8th June 2022 Climate Change / EmissionsThe partnership says its proposal will help farmers and growers transition to lower-emissions food production while maintaining viable businesses.
17th May 2022 Climate ChangeFood system stakeholders have broadly welcomed the new plan but have called for more detail around the almost-$3bn allocated on initiatives over the next four years.
16th May 2022 Climate Change / EmissionsThe govt wants to accelerate the decarbonisation of freight and encourage the use of more electric trucks.
28th April 2022 Climate ChangeNew Zealand’s fisheries and land-based primary industries are two of the most exposed sectors to climate change and the failure of firms to adapt will impact their viability, says the government’s proposed plan to deal with the issue.
13th April 2022 Climate Change / EmissionsReducing the use of fuel for manufacturing helped cut New Zealand’s emissions, according to the Greenhouse Gas Inventory report from the Ministry for the Environment.
6th April 2022 Climate Change / EmissionsThe latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes it clear that a plan to cut emissions is needed now, according to Minister of Climate Change James Shaw.
1st March 2022 Climate Change / IPCCClimate change will disrupt food production and increase food insecurity for millions of people, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
23rd February 2022 Climate Change / InvestmentDerek Handley’s climate tech firm Aera VC has raised US$30m to invest in startups tackling sustainability across all sectors including food.
10th August 2021 Climate Change / IPCCThe world’s main sources of food will suffer if temperatures keep rising, increasing insecurity and wiping billions off the global food economy.
10th June 2021 Climate ChangeThe industry needs to convert the equivalent energy used by one or two very large dairy factories every year to meet the 2050 net zero emissions goal.
10th June 2021 Climate ChangeThe Climate Change Commission’s final report has been met with mixed reaction from food industry groups.
9th April 2021 Climate ChangeThe government has moved to ban new low to medium temperature coal burners from next year.
12th March 2021 Beef + Lamb NZ / Climate Change“B+LNZ is continuing to meet with scientists and the Commission to inform the submission we’ll make on the draft advice, on behalf of our levy payers.”
6th November 2020 Climate ChangeHawke’s Bay has a “short window of time” to act against climate change.
6th October 2020 Climate ChangeThe majority of kūmara varieties may not survive rising global temperatures, according to new international research. Peruvian and French researchers from the International Potato Centre tested nearly 2,000 sweet potato MORE »
