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Susan Harris
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Notes for Carbon Farmers #6 - Carbon prices go up as High Court finds against Government
Last week, on Thursday 13 July 2023, the Government admitted in the High Court that it had not followed its own climate law in setting...
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Susan Harris
Jun 29, 20233 min read
Carbon tariffs operative from October 2023 need smart action to manage
Carbon tariffs on international goods being imported into the EU may have been first mooted by European Commission officials 18 years ago...
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Susan Harris
Jun 6, 20232 min read
Notes for Carbon Farmers #4 - Tupu-ake Upgrade Removes Fully Manual Option for Emission Returns
Last week's (early June 2023) upgrade of Tupu-ake has removed the fully manual return option for carbon farmers to lodge an Emissions...
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Susan Harris
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Notes for Carbon Farmers #3 - Tupu-ake Record Errors - Averaging Status
This is a brief note to advise carbon farmers and practitioners of possible errors in the "Tupu-ake" online system for Forestry ETS...
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Susan Harris
Apr 12, 20231 min read
Notes for Carbon Farmers #2 - Tupu-ake GIS Map Viewer Access
As carbon farmers and practitioners may be aware, Te Uru Rakau - NZ Forest Service's new online system "Tupu-ake" is now active and is...
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Susan Harris
Apr 10, 20235 min read
Will there be sufficient snowmelt in future to fill $16 billion Lake Onslow 2.0?
View from Brewster Hut, Mount Brewster, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand (Department of Conservation) First published at...
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Susan Harris
Mar 30, 20232 min read
Carbon price drop endangers NZETS, Paris Agreement commitments, and exporters
First published at www.interest.co.nz on 29 March 2023 The value of New Zealand carbon credits has dropped to $58 on the spot market as...
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Susan Harris
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Marginal hill country owners in happy position of having multiple industries competing for land
First published at: www.interest.co.nz on 21 March 2023. Over the past two years there has been a stream of articles, commentary and even...
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Susan Harris
Mar 14, 20233 min read
No such thing as "lock-up-and-walk-away-forests" in professional carbon forestry
First published at: interest.co.nz on 14 March 2023 A recent article published at www.interest.co.nz purported to discuss the recent...
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Susan Harris
Mar 9, 20231 min read
Carbon credits claimable for 100 years from Permanent Post-1989 Forest
Carbon credits can be claimed for 100 years from Permanent Post-1989 Forest The 2023 amendment to the Climate Change Response Act 2002...
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Susan Harris
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Adverse Event provision available for cyclone damaged Post-1989 forest
We can help with your Adverse Event application to MPI If your registered Post-1989 forest has been damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle (or...
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Susan Harris
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Cyclone Recovery Plans and Climate Response Plans essential for asset protection
Climate Change as a real and present danger has forcefully introduced itself to New Zealand in recent days. Leaving aside the historical...
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Susan Harris
Mar 3, 20231 min read
Natural hazards mapped 35 years ago, but mostly ignored
Residents of this century may not know or may not remember that over 30 years ago the Ministry of Works and Development's Water and Soil...
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Susan Harris
Feb 28, 20231 min read
Carbon Credit Value in Regenerating NZ Native Forests
The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme is unique in the world in that it is the only national ETS that includes carbon forestry. Young...
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Susan Harris
Feb 28, 20231 min read
Notes for Carbon Farmers #1 - Tupu-ake information transfer issues
As carbon farmers and practitioners may be aware, Te Uru Rakau - NZ Forest Service's new online system "Tupu-ake" came on-line in January...
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Susan Harris
Feb 24, 20231 min read
Mapping in 3D maximises carbon credit yields from forests
Over the past year our Geographical Information Systems (GIS) mapping team has been perfecting its field survey techniques and Digital...
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Susan Harris
Feb 24, 20234 min read
Banning permanent pine forests from the NZETS will at least double carbon prices
Commentary on MPI Policy Proposal: "Managing exotic afforestation forestry incentives"- proposal to change forestry incentives in the...
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Susan Harris
Feb 24, 20231 min read
First-Ever Green Rating GGG (Excellent) awarded for carbon forestry potential
First-ever Green Rating triple GGG (Excellent) Green Rating for Carbon Forestry Potential awarded to Worsfold property at 528 Carruth...
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Susan Harris
Feb 24, 20231 min read
Showcasing New Green Ratings Service
Showcasing our new service GreenRatings@GreenXpertsâ„¢. Green Ratings for businesses, organisations, products and services. Based on...
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Susan Harris
Feb 24, 20231 min read
New Zealand Government Supercharges Emissions Trading Scheme for 2020
On 19.12.2019, the New Zealand Government released its proposals for reforming the price settings on the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme in...
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