NZIER Archive

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  Should we be worried? Damn right we should…

  
  
  
  The NZIER has put out another of their ‘Insights’ papers, this time highlighting just how vulnerable our exports are to consumer perceptions that our goods are not sustainably produced. An urgent risk identified is that we are perceived as a country not making serious attempts to reduce our carbon emission, which will give our competitors an opportunity to turn market preferences away from our export products and services. read more
  November 30, 2009 11:20 am - 5 Comments
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  Nick Smith: incompetent, negligent, or something else?

  
  
  
  It’s a very serious question which I don’t take lightly, but I am beginning to wonder why the media aren’t asking this question when it comes to the Minister’s handling of the Climate Change portfolio. Probably the most vexing issue is the Minister’s cynical use of a flawed NZIER/Infometrics report, which he commissioned, in order to [...] read more
  August 24, 2009 6:46 am - 40 Comments
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  Too many reports, not enough action on the ETS

  
  
  
  While the select committee struggles through the deluge of submissions on the ETS, the rest of us who are interested are forced to wade through the plethora of reports released this week in honour of our first serious attempt to tackle CO2 emissions. The report card? Not so good. The one thing that all the [...] read more
  May 2, 2008 2:39 pm - 5 Comments