NZ company TZ1 has gained a foothold in the global market for carbon credits, becoming one of only four registries worldwide for Voluntary Carbon Standard, with services including electronic transfer of ownership, traceability of credits from their origin, and retirement of credits when required.
TZ1 is the carbon market arm of share market operator NZX and […]
• Public backlash against ETS.
• Govt pans to campaign on issue.
• Climate change down public agenda.
The Govt’s decision to raise road charges for trucks, the catalyst for massive nationwide protests last Friday, evoked a spontaneous reaction from the public so deep it may have weakened the Govt’s chances of inscribing its flagship climate change legislation […]
You have to admire the persistence of business lobby groups in refusing to lie down over the Emissions Trading Scheme. Their latest attempt to stall the legislation is an open letter to all MPs, signed by the heads of 14 business lobbies, coordinated by the Greenhouse Policy Coalition. The letter complains about the lack of […]
Otago University scientist Bob Lloyd, a world expert on Peak Oil, has delivered a blunt message to EECA staff, which he acknowledges is an “unpalatable truth.” Dr Lloyd argues the only solution to the looming oil crisis is to put a brake on economic growth.While politicians are reluctant to embrace his message (apart from the […]
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• Tapping into dry heat underground.
• 50MW “possible within 3 years.”
• Interest from generation companies.
An Auckland businessman has developed a new method of generating electricity from underground geothermal heat, which he claims could provide all the power NZ will ever need. John Lehmann and a group of private investors have been working […]
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