so, you aren't alone. The BNZ's Digital Skills Report, summarising the results of survey commissioned by the bank and carried out by Colmar Brunton, describes a level of deficiency in essential digital skills that is disturbing for anyone who cares about inequality or about productivity.