20th November 2023 Climate Change / TimeA 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.
7th September 2023 Climate Change / WoolworthsTen schools across Aotearoa with ‘climate clever’ ideas to address climate change will receive Growing for Good grants this year.
3rd May 2023 Aotearoa Circle / Climate ChangeThe 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.
18th April 2023 B+LNZ / Climate ChangeBeef + 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.
12th April 2023 Climate Change / TradeBut more frequent extreme weather events like Cyclone Gabrielle “could create a series of negative supply shocks”.
21st March 2023 Climate Change / IPCCFood production is an area where improvements can be made to help mitigate climate change.
7th March 2023 Climate Change / ResearchA 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.
28th February 2023 Climate Change / OpinionBut there are measures the industry can take to mitigate growing climate risk.
30th January 2023 Climate Change / OpinionThe 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.
24th January 2023 Climate ChangeCH4 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.
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27th September 2022 Agriculture / Climate ChangeThe 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.
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3rd August 2022 Climate Change / InnovationProtecting NZ fisheries and land-based primary industries loom large in list of economic and financial system actions.
7th July 2022 Climate Change / GovernmentThe Climate Change Commission said eligible farmers can be ready to effectively participate in a basic farm-level system by the 1 January 2025.
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.
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