An Oil Supply Crisis Could Trigger a Sovereignty Crisis for NZ
If middle east oil flows were seriously disrupted, the multibillion dollar costs and geopolitical impacts would hit New Zealand harder than most other OECD countries. Yet we are less …
What’s at Risk if GMO Regulation Goes Light?
New Zealand’s unusual degree of exposure to the economic risks posed by GMOs is the first signal that well founded regulation of their outdoor use is needed. GMOs are …
Reimagining Fuels Resilience, and How To Get It
New Zealand is more exposed to fuel supply disruption than comparable countries and urgently needs a resilience plan, yet proposed legislation just tinkers with fuel stocks.
Cyclone Gabrielle has left …
GMO Conversation Needs Good Analysis
The conversation on GMOs MPI has proposed via a food sector planning process needs to be grounded in good analysis.
The draft Food and Beverage Sector Transformation Plan gives undue …
Open Source Detection Test for First Gene Edited Crop
Today’s release of an open source test for detecting the first “gene edited” crop is a game changer.
It refutes claims by GMO developers suggesting that new GM foods are …
‘Un-Terminating’ the Smelter, and Unlocking a Manapouri New Deal
Rio Tinto’s latest threat to close its smelter came with the news that it had terminated its power supply contract – something that had “never been done before”.
However the …
A New Carbon Accounting Unit for Permanent Sequestration
The creation of a new unit of carbon currency to recognise the permanent sequestration of greenhouse gases would provide a clear way for exporters to meet international standards for …
Market Pressures for Pastoral Products to go Carbon Neutral
Pastoral agriculture faces converging challenges that collectively make sharp rises in environmental standards inevitable.
These pressures are combining to push market expectations towards animal protein products being fully carbon …
Gene Drive GMOs Would Need NZ’s Neighbours to Agree
New Zealand cannot decide to release a “gene drive” GMO on its own without a significant impact on its international relations.
Research into using this new form of genetic engineering …
