Mercury Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-owned enterprise Mighty River Power, signalled yesterday that its energy prices were on the way up because of the emissions trading scheme.
Mercury Energy is blaming the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for its planned increase in energy prices from July 1.
Households can more than offset the cost of the Government's emissions trading scheme (ETS) and still get benefits from tax cuts, but Minister for Climate Change Nick Smith admits the Government now needs to get that message out.
Prime Minister John Key today ruled out delaying the introduction of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
The Maori Party's ruling council is dismissing reports that it is discussing reneging on a deal over the emissions trading scheme (ETS) legislation.
Labour and the Greens have fought the first battle in a war they will lose before the week is out against the Government's emissions trading scheme.
Maori forest owners will not get any preferential treatment under an emissions trading scheme (ETS) deal National is negotiating with the Maori Party, Climate Change Minister Nick Smith said today.
