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Pacific nations desperate for climate action
New Zealand climate scientists have echoed desperate cries from small Pacific nations in the firing line of rising seas. This article quotes from our Horizon Reserach into NZ attitudes towards climate change. More...
NZ could be leader influencing carbon trade best practice
New Zealand had a world-leading emissions trading scheme until it went off the rails in 2012, and we can have one again, environmental economist Dr Suzi Kerr says in an interview with the Otago Daily Times.
Gold Ranking for CaDDANZ Team
The 2014/15 Annual Report from the CaDDANZ team (including Dave Maré) was recently awarded a Gold rating by MBIE. This means the project is performing above expectation. Only 12 percent of projects received this highest…
Shadow monetary policy board says current OCR is good for now
On Tuesday the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's (NZIER) monetary policy shadow board released a survey showing the recommended benchmark interest rate was 2.5 per cent. The Reserve Bank releases its first review of…
Hautahi Kingi wins Motu Thesis Scholarship
Hautahi Kingi (Nga Rauru, Te Atihaunui a Paparangi) a PhD candidate in economics at Cornell University in the United States is the winner of this year’s $10,000 Motu Thesis Scholarship. “We are immensely glad to be…
Motu Research Update #25
The annual edition of Motu's newsletter, Motu Research Update, is now available. It contains articles drawing from this year's research, a list of publications, and updates on people and activities at Motu. We aim to…
Four realistic and effective ways Kiwis can cut their emissions
Fairfax's Henry Cooke investigates how a regular person in NZ can help curb greenhouse gas emissions.
How much effort should New Zealand make on climate change?
As New Zealand shapes its contribution to global mitigation, it needs to consider five factors: setting targets top-down versus bottom up; choosing the balance between domestic and global contributions; assessing fairness; assessing costs; and creating a domestic pathway toward zero-net…
Motu News December 2015
Over the last year, Motu researchers undertook important research in environment and resources, urban and regional economics, population and labour, productivity and innovation, and macroeconomics and wellbeing. Some of our more recent projects are featured…
Paris climate change talks: a brief guide to all the shouting
OPINION: If you thought the Rugby World Cup dragged on a bit, hang onto your hat, because the global climate change summit talks that start in Paris on Monday will give the rugger a run…
