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
Submission: Phasing out fossil fuels in process heat
Read our submission to the Ministry for the Environment on phasing out fossil fuels in process heat. The New Zealand Initiative fully supports New Zealand’s emissions targets. Read more
20 May, 2021
Submission: Inquiry into congestion pricing in Auckland
Here is our submission to the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on the inquiry into congestion pricing in Auckland. We broadly support the analysis and recommendations provided in the “The Congestion Question: Main Findings” (the Report). Read more
Dr Eric Crampton
20 May, 2021
Submission: Ensuring our energy and airports regulation is fit for purpose
In our submission to the Commerce Commission on its open letter "Ensuring our energy and airports regulation is fit for purpose" we urge the Commerce Commission to act consistently with our statutory emissions targets as they are worded in the legislation. Terms like “decarbonisation,” “energy transition” and “low carbon economy” are not consistent with our statutory targets. Read more
7 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