Labour’s promise for 100% renewable by 2030: smart or cynical?
Last week, the Labour Party unveiled an election promise to bring forward by five years the goal of 100 percent renewable electricity generation to 2030. It means NZ would join nations such as Iceland...
14 Sep 202030min
The Native Trees Conundrum: Adele Fitzpatrick of Trees That Count
Should native forests be harvested? Can they compete with pine as carbon sinks? And is biodiversity a better measure than carbon? Adele is the CEO of Trees that Count, an ambitious programme to plant ...
7 Sep 202045min
How to get 250K electric vehicles by 2025: Mark Gilbert of DriveElectric
What if I told you that former head of BMW in NZ now wants gas-guzzling, polluting cars off the road and replaced with low-emissions electric vehicles like the mild-mannered Nissan Leaf? A few years a...
31 Aug 202033min
Hyrdrogen: hype, hope or happening?
Hydrogen is a fantastic energy source: abundant, clean, light and highly flammable. But can it overcome its biggest hurdle: cost of production? Andrew Clennett, founder of Hiringa Energy, says an emph...
24 Aug 202052min
Sun, Power and the Todd Corp: The Story of Sunergise
The sun is the greatest source of free energy for the Earth – so why don’t we tap into it more? The team at Sunergise are changing that on an industrial scale. Sunergise is a Kiwi solar energy company...
17 Aug 202048min
Ireland’s sensational climate change plan: Prof Robert McLachlan
The Republic of Ireland just passed the most ambitious climate change plan of any developed country. With a commitment to halve emissions by 2030 and be net neutral by 2050, the home of River Dancing ...
10 Aug 202036min
King of the Roads: meet Scott Simpson, National’s spokesperson on Climate Change
In the second of our meet-your-next-prospective6-climate-minister series we are joined by Scott Simpson, National Party’s spokesperson on Environment, Climate Change and RMA reform. The Nats have not ...
3 Aug 202040min
Auckland’s bold new climate action plan: Can it do this? Really?
Last week Auckland City passed the Auckland Climate Action plan – a bold commitment to halve emissions by 2030. The plan puts into action Auckland’s City’s declaration of a climate emergency and sets ...
27 Jul 202040min
