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energyclubnz – 10 small steps for families to join the fight against climate change
Families often feel overwhelmed by the scale of the climate challenge issue. They are told there is a major problem but are not often helped on what they can do…
ASB – How one Otago farmer combined sustainable farming with premium merino
Alistair Campbell and his son Duncan run Earnscleugh Station, a high country farm in the heart of Central Otago. They’d be too modest to tell you, but they produce some…
Air New Zealand plans to be flying electric aircraft by 2030
Air New Zealand is planning to have an electric aircraft in its fleet by 2030, and its turboprop fleets will eventually be replaced with aircraft powered by alternative energy, its…
Fonterra reduces emissions from coal by 11% in last year
Fonterra says it has reduced its greehouse gas emissions from coal by 11 per cent in a year, primarily due to the conversation of its Te Awamutu site to using…
Air New Zealand and Airbus launch zero-emissions aircraft project
Air New Zealand and global aviation giant Airbus are joining forces to explore how zero-emission aircraft could be flown in New Zealand. Under a memorandum of understanding with Airbus, Air…
Kiwi Property is tapping into sun-power with 672 solar panels at Northlands Mall
Kiwi Property has flicked the switch on 672 solar panels at Northlands Mall in Christchurch as part of New Zealand’s largest solar power programme. The leading property company is partnered…
Al Gore names 40 kiwi apprentices of his climate change movement
Former US Vice President Al Gore has appointed 40 New Zealanders as “apprentices” of his global climate change movement. The Climate Reality Project, which was founded after the release of…
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…
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…
Christchurch Airport – $100m ‘world-leading’ solar plant will be 50 times bigger than any in New Zealand
New Zealand’s biggest solar power plant will produce enough electricity to power 30,000 homes, and allow planes to pull up and recharge. The $100 million plant will cover the equivalent…
NZ’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters and their struggles to pollute less
A few large companies are responsible for the majority of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions. Who are they and what hope is there that they can do what’s required to…
SkyCity to put climate change guide in hotel rooms alongside Gideons’ Bibles
SkyCity is putting a copy of the world’s most celebrated guide to reversing climate change in each of its hotel rooms. Chief executive Graeme Stephens referred to the book as…
Port Nelson joins Climate Leaders Coalition in tide shift towards low-emission economy
Port Nelson has joined 108 other organisations pledging their support to help reduce emissions in New Zealand. The Climate Leaders Coalition is a collective of signatories who make up 60…
Low-carbon menu: meat’s impact a real eye-opener, says top chef
Just when you’ve got your head around low-carb eating, up pops low-carbon eating. But the similarities stop with the name: while low-carb eating favours lots of meat, cheese, cream and…
First Gas invests millions to use biogas, but delays green hydrogen trial
First Gas has committed to supply thousands of homes and businesses with biogas produced from organic waste but has had to delay a more ambitious ‘green’ hydrogen trial originally slated…
DB Breweries – The fundamental shifts we need to make to decarbonise New Zealand
OPINION: I’ve lived in New Zealand for over four years, and in that time been struck by the ingenuity and tenacity of Kiwis: the number 8 wire mentality is truly…
NZ’s future is electric cars, not hydrogen-powered, Z Energy concludes
Electric vehicles rather than hydrogen-power cars have the most potential to green the transport industry, Z Energy has concluded in a report. The process of creating hydrogen from sources such…
Victoria University to construct one of the world’s most sustainable buildings
Victoria University of Wellington is aiming to create one of the world’s most environmentally sustainable buildings. Once complete, students will be able to wander around the leafy, wooden, three-storey Living…
Air NZ could take delivery of its first zero emissions aircraft as early as 2023
Air New Zealand has outlined what it needs from zero emissions aircraft and is asking new generation aircraft companies to build and deliver one by as early as 2023. This…