Tag: climate
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.
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Stopping coal in its tracks
Land Protectors Stop Coal in its Tracks Press release from: Coal Action Network...
Read MoreFonterra should be ashamed of causing coal mine expansion: CANA supports activists
Fonterra should be ashamed of causing a coal mine expansion Bathurst Resource’s planned extension of its Canterbury coal mine, shut down by protesters this morning, is proof that dairy companies like Fonterra are not moving out...
Read MoreFrom indigenous mudfish to the climate: you can’t trust Bathurst Resources
Coal company Bathurst Resources is at it again, this time applying to expand its coal mine at Coalgate, in mid-Canterbury, adding another 18ha to its current mine, which supplies the Fonterra and Synlait dairy factories. ...
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May Day at Blackball: we call for a new extractive industry on the coast
Jeanette Fitzsimons writes… There was a theme for this year’s May Day seminar at Blackball,...
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New Jobs After Coal report – the future of coal is grim – but a transition to a better economy is underway
Press release The situation for the future of coal in New Zealand is getting increasingly grim by...
Read MoreThe Imperative to Leave it in the Ground
Guest blog by Tarsh Turner, a member of the NZ Youth Delegation at the climate talks in Lima. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been working to avert climate disaster for over two decades....
Read MoreCoal Action Network Aotearoa Newsletter November 2014
What’s in this newsletter? 1. Upcoming Events 2. Heads in the Sand! Join us on December 7 3. The Elections – analysis from Jeanette Fitzsimons 4. The IPCC – and New Zealand’s response 5. Honey I...
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Honey I shrunk the board!
Bathurst’s annual shareholder meeting took place on Friday morning, with activists holding...
Read MoreAre you ready to march against the TPPA?
Why would a Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement be bad for the climate? You may have heard that the New Zealand government is one of the governments involved in secretive negotiations for a Trans Pacific Partnership...
Read MoreMining decision a tragedy for Denniston plateau
Press release The news that Bathurst plans to start mining at Denniston on 1 July is a tragedy for the stunning ecology of the plateau, Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA) said today. “Not only is this a tragedy for the...
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