Water recommendations positive

November 15, 2012
Energy & Infrastructure, Environment, Local Government, Natural Resources, Sustainable Business

The third report of the Land and Water Forum brings useful recommendations for improving NZ's freshwater management....

Infrastructure transparency welcomed

November 6, 2012
Energy & Infrastructure, Environment, Local Government

Business appreciates transparent reporting on infrastructure plans, says BusinessNZ....

Business perspective on changes to NZ’s emissions trading scheme

August 8, 2012
Emissions Trading, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment

Article by John Carnegie, BusinessNZ, in 'Carbon Market Australia - New Zealand'....

ETS changes reasonable

July 2, 2012
Economy & Tax, Emissions, Emissions Trading, Environment

The Government has taken a reasonably balanced approach to carbon pricing in its amendments to the emissions trading scheme announced today, says BusinessNZ....

ETS – much to be done

May 30, 2012
Emissions Trading, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment

Article by John Carnegie on what the New Zealand government’s proposed changes to its emissions trading scheme mean for the country’s businesses....

Banning industrial CERs will result in increased costs for all says BusinessNZ

December 22, 2011
Emissions, Emissions Trading, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment, Sustainable Business

The Government’s announcement that it is banning industrial gas certified emission reduction units (CERs) from being purchased in NZ will potentially have a serious knock-on effect to the costs felt by businesses and households, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive, Phil O'Reilly....

Price floor for carbon not good for NZ

December 19, 2011
Climate Change, Emissions, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment

Restricting prices at the lower end of the carbon market would be self-defeating, says BusinessNZ....

Slower ETS welcome but not enough

November 9, 2011
Climate Change, Emissions, Emissions Trading, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment

The slower introduction of the full effects of the ETS is welcome but National’s Environment and Climate Change Policy announced today would impose too much additional cost on businesses and households, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive, Phil O'Reilly....

Carbon cost issues still a concernpositive light

September 15, 2011
Economy & Tax, Emissions, Emissions Trading, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment

Slowing down the implementation of New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme would be a good move, says BusinessNZ....

NZ & Australian carbon schemes not apples with apples

August 1, 2011
Emissions Trading, Energy & Infrastructure, Environment

Opinion piece by Phil O'Reilly, CEO BusinessNZ and John Carnegie, Manager Energy, Environment & Infrastructure...

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