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Right now, electric vehicles are arguably the most polarising aspect of New Zealand’s motor industry. While some people love the idea, others pick apart the flaws until the cows come home.

One of the biggest arguments against electric vehicles is the idea that batteries are useless once they’re done their time in a car, and can’t be recycled in New Zealand.

One Kiwi group that’s looking to offer an EV battery recycling service in New Zealand goes by the name of B.I.G or Battery Industry Group, and is made up of some of our country’s heavy hitters in the electric industry.

Formed in 2018, B.I.G includes entities like the AA, Vector, Audi, the Motor Industry Association, and more.

Leading global hydrogen publication, H2 View features interviews with Firstgas Group and the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) about the role for hydrogen in decarbonising Oceania’s gas grids, and how both companies plan to power homes in the future with zero carbon gas.

Hawke’s Bay residents can now recycle their soft plastic packaging at The Warehouse stores in Hastings and Napier, as part of the Packaging Forum’s Soft Plastic Recycling Scheme.

A joint study by Beca, Firstgas Group and Fonterra reveals renewable gas is a viable, untapped solution to decarbonising New Zealand’s residential natural gas network right now, with the potential to replace nearly 20% of New Zealand’s total gas usage by 2050.

Lion Sustainability Report 2020

New Zealand’s first large-scale carbon zero beverages company Lion has released its 2020 Sustainability Report highlighting the progress it’s making in emissions and water use reduction and the growing success of its Alcohol&Me education program.

IAG poll shows Kiwis want government and business to act on climate change adaptation

New Zealanders are increasingly expecting the government and business sector to take stronger action on climate change adaptation, according to the results of IAG’s fourth annual climate change opinion poll released today.

Fewer than a quarter of Kiwis think New Zealand is moving fast enough to tackle climate change, a just-released poll shows.

The fourth annual survey from insurer IAG New Zealand also suggested more people think businesses should be doing their bit to help combat the climate crisis.

Firstgas Group says the Climate Change Commission has delivered a final recommendation that acknowledges the important role zero carbon gas may have in reducing New Zealand’s carbon emissions by 2050.

Firstgas Group’s hydrogen feasibility study has attracted some international attention from ARBO, an American company who provide energy commerce software and gas asset ananlytics. They suggest that a similar strategy could be applied in the U.S, using the countries pipelines to deliver zero carbon gas.

NZ Plumber magazine explains Firstgas Group’s future of gas plans around biogas, hydrogen, and bioLPG.

The Warehouse Group has increased public access to electric vehicle rapid charging with the expansion and upgrade of its charging station infrastructure.