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Our hottest year on record, but there’s cause for hope on climate change

Paul YoungJanuary 12, 2017Environment, Uncategorized

It’s official: 2016 was the hottest year on record, not just globally but for New Zealand too. NIWA released its annual climate summary on Monday with the headline that 2016 was New Zealand’s hottest year since reliable record-keeping began in … Read More

2016: The Year Climate Change Got Crazy

Paul YoungDecember 9, 2016Environment

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

8 things you need to know about the PCE’s new report on agricultural greenhouse gases

Paul YoungOctober 19, 2016Environment

Today Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Jan Wright launched her latest report, Climate change and agriculture: Understanding the biological greenhouse gases. The report aims to provide a fresh starting point for this important debate, which has up until now either … Read More

Paris Climate Agreement Ratification: Forest & Junk Credits Cast Shadow

Forests and Junk Credits Cast Shadow Over Paris Ratification

Paul YoungSeptember 1, 2016Environment

Two weeks ago Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett announced her intention to ratify the Paris climate change agreement before the end of this year. This is great news! There is strong momentum behind bringing the agreement into force as early … Read More

Dirty NZ Steel needs to come clean

Paul YoungAugust 16, 2016Environment

Yesterday our new report, Who’s the Real Cheat Here?, revealed New Zealand Steel as one of the ‘Dirty Dozen’ – the 12 companies that bought the most fraudulent foreign carbon credits to cover their emissions. NZ Steel has already been … Read More

Electricity: The Price isn’t Right

Paul YoungJune 23, 2016Economics, Environment

Specialist energy and economics consultancy Concept Consulting has released a new report looking at the economics of new energy technologies in New Zealand – solar PV, electric vehicles and batteries. The report exposes the big problem at the heart of … Read More

It’s getting (very) hot in here

Paul YoungMarch 30, 2016Environment

It’s been a sweltering Kiwi summer, and analysis released last week shows we aren’t the only ones feeling the heat. First NASA and then NOAA (the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) released their latest global temperature data showing that … Read More

Electric Vehicles Trump Solar Power – 5 things you need to know

Paul YoungMarch 23, 2016Environment

People love solar power, and it’s easy to see why. The idea of generating free, clean power from your roof – and giving the finger to the power companies – is obviously appealing. But will installing solar actually help reduce … Read More

New Zealand – the climate Grinch

Paul YoungDecember 22, 2015Environment

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