Nine To Noon Thirty Kiwis share their take on climate solutions
Mar 10, 2026
David Hall, co-founder of Toha Network focused on climate economics and policy. Tessa Vincent, policy advisor and climate campaigner who edited Kiwis and Climate. They discuss market and policy fixes for emissions, limits of the emissions trading scheme, financing upfront green investments, and community and farming approaches to local climate action.
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Mitigation And Adaptation Go Hand In Hand
- Mitigation and adaptation are inseparable in effective climate action.
- Tessa Vincent argues reducing emissions, planning long term and innovating clean industries all protect communities and create jobs and health benefits.
Cost Benefit Analysis Misses Long Term Climate Stakes
- Conventional cost‑benefit tools undercount future climate risks and innovation benefits.
- David Hall explains uncertainty makes future loss estimates incalculable, so near‑term cost counts dominate analyses unfairly.
Politics Has Blunted New Zealand's ETS
- New Zealand's emissions trading scheme (ETS) is weakened by political add‑ons and generous supply.
- David Hall lists unlimited forestry units and long industrial allocations as features that neuter the ETS's price signal.
