Greenhouse Gas Calculations To Be Re-Done
Environment Minister Nick Smith is calling on officials to re-calculate NZ’s greenhouse gas emissions because they are growing more slowly as a result of …
Archive for February, 2009
Business NZ Report Takes Axe To Electricity Commission
The Electricity Commission is portrayed as a fish out of water in just about every area of its current remit, in a report prepared …
Brownlee Seeks Fast Track To Reform Electricity Market Governance
Pattrick Smellie, Associate Editor
• Electricity governance targeted.
• Struggle to control prices.
• Environmental outcomes less vital.
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee used his first major speech to …
Environment Ministry Faces Job Cuts
Jobs will be cut and programmes scrapped under a review which will shave more than a quarter off the Environment Ministry’s budget. Environment Minister …
Greenhouse Gas Calculations To Be Re-Done
Environment Minister Nick Smith is calling on officials to re-calculate NZ’s greenhouse gas emissions because they are growing more slowly as a result of …
Brownlee Seeks Fast Track To Reform Electricity Market Governance
Pattrick Smellie – Associate Editor
• Electricity governance targeted.
• Struggle to control prices.
• Environmental outcomes less vital.
Energy Minister Gerry Brownlee used his first major speech …
Outdoor Air Quality Still Wanting – Especially Down South
NZ’s outdoor air quality is improving, but fewer than half (42 %) of the country’s monitored airsheds complied with national standards for airborne particulate …
Wind Now Europe’s Fastest Growing Energy Source
New information shows more wind power was installed in the EU than any other electricity-generating technology in 2008. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) …
Green Ribbon Nominations Open
Environment Minister Nick Smith is calling for nominations in the nine categories of the annual Green Ribbon Awards, celebrating environmental champion. Categories are: Community …
Wind Now Europe’s Fastest Growing Energy Source
New information shows more wind power was installed in the EU than any other electricity-generating technology in 2008. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) …
Contact Cuts IBM From Enterprise System Replacement
Contact Energy’s $80m enterprise system replacement project appears to be in disarray after the company recently jettisoned IBM as manager for the project to …
Need for Aust And NZ To Co-Ordinate ETS Policies
Agriculture Minister David Carter believes Aust and NZ should co-ordinate their policies on emissions trading schemes. At their first bilateral meeting he told his …
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