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SBC Hot Seat with Shannil Varma (CLC Manager)
This week, we've got Shannil Varma, Manager of the Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC), in the hot seat. Shannil's role sits within the Climate and Nature team at SBC (which is the secretariat organisation for CLC), and he oversees all the day-to-day operations and...
Climate Leaders Coalition re-commits to ambitious climate action with new convenor
The Climate Leaders Coalition welcomes Genesis CEO Malcolm Johns as the Coalition’s new convenor, succeeding Spark CEO Jolie Hodson MNZM. Since 2018, the CEO-led Coalition, made up of 87 signatories and accounting for around 30 percent of New Zealand’s GDP, has helped...
CLC Steering Group Convenor Jolie Hodson receives King’s Birthday Honours
We are so proud to see Spark New Zealand CEO and CLC Steering Group Convenor Jolie Hodson recognised earlier this week in the King’s Birthday Honours, alongside many other incredible New Zealanders. Jolie, your leadership of the Climate Leaders Coalition has helped...
CLC and SBC welcome inquiry into bipartisan adaptation framework
SBC and CLC welcome Friday’s announcement from Government around a bipartisan inquiry into an enduring climate adaptation framework for New Zealand, which is consistent with the recommendations we have made in our pre-election policy priorities paper. “Such a...
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Auckland Transport’s makes waves in sustainable transport with first EVM200 electric fast ferry
CLC Signatory Auckland Transport's first EVM200 electric ferry took its first dip last month, marking a huge step forward in clean, efficient public transport. The carbon-fibre composite ferries can...
EECA unlocking farm cost savings through solar initiative
EECA is also leading the delivery of the Government’s new Solar on Farms initiative, supporting farmers to install solar and battery systems to increase resilience and reduce energy costs. The...
ASB offers farmers interest-free loans for solar installations
ASB announced it’s offering a new SMART Solar Loan for farmers - a 5-year interest-free loan on up to 150k for solar and battery systems, helping them save money, improve energy security and cut...
Meridian completes Ruakākā Battery Energy Storage System
Meridian Energy have opened the Ruakākā Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), NZ’s first large-scale grid battery. The $186m battery has a maximum output of 1000MW and a storage capacity of 200MWh,...
Contact trials innovative solution to enhance EV charging
Contact Energy is piloting an EV Demand Flex Programme to ease pressure on the national electricity grid. With more than 82,500 electric vehicles and 37,300 plug-in hybrids in NZ, charging puts a...
Fonterra announces next steps in move out of coal
Fonterra has officially opened the first electrode boiler at its Edendale site, and announced further plans to progress decarbonisation at its Southern most site. The Co-operative will invest a...
EECA and Centre for Sustainable Finance partner to unlock private capital for clean energy
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and Centre for Sustainable Finance: Toitū Tahua (CSF) have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate private investment in New Zealand’s...
Genesis opens New Zealand’s largest solar farm in Canterbury
Genesis and joint venture partner FRV Australia have opened the country's largest solar farm to date in Canterbury. More than 90,000 solar panels on the 93-hectare site are now generating up to 100...
KiwiRail’s new electric shunt machines arrive
KiwiRail has welcomed the arrival of two state-of-the-art Electric Shunt Machines (ESMs) from Germany. Now in the initial commissioning stages, the powerful zero-emissions vehicles are designed to...
2degrees becomes first NZ telco with an SBTi-validated net zero target
2degrees has become the first NZ telco to have a science-based net-zero target validated by the Science Based Targets initiative under The Corporate Net-Zero Standard.
WM New Zealand Celebrates Milestone Partnership with Volvo Trucks
WM New Zealand is celebrating a major milestone in its sustainability journey: it can now purchase electric trucks directly from Volvo Trucks as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) solution. In...
Meridian to install two fast chargers in Springs Junction
Work is underway to install an EV charging station at Springs Junction, a key route between Christchurch and Nelson. Last week, on-site work started to install two 50kW DC fast chargers at Springs...