Even Bigger Emission Subsidies Recommended by ETS Review
Thursday, September 15, 2011
With each change to the ETS, the subsidy regime is expanded and the taxpayer picks up more of the tab, while there is minimal impact on gross emissions.
On top …
Government sidelines nanotechnology report that challenges regulators
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
The Government has backed away from any serious programme to ensure risks arising from the use of nanotechnology are properly regulated.
Having commissioned an independent report that identifies regulatory gaps, …
Semantically Engineered Grasses
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Despite ongoing market resistance to use of the technology in the food chain and in key export markets, Pastoral Genomics and AgResearch are each committing tens of millions of …
Hide and Seek
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Developers Skirt Around Detectability of Cisgenic GMOs.
Lack of transparency by the GM food industry has been a driver of market resistance to its products. Research in New Zealand and …
New Zealand GM Pasture Grass R+D
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Three Programmes and a New Technology
Tens of millions of public science dollars have been directed to the development of GM pasture species in New Zealand over the last two …
Betting the farm
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
If New Zealand chose not to approve the use of GM grasses developed by Pastoral Genomics, no economic penalty is expected as a non-GM technique could provide the same …
No Economic Penalty if GM Grass Bypassed
Monday, June 20, 2011
If New Zealand chose not to approve the use of GM grasses developed by Pastoral Genomics, no economic penalty is expected as a non-GM technique could provide the same …
Case for proper regulation of nanocosmetics
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
In 2011, the Council urged ERMA to propose mandatory labelling and safety testing of nanoscale cosmetic ingredients and that it review the regulatory definition of the nanoscale to ensure …
The Taxpayer’s Kyoto Position for 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
NZ is expected to overshoot its Kyoto target by 18%. The ETS pays for less than 20% of the resulting liability.
The Government is borrowing forest credits to cover the …
