Archive for December, 2007

West Coast Electricity Demand Set To Skyrocket As Economy Booms

Power demand on the South Island’s West Coast is set to jump more than 50% during the next two years, due to Pike River’s new coal mine, Oceana Gold’s mining operations, dairying expansion and other big projects on the drawing board.
If all proposed developments go ahead during the next decade, peak demand […]

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Heat Goes On Developing Countries To Curb Emissions In Post-Kyoto Deal

As politicians and officials from 190 countries grapple with how to tackle climate change beyond 2012, there’s a growing realisation developing countries must also be included in any future pact.
The UN climate change talks in Bali conclude tomorrow with a roadmap now starting to take shape for a possible new global deal to replace the […]

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Big Business Feel Nats Have Abandoned Them On Climate Change Policy

Many of NZ’s biggest businesses feel the National Party has abdicated its responsibility to ask the hard questions about the Govt’s climate change policies, particularly emissions trading.
While the Govt is talking tough against business groups which are challenging the Emissions Trading Scheme, National is making barely a squeak on the issue and appears unwilling to […]

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