Carbon Credits
Alan Finkel on a green energy future and what it'll take to get there
Should we be investing in solar, wind, hydrogen or nuclear power? Carbon offsets or carbon credits? Alan Finkel was former Australian Chief Scientist from 2016 to 2020 he led the review of Australia's… Audio
Rugged farmland reverting back to bush
700 hectares of hill country on Nigel and Cathy Graham's Kaikoura farm is being retired. Income from honey and carbon credits are repacing livestock on the regenerating land. The couple have also… Audio
Are airline offsetting schemes all they're cracked up to be?
Most airlines now offer passengers the option to offset their share of the flight's carbon emissions with carbon credits. Air New Zealand's scheme is called "Fly Neutral". A one way trip between… Audio
The Living Laboratories project
The Auckland University of Technology Living Laboratories project is all about investigating how best to grow back native forest. At Pourewa creek, this collaboration between AUT and Ngāti Whātua… Audio
Our Changing World - Researching native regeneration
The Auckland University of Technology Living Laboratories project team are running planting experiments to investigate how best to restore native forests. Audio
The potential of blue carbon credits scheme for NZ
The Nature Conservancy is assessing six wetlands sites in New Zealand for their blue carbon potential. Audio
Investment fund looks for backing to develop carbon sinks
A new fund to develop carbon sinks on less productive agricultural land is being launched today.
Summer Series - Clifton Station moves into the 21st century
Hawke's Bay's long established Clifton Station made its early fortunes off the sheep's back. But with the crash in wool prices, diversification has been the key to its survival into the 21st century… Video, Audio
Forestry 'gold rush' underway in Wairoa
Warnings a modern day gold rush is underway as productive farm land is sold to make room for lucrative forestry. Farmers and community leaders in Wairoa have become the latest group to raise concerns… Audio
Carbon farming
Farming has a long tradition in Aotearoa, but in the 21st century some farmers are looking at crops that allow them to benefit the environment as well as their bottom line. Audio
Forests for Farmers
The Forest Owners Association says there are terrific opportunities for farmers to get into forestry now the government's announced an ambitious scheme to plant an extra billion trees in the next… Audio
New govt a factor in firming carbon prices - trader
The price of carbon credits has risen by $1 a tonne since Labour's coalition government came to power and is forecast to rise by another dollar to $20 by Christmas.
Morgan Foundation report an over-generalisation
A carbon trader says while there were some dubious carbon credits traded in the past, it is an over-generalisation to say they were all fraudulent. Chris Bramwell reports. Audio
Cost of carbon going up
The cost of pouring greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere has reached the highest level in four years.
Climate Change Targets
Professor of Sustainable Energy at Massey University's Centre for Energy Research, Ralph Sims offers his thoughts on the recent toughening of New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) as the… Audio
NZ carbon market getting busier
The New Zealand carbon market is getting busier, with more carbon credits being sold for higher prices. Audio