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Parts of Christchurch will feel the impacts of sea-level rise earlier than expected because the land is sinking, according to new data.

Large areas from Woodend to Lake Ellesmere, including Banks Peninsula, are subsiding up to three millimetres per year, which means an extra 30 centimetres of sea-level rise over the next 100 years.

The data has come from NZ SeaRise, a five-year research programme funded by the Government involving 30 local and international experts.

It has taken into account the natural rises and falls of the country’s coastline, as well as climate change and warming temperatures to project sea level rises.

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In 2020, we entered a partnership with Sea Forest to see if using Asparagopsis seaweed as a supplement feed for dairy cows could reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This trial now enters its next phase including a new agreement allowing Fonterra farmers first access to this potential new seaweed solution.

IAG, through its State, AMI and NZI brands, has launched the Wild Weather Tracker, a regular report examining insurance claims data and the costs of climate change impacts.

Ravensdown has secured government co-funding to match its investment to install a biomass combustor at its Dipton lime quarry in Southland.
The project, part of Ravensdown’s plan to eliminate coal use by 2030, would mean locally supplied wood fuel would replace coal in the lime-drying process.

In a statement yesterday, the co-operative said its $511,074 was being matched by funding through the Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry (GIDI) fund.

Amanda Whiting, CEO IAG New Zealand says, “Climate change is happening. It is a critical issue for our country, and it is already having serious impacts on the lives of New Zealanders through more frequent and intense storms, floods, droughts, wildfires, and in time, rising sea levels.

“As New Zealand’s largest general insurer, with a relationship with one in two households, we see first-hand the devastating impact these events have on New Zealanders and how they put people’s lives at risk.

With approximately 22,000 students, Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington is its own small city in the heart of the capital.

As a sustainability engagement coordinator, or kaitaupua toitū, Andrea Marsden is one of a small team whose goal is to change the habits of that number for the better, from worm farms to reusable coffee cups.

The world’s climate is changing; the latest IPCC report says there is still time left to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. That means changing behaviours drastically.

Eight New Zealand companies will share a fleet of four hydrogen-powered cars in what is being described as the first commercial application of hydrogen fuel cell technology in New Zealand.

Toyota will provide The Warehouse, Air New Zealand, Saatchi and Saatchi, TVNZ, Beca, Westpac, Spark and Z Energy with Mirai cars which run off green hydrogen (hydrogen produced from renewable energy).

Opinion: It’s time to examine hydrogen-powered opportunities for Kiwis, says Neeraj Lala – chief executive officer, Toyota New Zealand

Hydrogen has the potential to play a key role as we transition to a low carbon economy and this includes a wide range of sectors, not just transport.

Christchurch Airport’s ongoing sustainability achievements have recorded a new milestone – the airport has achieved being beyond carbon neutral, to become climate positive.

Air New Zealand is encouraging passengers to do their bit to reduce carbon emissions when flying by packing light to help reduce the weight of aircraft.

In an email to Airpoints members on Tuesday Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran outlined details about the airline’s “most important journey yet” – what it’s called, and trademarked, Flight NZ0.

Toyota New Zealand says it is making some big changes to how it manages the end of life for hybrid and electrical vehicles, as it aims to be carbon neutral by 2050.