Government (slowly) gets green-tech message
The idea of a public/private taskforce to develop a New Zealand clean-tech strategy seems set to go before Cabinet.
Clean-tech: One day we won’t give it a thought
Clean technology will become so commonplace that we will no longer talk about it, says the head of an economic thinktank.
Registry stays silent on $19m share value drop
The company which bought NZX’s voluntary environmental registry TZ1 is not commenting on a drop in share value.
Foresters begin to see wood for the trees
Forest owners hope that they will soon have clarity around the way in which carbon credits will be allocated for pre-1990 forests.
Beehive still working through carbon free list
The Government is still working out just which industrial activities will qualify for free carbon credits under the emissions trading scheme.
Marks and Spencer’s big green plan sends a message to Kiwi businesses
A bold new bid by Marks and Spencer to become the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015 sends an important signal to New Zealand businesses in the export supply chain, says a business lobby group.
Big Oil asks Senate for carbon fee on industry
Key United States senators are weighing a request from Big Oil to levy a carbon fee on the industry rather than wrap it into a sweeping cap-and-trade system that covers most of the nation’s economy.
UK adviser calls for carbon tax on China
Britain should consider a carbon tax on imports to help struggling manufacturers, according to one of the government’s key advisers, despite fears such a measure could lead to a global trade war.
Britain plans soft loans for home efficiency
British households will be able to take out soft loans to improve the efficiency of their homes, under a new proposed law to fight climate change and cut fuel poverty.
Houses with low energy efficiency will lose value
British homes with low energy efficiency will lose value under government plans to intervene in the property market to help to cut greenhouse gas emissions from homes by a third by 2020.
