Top 8 benefits of acting on climate change

Geoff SimmonsEnvironment

When we talk about climate change, a lot of people (including our public servants and politicians) focus on the cost of taking action – most commonly without any regard to the cost of NOT taking action. So the conversation usually … Read More

Should we really ditch Kiwirail?

Geoff SimmonsEconomics

Yesterday, Kiwirail finally spoke out against Treasury’s advice that they should be scrapped. Until now, the public discussion has been limited to a bizarre joust between Steven Joyce, Bill English and Treasury on one side, with Mainfreight on the other … Read More

Where is the Plan to Reduce Emissions?

Gareth MorganEnvironment

With the Paris conference coming up, Gareth is doing a series of Whiteboard Fridays on climate change. We’ve looked at the latest evidence on sea level rise, and how New Zealand’s targets fall short of what is needed to avoid “dangerous” warming. This week Gareth … Read More

Uber vs the Taxis

Geoff SimmonsEconomics

Regulation is important, but unless it is nimble and well managed it can become a bigger problem than whatever it was intended to solve. We’ve seen one example of that in with minimum parking requirements, but another, much bigger regulatory … Read More

Emissions Targets: Scientists vs Politicians

Gareth MorganEnvironment

With the Paris conference coming up, Gareth is doing a series of Whiteboard Fridays on climate change. A few weeks ago he explored the latest observational evidence from Antarctica of climate change, and the implications for sea level rise; last … Read More