Taxpayers Face $1.1 Billion Kyoto Liability After ETS Charges Paid
New Zealand’s failure to reduce emissions to its Kyoto Protocol target means the taxpayer still faces a $1.1 billion net liability after all the ETS charges have been paid. …
Copenhagen Paves Way for Emissions Above 1990 Levels
The Copenhagen Accord paves the way for developed ountries to emit at a rate above 1990 levels when the science calls for deep cuts below this. It could turn out …
Loopholes Negate Copenhagen Pledges for Emission Reductions
Rather than a cut on 1990 level emissions, current pledges by developed countries are likely to result in a net increase on this baseline once “loopholes” are taken into …
Overrated: New Zealand’s Emissions Reduction Target for 2020
UPDATE: A few days after publication of the Council’s briefing, one of the independent analytical teams (EcoFys, Climate Analytics and the European Climate Foundation) re-rated New Zealand’s …
ETS Changes Put 84% of Kyoto Bill to Future Taxpayers
Proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme (ETS) would result in 84% or more of the nation’s multi-billion dollar Kyoto liability being put on to future taxpayers. Today’s polluters …
Making Our Children Pay for Polluter Subsidies
Putting most of the Kyoto bill on the credit card is the Government’s plan.
Its announcement proposing changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) did not begin to spell this …
Agricultural Emissions Can Be Cut 13% – At a Profit Today
A report completed for MAF dispels the convenient untruth that pastoral farmers have no cost-effective options to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Over 13% of the nation’s agricultural emissions can …
Australia’s Indefensible Climate Change Targets
The Australian Government proposes an unconditional target of reducing 2000 year net emissions by 5%, and would make a 15% cut if other developed nations make similar commitments. These …
ETS: Bill to a Future Generation
Proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme (ETS) would result in 84% or more of the nation’s multi-billion dollar Kyoto liability being put on to future taxpayers. Today’s polluters …
