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Craigmore and ASB team up on $78 million sustainable transition loan

Craigmore and ASB team up on $78 million sustainable transition loan

Tairāwhiti’s first solar power plant is one step closer, with an application for resource consent lodged with Gisborne District Council this week after 12 months of development work.

Gisborne Airport is the proposed location for the 5MW plant, which is being developed by Eastland Group in partnership with Infratec NZ Limited.

The most carbon-conscious companies and what they are doing to reduce emissions

The most carbon-conscious companies and what they are doing to reduce emissions

The United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) wrapped up in Glasgow on Friday.

Countries gathered to negotiate the final details of a global bid to keep the planet warming between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, companies in New Zealand have taken the step to reduce their own emissions, as the country works towards cutting emissions by 41 per cent by 2030.

With a set Science Based Target, which are a goals developed by a business to provide it with a clear route to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of under 1.5C, and a signatory of the Climate Leaders Coalition, to actively reduce its carbon usage by 2030, here are four of New Zealand’s most carbon-concious businesses:

Auckland Council – businesses join FutureFit

Auckland Council – businesses join FutureFit

More than 45,000 people are already using Auckland Council’s FutureFit tool to measure and reduce their personal carbon footprint.

To date, they’ve saved the carbon equivalent of 13,600 car trips from Auckland to Wellington by making simple adjustments to their habits.

Watercare – Homegrown poo-eating bugs that will make wastewater treatment greener

Watercare – Homegrown poo-eating bugs that will make wastewater treatment greener

In the bowels of the Māngere Wastewater Treatment Plant, a team of engineers diligently grow small poo-eating organisms which will help pave the way to a greener future.

It’s the first time anammox bugs have been farmed in New Zealand on such a scale, and the team behind the project are hoping the micro-organisms drastically reduce the energy needed during part of the wastewater treatment process.

Why Stuff is treating climate change as an emergency

Why Stuff is treating climate change as an emergency

Think of it as renewing our vows.

Almost three years ago, Stuff announced it was prioritising climate change with insistent coverage aimed at disturbing our collective complacency.

What was then called Quick! Save the Planet has morphed into The Forever Project, a dedicated team of climate journalists working on a multi-platform effort to articulate the peril, and share solutions.