Māori Climate Commissioner congratulates funding for Science Challenges 2018
Published: November 26, 2018
For Immediate Release
Published: November 26, 2018
For Immediate Release
Published: November 26, 2018
For Immediate Release
Published: November 14, 2018
For Immediate Release
Published: October 7, 2018
Corin Dann interviews former Act MP Donna Awatere Huata who is the newly appointed Māori Climate Commissioner.
Published: September 18, 2018
About 110 or so locals turned up to the Maori Carbon Foundation Hui in Te Ahu , Kaitaia today. Alot of questions and insights re forestry . Sir Mark gave very clear answers re Māori Carbon Forestry. A carbon-trading business seeking to unlock millions of dollars from communal Māori land is launching today in a scheme which will provide the Government's Billion Trees plan a massive boost.
Published: September 18, 2018
Disgraced former MP Donna Awatere Huata has secured a top job advising Māori on climate change. Awatere Huata was on Monday appointed Māori Climate Commissioner by the Sir Mark Solomon-led Māori Carbon Foundation, a private carbon trading business which plants forests on communal Māori land.
Published: September 17, 2018
A new independent body that will give advice about climate change from a Māori perspective to the government has been established. The chair of the Māori Carbon Foundation, Sir Mark Solomon, has announced the establishment of the office of the Māori Climate Commissioner. He was also pleased to announce that the inaugural Māori Climate Commissioner would be Donna Awatere Huata of Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi descent. The new office will provide Māori-focused research and advice that will contribute to Aotearoa meeting its obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement on greenhouse gas emissions.
Published: August 13, 2018
Forestry Minister Shane Jones and Minister for Climate Change James Shaw have today opened consultation on improvements to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS); New Zealand’s main tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The ETS encourages businesses to reduce their emissions by putting a price on them. The fewer emissions they create, the fewer ETS units they have to pay for.