UNBELIEVABLE: Climate change commission - The Untold Story

NZ’s rejection of emission targets fuels risk of international law breach

The New Zealand government’s decision this week to reject all of the Climate Change Commission’s emission target recommendations was just the latest in a string of policy statements that weaken the country’s action on climate.

The Conversation · Dec 4, 2025

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade

The government’s decision to shrink a legislated target for cutting agricultural methane emissions is the latest in a string of announcements signalling a lack of ambition to meet climate targets.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2025

Farmers need certainty over emissions pricing – removing government from the equation might help

The most important part of the government’s proposed agricultural emissions pricing scheme is the price. This may seem obvious – but the government has failed to provide a clear indication of what the price will be and how it will be set.

The Conversation · Oct 27, 2022