Robin Grieve – Page 11

Commissioner for the Environment doesn't understand the ETS

September 15, 2012 By Robin Grieve

A lot of misinformation about the ETS is being bandied about as the Finance and Expenditure hear submissions on the proposed changes to the ETS. I will be appearing before them on Monday. Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright … [Read more...]

Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and other matters) Amendment Bill

September 10, 2012 By Robin Grieve

Submissions on the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and other matters) Amendment Bill closed on Monday. The Finance and Expenditure Committee will now consider the submissions. They have not said yet whether they will hear submissions but I … [Read more...]

Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and other Matters) Amendment Bill

August 23, 2012 By Robin Grieve

The Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading and other Matters) Amendment Bill has passed its first reading, it is now before the Finance & Expenditure Select Committee. They will be calling for submissions soon. It is all very rushed because … [Read more...]

Ministry of Primary Industry struggles with agricultural emissions.

August 9, 2012 By Robin Grieve

While the entry date for the industry having to purchase units to cover livestock emissions has been delayed, the reporting requirement has not. The Ministry is having trouble making the reporting methodology work and so want to make … [Read more...]

Government admits ETS is not working!

August 5, 2012 By Robin Grieve

The Cabinet paper on the upcoming changes to the ETS is out. While there are some significant changes proposed to the settings of the ETS and how it works, the main focus of the media has been on the delay for the entry of livestock emissions. Under … [Read more...]

Cost of removing entry date of biological emissions into the ETS grossly exaggerated

July 26, 2012 By Robin Grieve

Labour Party MP Sue Moroney claimed that delaying the entry of bio emissions into the ETS would cost $400 million. She said this during debate over her private members bill to increase paid parental leave to 26 weeks which passed its first reading in … [Read more...]

ETS proposed amendments

July 4, 2012 By Robin Grieve

Prime Minister John Key says that he misses Nick Smith’s experience on environmental issues. Greenpeace would certainly welcome his return to his portfolio, their spokesman Nathan Argent was singing his praises to the NBR. Greenpeace might be … [Read more...]

The Politics of it

June 5, 2012 By Robin Grieve

The Government has to bring legislation to alter the ETS before parliament before the end of the year. The reason for this is that transition measures which reduced the obligation for emitters from one unit per tonne CO2 to one unit per two tonnes of … [Read more...]

ETS Review Submission

May 19, 2012 By Robin Grieve

Submission by Robin Grieve, Chairman of Pastural Farming Climate Research Inc. 165 Simons Rd RD9 Whangarei 0179 094346006 0274795663 robin@farmcarbon.co.nz I am making this submission on behalf of our members and am available to speak to this … [Read more...]

Proposed ETS amendments

May 7, 2012 By Robin Grieve

A reminder for those wishing to make submissions on the ETS these close on the 11th. The consultation document is here consultation document (PDF, 4.49 MB) They are asking for submissions on 4 questions. If you address your submission to these you … [Read more...]