Living a carbon-free lifestyle can feel impossible, considering emissions are produced by everything from travelling to eating to heating buildings. Each person’s carbon footprint – the amount of greenhouse gases…
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What is the carbon footprint of international tourism?
Campervan company Tourism Holdings, which owns the Britz and Maui brands, trialled electric campervans for the first time this summer. It has five two-berth, self-contained motorhomes in Auckland and Queenstown,…
It’s not just The Warehouse going carbon neutral; people are doing it too
Courtney Simpson spent $22,000 on an electric car to bring down her carbon footprint. By the time she’s finished paying it off the Nissan Leaf, she will only be marginally…
Why Toyota doesn’t really sell electric vehicles
Everybody’s talking about electric vehicles (EVs) in New Zealand at the moment and it seems like almost every major carmaker is focused on EV power in some way. NZ is…
Meridian Energy set to plug EV charging network gaps
Fonterra replacing coal boiler with wood biomass for Waitoa factory
Ngāi Tahu Farming – These two farms are side-by-side, but one could become the future of dairying
Meridian Energy – Southland milk and meat plants to electrify coal-fired boilers in a bid to decarbonise industrial process heat
Two Southland processors are decommissioning coal-fired boilers in favour of electricity in order to help decarbonise industrial process heat in the South Island. Agreements have been signed with the A2…
Meridian Energy – Charging electric cars in remote areas possible with new charging stations
Fiordland, the West Coast and Aoraki Mount Cook National Park can now be easily reached by electric vehicles thanks to the installation of three new remote public charging stations. The…
BNZ – How sustainability is transforming Kiwi enterprise
Stuff interactive feature by BNZ on doing business differently….
EECA kicks off EV smart charger discussions
EECA – 6 ways you can help with climate change
NZ Post, Fonterra launch alternative fuel trucks
Electricity companies turning on to green power
New Zealand’s biggest electricity generators are embarking on an investment drive that could boost the country’s wind generation capacity by more than 70 per cent in coming years and lift…
Toitū Envirocare – Why supply chains and lobbying have to be part of carbon accounting
In this Stuff opinion piece, CEO of Toitū Envirocare Teressa Betty explains why Toitū has decided to ask customers of its certification programme to commit to tackling their supply chains,…
What I’ve seen in five years of big business climate action
Engineered timber versus concrete and steel for commercial buildings – what’s the cost difference?
Using engineered timber instead of concrete and steel on commercial buildings may not be a lot more expensive, big construction firm Naylor Love says New Zealand’s largest private construction firm…
Warehouse Group takes a hardline on carbon-heavy suppliers
The country’s largest retailer says it is “absolutely” prepared to drop suppliers if they don’t cut back on their carbon emissions. It is nearly a year since The Warehouse Group…
Coronavirus: Will lockdown air quality improvement inspire us to go greener?
Sharp improvements in Auckland’s air quality due to big cuts in traffic volumes under Covid-19 restrictions are being seen as a pointer to a need for new thinking on climate…
Coronavirus: Should you work from home after the Covid-19 pandemic to save the planet?
As of this month, much of the population is involved in a mass experiment in home working. Even employers – and employees – previously resistant to the idea have been…