The Government has announced the establishment of a Forestry Sector Reference Group to drive better outcomes from the Forestry Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Registry.

Cabinet recently agreed to pass the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill into law, with amendments.

Legislation reinstating petroleum exploration has been introduced by the Coalition Government.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has published his annual report for the year ended 30 June 2024.

Stuart Horne has been appointed as New Zealand’s Climate Change Ambassador.

Our air 2024 brings together recently updated Stats NZ indicator data, as well as insights from research literature.

The Government is progressing legislation to implement a new offshore renewable energy generation regime which will support investment in, and delivery of, clean energy at scale.

The Government has announced its decisions to list 149 projects in the FTA Bill Schedule.

The Coalition Government has signalled its intention to pause the rollout of freshwater farm plans while changes are made to ensure the system is affordable and more practical for farmers and growers.

The Environmental Protection Authority has delivered its latest annual report.

The Commissioner for the Environment has sent his research into biogenic methane and its warming effects to the Methane Review Ministerial Advisory Panel for consideration, along with a covering letter, as they review the science and targets related to methane emissions.

In new research, ”The contribution of historical methane emission to present-day warming”, commissioned by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Andy Reisinger has answered a fundamental next question: how much have individual sources of methane emissions – such as agriculture – contributed to present day warming globally?