30 Sep 2011 | Oral Question | Kennedy Graham MP
Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM to the Minister responsible for International Climate Change Negotiations: Does he stand by his statement that "it is completely incoherent for the world to be now tentatively coordinating actions to put a price on carbon on the one hand, while simultaneously massively subsiding consumption of carbon"? More
14 Jul 2011 | Oral Question | Kennedy Graham MP
Dr KENNEDY GRAHAM to the Acting Minister of Energy and Resources: Does she agree with the Prime Minister, who said "companies like Solid Energy are growth companies and we want them to expand in areas like lignite conversion"? More
26 May 2011 | Factsheet
Lignite is the lowest grade of coal. It has the least amount of energy, more water and less carbon than other kinds of coal.
There is around 6 billion tonnes of recoverable lignite deposits in Southland and Otago. Currently about 250 000 tonnes of lignite is being mined mainly for local industry. More
19 May 2011 | Oral Question | Gareth Hughes MP
GARETH HUGHES (Green) to the Acting Minister of Energy and Resources: What is her response to the statement of leading scientist and NASA director Dr James Hansen, currently touring New Zealand, that "coal is the single greatest threat to civilisation and all life on our planet.", and we should leave it in the ground? More
19 May 2011 | Speech | Gareth Hughes MP
Kia ora, Mr Assistant Speaker Robertson. Two nights ago, along with maybe 500 other concerned Wellingtonians, I attended atmospheric physicist and National Aeronautics and Space Administration director Dr James Hansen's lecture on climate change. More
