Dreaming of Rod
It only took minutes for the ambulance to arrive after my call to 111 from the kitchen floor, the pain cutting through me like a cracked whip. I was in trouble. Read more
4 June, 2021
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Podcast: Interpreting Dr Rod Carr - with Matt Burgess and Oliver Hartwich
In this podcast Matt Burgess and Oliver Hartwich analyse a short essay by Dr Rod Carr, chair of the Climate Change Commission. If you would like to listen to our latest podcasts, please subscribe to The New Zealand Initiative podcast on iTunes, Spotify or The Podcast App. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
3 June, 2021
The case for a congestion charge
Emissions pricing and congestion pricing have a lot in common. The economics of both are straightforward. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
31 May, 2021
Budget 2021: A carbon dividend would help families pay rising power bills
The biggest risk to New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme isn’t technical issues in how the scheme is run or in its accounting. The biggest risk instead is politics. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
25 May, 2021
Carbon’s creative destruction
Clean air is certainly the flavour of the month in Europe judging from the skyrocketing price of carbon. Since April last year, emissions units on the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (“ETS”) have nearly quadrupled from €15 to above €56 (NZ$95) this week. Read more
21 May, 2021
How Germany's dangerous precedent on climate could impact New Zealand
What is it about climate change that turns august institutions into the intellectual equals of quivering jellyfish? Last week, Germany's highest court upheld a constitutional complaint against the Federal Government on climate change. Read more
7 May, 2021
To support lower emissions, oppose the Climate Commission's plan
It is easy to dismiss critics of the Climate Change Commission’s plan to reduce emissions as opposed to any action at all. Too easy. Read more
7 April, 2021
Public poorly served by ‘wartime’ policy responses
One year ago, in a desperate rush, the government launched the wage subsidy scheme. It had to be done in a hurry; every other option was worse. Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
30 March, 2021
Muldoonist ad hocery is back
It is hard to know where to begin, there is so much wrong with the Government’s housing package presented on Tuesday. I leave it to my colleague David Law to explain why the measures introduced will hurt housing affordability and supply. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich
26 March, 2021
Media Release: Climate Change Commission shows economic transformation is unnecessary
The Climate Change Commission has made no convincing case for its sweeping economic reforms to reduce emissions, says Matt Burgess, Senior Economist at The New Zealand Initiative. Analysis by the Climate Change Commission shows current policies, including the Emissions Trading Scheme (“ETS”), will deliver New Zealand’s emissions targets. Read more
26 March, 2021