The Energy Analyst The Govt Loves To Hate
Energy analyst Bryan Leyland is a persistent thorn in the side of the Govt over its electricity generation and climate change policies. Leyland, who …
Archive for May, 2008
Budget Moves On Sustainability
In the Budget Finance Minister Michael Cullen said as NZ moves to a sustainable energy future, some new and existing alternatives will need to …
Post-Kyoto Negotiations – Going Backwards?
Ian Templeton @ Parliament
Reports are circulating in Wellington the UN negotiations on an international agreement to replace Kyoto 1 are not running smoothly, and …
Wave Energy’s Potential Promising As Overseas Firms Seek To Test Technology In NZ
• West Coast wave pattern “ideal.”
• Two very different technologies.
• NZ wave project within three years?
Two overseas wave energy firms are eyeing NZ’s West …
Rig To Begin $50m Drilling Campaign
After five months of work drilling the three production wells for the $1bn Kupe gas/condensate project, the Ensco-107 jack-up rig is about to begin …
Slim Chance Of Hydro Storage Failing This Winter
The Electricity Commission says there’s only a 5% chance the country will run out of water from its hydro lakes this winter, with the …
Nats Claim Govt “Manipulating” Figures On Kyoto Liability
National is accusing the Govt of “political manipulation” of figures relating to NZ’s Kyoto liability. The Govt’s latest projection is for a deficit of …
National Heeds Business And Farming Lobbies In Backing Away From ETS
Chris Mole – Associate Editor
• Key says process should not be rushed.
• National supports ETS in principle.
• Parker – Nat’s stance to cost taxpayers.
Business …
Fonterra Calls For Changes to ETS
Fonterra’s CEO Andrew Ferrier says the world’s greenhouse gas emissions could potentially increase, along with the revenues of offshore dairy competitors, if NZ’s emissions …
Send The Bill Somewhere Else
NZ should be a world leader in climate change? Yeah right. Everyone cheered when Helen Clark said her Govt aimed to create a carbon-neutral …
Govt’s Emissions Trading Scheme Legislation Runs Into Trouble
• Little Parliamentary time left.
• Smaller parties wavering.
• Govt already backpedalling.
The Govt is suffering a backlash from watering down the key element of its …
Households Will Bear The Brunt Of Emissions Trading
The Sustainability Council has released a report showing households, road users, and small businesses will meet 90% of the estimated $4.4bn costs of the …
ETS “Could Destroy NZ’s Productive Sector”
A new report by the NZ Institute of Economic Research claims the Emissions Trading Scheme is so flawed, it could sink the productive sector, …
Flawed Emissions Trading Scheme Creates Worries For Business And Government
Ian Templeton at Parliament
• ETS will hurt exporters.
• Economy not ready for ETS.
• Householders hurting enough.
The Govt may have to bow to economic realities, …
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