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The Māori climate activist breaking legal barriers to bring corporate giants to court

In a landmark case, Mike Smith has won the right to sue seven of the country’s biggest companies over their alleged contributions to climate change

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New Zealand’s carbon emissions are on the way down – thanks in part to policies now under threat

It may have been largely overlooked in the election debates, but New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions are finally on the way down.

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The Week in Detail: Wallabies, AI, and the NZ Steel deal

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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What next for NZ's big emitters?

NZ Steel's done a deal with the Government that'll cut its carbon emissions. Will the country's other big emitters follow their lead?

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NZ Steel deal spotlights mill's $100m carbon subsidy

The Government has yet to make key decisions about how the steel mill's $100 million annual carbon subsidy will change as it decarbonises.

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NZ Steel and transitioning to a low-carbon economy

We have been told of what to expect in terms of emissions reduction and meeting our 2050 emissions reduction targets, but what about the financial return, asks Basil Sharp?

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Vested interests have knee-capped the Emissions Trading Scheme

Grab the first-mover advantage while you can is the one message intransigent farmers and co-ops should take from the NZ Steel deal – the money from the Govt's Emissions Trading Scheme is dwindling fast.

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Govt offers NZ Steel $30m more in bonuses for bigger, faster emissions cuts

NZ Steel's next step is using hydrogen and natural gas to eliminate emissions in the first step of turning ironsands into steel, but the company says commercial deployment is at least decade away. Rod Oram reports.

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Steel mill expects 20-plus year consent, thanks to loophole in climate law

The big coal-burning Glenbrook mill has applied to keep operating until 2056, while Government delays enacting resource management changes.

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