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Tuesday 12 December 2023

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Time 100’s most influential climate leaders in business – the food system list 20th November 2023 /

Time 100’s most influential climate leaders in business – the food system list

A healthy smattering of food system faces have made it into Time Magazine’s 100 most influential climate leaders in business rubbing shoulders with bankers, politicians, and oil and energy tycoons.


Countdown Growing for Good grants go out 7th September 2023 /

Countdown Growing for Good grants go out

Ten schools across Aotearoa with ‘climate clever’ ideas to address climate change will receive Growing for Good grants this year.


‘Actions need to be accelerated’ – Aotearoa Circle on NZ food’s climate future 3rd May 2023 /

‘Actions need to be accelerated’ – Aotearoa Circle on NZ food’s climate future

The devastating impact of unabated climate change on NZ’s food system is explored in a new report that lays out three scenarios for the country.


Staged agri emissions framework needed but concerns remain – B+LNZ 18th April 2023 /

Staged agri emissions framework needed but concerns remain – B+LNZ

Beef + Lamb New Zealand has called for a phased implementation of an agricultural emissions framework, beginning with the establishment of a robust emissions measuring and reporting system.


Risks & benefits from warming climate for NZ food – report 12th April 2023 /

Risks & benefits from warming climate for NZ food – report

But more frequent extreme weather events like Cyclone Gabrielle “could create a series of negative supply shocks”.


IPCC: More climate action needed to avoid risks to food systems 21st March 2023 /

IPCC: More climate action needed to avoid risks to food systems

Food production is an area where improvements can be made to help mitigate climate change.


Climate change: Food system alone will break 1.5C target – study 7th March 2023 /

Climate change: Food system alone will break 1.5C target – study

A business-as-usual approach to food production and consumption will breach the target, but more than half of the anticipated warming is avoidable if changes are made to food production practices, diets and food waste levels.


Perspectives: Cyclone Gabrielle hit NZ’s main fruit-growing region – now orchardists face critical climate choices 28th February 2023 /

Perspectives: Cyclone Gabrielle hit NZ’s main fruit-growing region – now orchardists face critical climate choices

But there are measures the industry can take to mitigate growing climate risk.


Perspectives: Auckland’s deluge a sign of things to come 30th January 2023 /

Perspectives: Auckland’s deluge a sign of things to come

The extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on the night of 27 January, the eve of the city’s anniversary weekend, was caused by rainfall that was literally off the chart, writes weather and climate researcher Professor James Arthur Renwick.


Deal for seaweed that reduces cow methane 24th January 2023

Deal for seaweed that reduces cow methane

CH4 Global says it will produce its methane-reducing seaweed feed for cattle from its EcoPark facilities in New Zealand and Australia following a deal with Ravensworth Agriculture.


Primary sector: Major players team up with government on emissions action 3rd October 2022 /

Primary sector: Major players team up with government on emissions action

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Govt invests $10m in climate change agri programme 27th September 2022 /

Govt invests $10m in climate change agri programme

The government is making a $10m contribution alongside partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to build resilience, enhance food security and address the challenges of climate change for small-scale primary producers.


Fonterra goes low carbon at Waitoa 4th August 2022 /

Fonterra goes low carbon at Waitoa

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Innovation grants mooted in National Adaptation Plan 3rd August 2022 /

Innovation grants mooted in National Adaptation Plan

Protecting NZ fisheries and land-based primary industries loom large in list of economic and financial system actions.


‘Basic’ ag emission pricing by 2025 – CCC 7th July 2022 /

‘Basic’ ag emission pricing by 2025 – CCC

The Climate Change Commission said eligible farmers can be ready to effectively participate in a basic farm-level system by the 1 January 2025.


He Waka Eke Noa moots farm-level levy as ETS alternative 8th June 2022 /

He Waka Eke Noa moots farm-level levy as ETS alternative

The partnership says its proposal will help farmers and growers transition to lower-emissions food production while maintaining viable businesses.


Emissions Reduction Plan welcomed by food stakeholders – with caveats 17th May 2022

Emissions Reduction Plan welcomed by food stakeholders – with caveats

Food 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.


Food, freight, fuel focus for F&B in govt’s Emissions Reduction Plan 16th May 2022 /

Food, freight, fuel focus for F&B in govt’s Emissions Reduction Plan

The govt wants to accelerate the decarbonisation of freight and encourage the use of more electric trucks.


Govt climate change plan: Primary, fisheries industries need to adapt 28th April 2022

Govt climate change plan: Primary, fisheries industries need to adapt

New 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.


Less fuel use in manufacturing helps reduce emissions 13th April 2022 /

Less fuel use in manufacturing helps reduce emissions

Reducing 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.


IPCC report confirms case for emissions reduction plan – Shaw 6th April 2022 /

IPCC report confirms case for emissions reduction plan – Shaw

The 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.


IPCC: Climate change will disrupt food production, increase insecurity 1st March 2022 /

IPCC: Climate change will disrupt food production, increase insecurity

Climate change will disrupt food production and increase food insecurity for millions of people, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.


Derek Handley’s US$30m fund seeks green food investments 23rd February 2022 /

Derek Handley’s US$30m fund seeks green food investments

Derek Handley’s climate tech firm Aera VC has raised US$30m to invest in startups tackling sustainability across all sectors including food.


IPCC: Crops, livestock, fisheries at risk from climate change 10th August 2021 /

IPCC: Crops, livestock, fisheries at risk from climate change

The world’s main sources of food will suffer if temperatures keep rising, increasing insecurity and wiping billions off the global food economy.


Emissions transition could cost food processing up to $200m annually 10th June 2021

Emissions transition could cost food processing up to $200m annually

The 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.


Mixed reception from industry for climate change report 10th June 2021

Mixed reception from industry for climate change report

The Climate Change Commission’s final report has been met with mixed reaction from food industry groups.


Coal boiler ban and co-investment as govt pushes decarbonisation 9th April 2021

Coal boiler ban and co-investment as govt pushes decarbonisation

The government has moved to ban new low to medium temperature coal burners from next year.


Listen to B+LNZ webinar on Climate Change Commission 12th March 2021 /

Listen to B+LNZ webinar on Climate Change Commission

“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.”


Climate change threat to Hawke’s Bay food supply – report 6th November 2020

Climate change threat to Hawke’s Bay food supply – report

Hawke’s Bay has a “short window of time” to act against climate change.


Kūmara at risk of climate change 6th October 2020

Kūmara at risk of climate change

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