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Dec
10

NZ at heart of Cancun row over tree carbon

New Zealand is at the centre of a row at the Cancun climate change talks over proposals to adjust the way in which carbon is accounted for in trees. Environmental groups say that the Land Use Land Use Change (LULUCF) [ More ] [ Read More ]

Dec
2

Groser to take key role in climate talks

Climate Change Negotiations Minister Tim Groser has been asked to lead a key strand of the climate talks which have just begun in Cancun, Mexico.The talks he has been asked to facilitate at Cancun relate to the issue of measurement,..

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Sep
20

Climate change ranks lowest among issues

Survey shows climate change ranks lowest among issues and concerns about its costs have risen

Press Release: Greenhouse Policy Coalition

Overall, New Zealanders rank climate change at the bottom of their list of major issues and more people are growing concerned about [ More ] [ Read More ]

Dec
15

NZ makes progress on rules governing replanting of forests

New Zealand negotiators have made headway towards removing an obstacle to flexible land use in the Kyoto Protocol, though it is far from a done deal.

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Dec
12

New Zealand rejects accusation of “cheating” in forestry proposals at Copenhagen

New Zealand officials have rejected claims by Canadian conservation groups that proposals to change the carbon accounting rules for harvested forests was “cheating”. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry adviser Bryan Smith said the use of exotic plantation trees as carbon "sinks" [ More ] [ Read More ]