NZ climate cheats

New Report: Climate Cheats

Geoff SimmonsEnvironment

Looking for our new report Climate Cheats II – The Dozen Dirty Businesses – Click here Today we are launching a new report called Climate Cheats. It shows that New Zealand was by far the biggest buyer of fraudulent foreign carbon credits … Read More

New Report: Climate Cheats III – Cook the Books

Gareth MorganEnvironment

Not content with using fraudulent carbon credits to meet New Zealand’s international commitments, the Government has a plan to cook the books to cover up our growing greenhouse gas emissions. The Morgan Foundation’s new report exposes the impacts of this … Read More

Top 5 Worst Responses to our Climate Cheats Report

Geoff SimmonsEnvironment

Our “Climate Cheats” report released on Monday argued that our Government has been an accessory to climate fraud. We’ve had great responses, including agreement from New Zealand’s top scientists, endorsement from the Dominion Post, coverage in France and Australia and … Read More

Shocking Tactics of a Climate Change Cheat

Gareth MorganEnvironment

On paper, our government’s 2030 emissions reduction pledge of 11% below 1990 levels looks weak compared to other countries – particularly the EU’s -40%. But they tell us it’s not that simple, that it’s more expensive for New Zealand to … Read More

Cheats Never Prosper

Geoff SimmonsEnvironment

In a speech to the Environmental Defence Society Climate Change and Business Conference, the Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett said the Government is looking at measures to encourage more forests to be planted. This is tantamount to an admission of … Read More

Dealing with criminals in climate fraud

Geoff SimmonsEnvironment

The Government’s plan for meeting our Kyoto Protocol commitment and 2020 emissions reduction target was released this month. It reveals a shocking truth: New Zealand has been a willing participant in a wholesale climate fraud. We’ve been dealing with criminals … Read More

New Zealand – the climate Grinch

Paul YoungEnvironment

Earlier this month, the world received some very welcome news that global CO2 emissions are projected to fall in 2015 – the first time this has ever happened while the global economy has grown. Assuming it’s accurate, the world mainly … Read More

Climate Change – A Bluegreen Issue

Gareth MorganEnvironment

Yesterday I argued for a Bluegreen Party – one that could act as a coalition partner to Labour or National – a party that stuck to its knitting of protecting and improving the environment while remaining relatively agnostic on the … Read More

THe Climate Change Debate

Gareth MorganEnvironment

Gareth on Radio Australia discussing his latest book on climate change, entitled Poles Apart. Listen to the interview.

Where to now for Government climate negotiations?

Gareth MorganEnvironment

Yesterday we revealed the Government’s covert plan to cook the books – by changing the accounting rules for forestry they planned to mask our growing greenhouse gas emissions. It appears that they were trying to slip this through under the … Read More

2016: The Year Climate Change Got Crazy

Paul YoungEnvironment

2016… it’s felt like living in a history book at times. The spate of iconic celebrity deaths. The earthquakes. And of course, the disruptive politics of Brexit, Donald Trump, and now for New Zealanders, the unexpected resignation of our Prime … Read More