Eloise Gibson

1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Eloise Gibson

The government has "no plans" to shake up the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to stop polluters from relying on forest planting to mop up emissions, Climate Change Minister says. Parliament's environment watchdog called for a seismic shake-up, removing the ability of carbon emitters to rely on planting trees to meet their climate obligations - instead of cutting emissions.

1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Eloise Gibson

The country's official climate balance sheet shows emissions continue to fall. All parts of the economy shrank their emissions in 2023, the latest official numbers show. The country's greenhouse gas inventory, which always lags reality by over a year, shows emissions fell two percent in 2023, about the same as the emissions produced by a quarter of New Zealand cars in a year. The fall built on a similar drop in 2022, and shows the country's planet-heating emissions appear to have turned a corner.

1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Eloise Gibson

The country's official climate balance sheet shows emissions continue to fall. All parts of the economy shrank their emissions in 2023, the latest official numbers show. The country's greenhouse gas inventory, which always lags reality by over a year, shows emissions fell two percent in 2023, about the same as the emissions produced by a quarter of New Zealand cars in a year. The fall built on a similar drop in 2022, and shows the country's planet-heating emissions appear to have turned a corner.

1 week ago | rnz.co.nz | Eloise Gibson

Uber users choosing the "green" option for their ride might be used to the driver turning up in a trusty Toyota Prius. But new standards the company introduced on Wednesday mean hybrid petrol-electric cars like the Prius no longer count as green rides - only fully-electric models qualify. The move promises to help lower greenhouse gas emissions, but has led to people being unable to find an Uber Green. It's part of the company's global goal of having zero tailpipe emissions by 2040.

1 week ago | radionz.co.nz | Eloise Gibson

New Zealand glaciers have lost the equivalent of over a third of Lake Taupō in volume since 2005, updated official statistics show. Stats NZ said total glacier ice volumes in Aotearoa New Zealand shrank by 42 percent between 2005 and 2023. That was a 22 km3 decrease, equal to 37 percent of the volume of Lake Taupō.