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Zombie forests, carbon sinks and the ETS

Nikki Mandow explains how the Emissions Trading Scheme works, and why not all forests are equal when it comes to sucking up carbon – or earning carbon credits

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Five lessons from the Emissions Trading Scheme

Basil Sharp argues we need to focus on having the ETS deliver a well-functioning set of property rights that create value and certainty for businesses.

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A new farming proposal to reduce carbon emissions involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty

After decades of avoiding inclusion in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), New Zealand’s primary production sector has begrudgingly acknowledged that reducing on-farm emissions of greenhouse gases is an imperative.

The Conversation

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EU Parliament approves ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035

European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday voted to support an effective EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, rejecting attempts to weaken the proposal to speed Europe's shift to electric vehicles.

France 24

MEPs vote down key part of climate plan in 'bad day for European Parliament'

The European Parliament voted Wednesday to reject a reform of the EU carbon trading system, in a surprise setback to the bloc's Green Deal climate plan.

Radio France Internationale

MEPs vote to end sale of petrol and diesel car by 2035 in EU

European parliament defeats centre-right lawmakers’ attempts to weaken climate target

The Guardian - UK

The key thing you can do to reduce emissions

The Government's emissions reduction plan can only do so much - individuals need to adjust their lives and diets if we are to cumulatively avoid the worst levels of global heating, writes Pat B

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How Australia’s electoral system allowed voters to finally impose a ceasefire in the climate wars

Preferential voting opened a pathway for independents to bypass the right’s hyperpartisan approach to climate policy

The Guardian - AU

Air of compromise: NZ's Emissions Reduction Plan reveals a climate budget that’s long on planning, short on strategy

Until now, the government’s approach to climate action has largely been about getting the policy architecture right. This work is vital, but it’s more about rearranging possible futures, less about emissions reductions in the near term.

The Conversation

Government chips away at emissions trading scheme

If a tree is planted in the forest, should it be taxed or subsidised? No, wrong answer.

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English test scandal: Home Office accused of ‘shocking miscarriage of justice’

Students wrongly accused of deception should be helped to clear names, says shadow minister

The Guardian - UK

Don't Believe OSHA When It Threatens To Turn Its Rescinded Vaccine Mandate Into a Permanent Rule

That process takes a long time, and the result would face the same legal objection cited by the Supreme Court.

Reason

Anne Salmond: NZ's climate planting asking for trouble

Comment: Dame Anne Salmond lays out the fundamental problems with this country's strategy to use pine forests and overseas offsets to help wish away our climate emissions

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