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New Zealand’s 2024 Budget: Missing the Mark on Climate Investment

Discover how New Zealand's 2024 Budget falls short on climate initiatives, risking the country's position in global sustainability efforts compared to Australia's…

A satellite launching into space from a SpaceX rocket, with a background of a New Zealand landscape, representing the MethaneSAT mission to monitor gl

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Climate Change in the News – May 2024

Stay updated on the latest climate change news. Discover Australia's expansive climate investment plan, New Zealand's methane reduction panel, the CCC's ambitious…

A stunning landscape of New Zealand with wind turbines and solar panels in the foreground, symbolizing the transition to renewable energy.

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Where will the next generation of emissions reduction come from? ​

Discover how New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions have fallen for a third consecutive year in 2022. Learn about the positive impact of…

Scaling Impact Funds - Interview with Dr Jodi York

Sector analysis

Can an impact fund be impactful without scale? – How sustainable finance taxonomies will make scale a matter of time

In a recent visit to Melbourne, Vincent Heeringa spoke to Dr Jodi York, Chief Impact Officer at Kilara Capital, and also the…

Seaweed forest blue carbon

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Beware ‘blue carbon’ bold, but uncertain claims

Audacious assertions about blue carbon's potential to combat climate change are not yet matched by reality

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Five good things about climate action that maybe you didn’t know

By the Climate VC Fund Team It’s easy to get overwhelmed by bad climate news – there’s certainly enough of it. But…

Greenwashing Climate Venture Capital Fund

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Stay ahead of the tide of greenwashing

Dr. Jodi York makes the case that organisations should use this opportunity to improve their impact management and decision-making to avoid the…

New Zealand Government agencies at loggerheads on Emissions Trading Scheme climate policy

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New Zealand Government agencies at loggerheads on climate policy

14 April 2023 New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme needs reform, but with differing views from Wellington’s policymakers, it’s unclear if it will…

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The revolution in agri-tech is finally happening – but it’s still too slow

Agriculture is facing a huge problem with climate change. It’s also facing opportunities for growth and leadership. So what’s the hold up,…

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Mind the gap: a global race for offsets means NZ’s emissions reductions will have to come from NZ

There’s a growing squeeze for land but not for what you think. It’s not for housing or agriculture or factories. It’s for…