Category: press releases
Climate Change Commission slammed for doubling coal use in 2050 in final advice
PRESS RELEASE Coal Action Network Aotearoa sharply criticised the Climate Change Commission’s decision to double projected coal use in 2050 in its final advice to the Government, released today. “The Climate Change...
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Govt coal boiler ban welcome, but leaves door open for gas, favours Fonterra
The Government’s latest efforts to tackle emissions from coal are not the kind of bold action required to get New Zealand onto a net zero emissions pathway, and disappointingly leaves the door open for gas.
Read MoreBathurst to close Canterbury Coal Mine: all eyes now on Fonterra
The news today that Bathurst Resources is to close its Canterbury Coal mine at Coalgate is a...
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CANA responds to the Government’s South Island Electrification Scheme
Government plan to replace coal use welcomed, but concerns remain 26 July 2020– Coal Action...
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The end of Tiwai Point could open huge opportunities for NZ
PRESS RELEASE 9 July 2020–The announced closure of Tiwai Point is welcome news for the...
Read MoreNew Canterbury coal mine will have a fight on its hands
PRESS RELEASE If a coal miner – today given a green light to purchase sensitive Canterbury land for its coal – thinks it will be able to build a new coal mine it is likely to face serious opposition, Coal Action...
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A major loophole threatens the Zero Carbon bill
Forty-two organisations have written to Environment Minister David Parker about the loophole,...
Read MoreNew climate report a wakeup call for all governments, including NZ
PRESS RELEASE The IPCC report on 1.5˚C should be a wake-up call for the government as it negotiates the Zero Carbon Act with the opposition, says Coal Action Network Aotearoa. The report, just released today, says C02 emissions...
Read MoreTe Kuha protection a “victory for the people, climate change, and great spotted kiwi”
PRESS RELEASE 16 June 2018 The decision to protect a section of the West Coast’s Mt Rochfort Conservation area from becoming a coal mine – announced today by the Government – will come as an enormous relief to a lot...
Read MorePress release: Te Kuha is first conservation test of new Government – Coal Action Network Aotearoa
The first test of whether there has been a real change in conservation policy will be the government’s decision on whether to allow a coal mining company to remove the mountaintop in a West Coast Conservation park, Coal Action...
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Chch council should drop climate deniers from expert review panel
PRESS RELEASE The Christchurch City Council should drop the two climate deniers it recently...
Read MoreLaid-off Stockton mineworkers and West Coast community deserve a future
Press Release The Government must step in to help the 113 mineworkers who’ve been dumped by Solid Energy today – and the communities around them – to begin a discussion about an alternative future for the West Coast that doesn’t...
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