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Supermarket sales of energy-hungry incandescent light bulbs have halved since 2015, a trend welcomed by EECA.

However Chief Executive Andrew Caseley says there’s a way to go before all New Zealand homes have switched to energy efficient and climate-friendly LEDs.

A new suite of research on innovative process heat technology that doesn’t use fossil fuels has been released by the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA).

Hotel industry leader Sudesh Jhunjhnuwala is proud of the Sudima hotel chain being the only one in New Zealand to be CarboNZero certified.

The chain has just been awarded the country’s most prestigious tourism award, Tourism Industry Aotearoa’s Supreme Tourism Award. And it scooped the Employer of Choice Award and the Environment Award.

Switching 30% of its passenger vehicle fleet to electric has already been achieved by Transpower New Zealand, well within the expected time frame.

New Zealand’s sustainable finance model may have differences.

New Zealand’s big five banks will play a bigger role in financing green projects, needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change in New Zealand in the years ahead, than their counterparts might in other countries, says Karen Silk.

Technology is playing a key role in changing the whole energy sector and enabling sustainability, says Vector chief.

Meeting the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs, is about striking the right balance between the environment, society and the economy.

New Zealand needs to create an environment in which it has the information, ability and incentive to take a longer-term, wider view rather than a short-term view — that’s the view of Bryce Davies, Executive Manager Corporate Relations at insurer IAG.

Three decades ago, Abbie Reynolds pioneered a paper recycling scheme at her secondary school. That was at a time when climate change wasn’t yet a global concern, and environmentalists were often stereotyped as hippies living on the fringes of society.

Nelson-based Greenshell mussel company SPATnz is publicly releasing the startling results of its multi-year breeding programme developed in partnership with Sanford, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Cawthron Institute. The results show that selected hatchery mussels can grow up to twice as fast as those caught from the wild. The work is expected to be worth around $200 million a year to the wider New Zealand economy*.

A collaboration led by Victoria University of Wellington has received $13 million in funding to help New Zealand transition to a zero-carbon society by applying data science to the aquaculture industry.

A free ‘E-bikes and your workplace’ breakfast event attracted more than 25 people in Auckland on October 22.

Hosted by Auckland Transport at its headquarters at 20 Viaduct Harbour Ave, e-bike uses and benefits were the hot topic as advice on introducing e-bikes to fleets and how to help staff buy them were discussed.

EV smart charging technology has benefits for owners and will reduce the future load on New Zealand’s energy system if advantage is taken of it now.

So says the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) which commissioned KPMG to undertake research on EV smart charging technology for use in homes, the report released on October 15.