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carbon sequestration

Treating wastewater to store ocean carbon – Expert Reaction

Treating wastewater to store ocean carbon – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 May 2025

Treating wastewater with alkaline minerals could soak up over 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, new research suggests. […]

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The risks of pine carbon farms – Expert Reaction

The risks of pine carbon farms – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 April 202514 April 2025

Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs, says the Parliamentary […]

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Carbon-storing construction materials – Expert Reaction

Carbon-storing construction materials – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 January 2025

Switching up our building materials could store more than 16 billion tonnes of CO2 annually, according to a new study […]

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The climate-saving potential of our vanishing wetlands – Expert Q&A

The climate-saving potential of our vanishing wetlands – Expert Q&A

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 April 202412 April 2024

They’ve been called a “secret weapon” in the fight against climate change. So what exactly do New Zealand’s wetlands offer, […]

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Reworking the Emissions Trading Scheme – Expert Reaction

Reworking the Emissions Trading Scheme – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 June 202320 June 2023

Four options for ETS reform are on the table, intended to avoid scenarios where it is cheaper for polluters to […]

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Farmers to be recognised for sequestering carbon – Expert Reaction

Farmers to be recognised for sequestering carbon – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 December 202202 December 2022

The Government has today announced plans to work with the primary sector on developing a carbon sequestration strategy. The Government […]

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‘Cancun Agreements’ emerge from COP16 talks – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 December 201013 December 2010

Over the weekend, delegates at UN climate talks adopted the ‘Cancun Agreements‘, laying the groundwork for an extension to Kyoto […]

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Scientists debate carbon sequestration and geoengineering options

In the News  |  Published: 02 December 200904 December 2009

This week’s issue of Nature Geoscience (cover —  “Locking carbon in minerals”), timed to coincide with Copenhagen climate talk preparations, […]

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Guilt-free coal and gas within reach?

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 September 200925 September 2009

This week, Science magazine features a round-up of leading approaches to carbon capture and storage (CCS), a technology being developed […]

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