by Chris Hargreaves | Jun 22, 2022 | Carbon Neutral, COP26, Sustainable Business
The release of New Zealand’s first Emissions Reduction Plan sets new urgency around our country’s transition to a carbon-zero future and means slashing 11.5 million tonnes of carbon equivalent off our emissions by 2025. The plan reveals how the Government will meet...
by Chris Hargreaves | May 26, 2022 | Carbon Neutral, Solar plan, solar power, Sustainable Business
It’s cheap, it’s reliable and it’s not running out anytime soon. So the burning question remains – why isn’t commercial solar as hot as… well, the sun? Today, the business case for solar is becoming more and more compelling when it comes to commercial use. It’s...
by Chris Hargreaves | Mar 26, 2022 | Carbon Neutral, Earth Day, Sustainable Business
Today’s Earth Hour (Saturday 26 March, 8.30 – 9.30pm NZ time) again puts climate action into the spotlight – but a recent MYOB survey highlights that while there’s strong support for climate action among SMEs, many are confused about how to progress. Earth Hour, which...
by Chris Hargreaves | Mar 18, 2022 | Carbon Neutral, COP26, Energy, Sustainable Business
Staying ahead in business is often about being the first, being the best or doing something that no-one else has thought about. But being the best demands an ability to gather accurate, independent and reliable information in an increasingly complex world. Total...
by Chris Hargreaves | Dec 20, 2021 | COP26, Energy, Sustainable Business, UNFCCC, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The COP26 summit brought governments together in Sept 2021 to discuss accelerated actions towards the goals of the Paris Agreement (2015), which is an international treaty signed by 196 participating member states at COP21 in Paris, 2015. It aims to keep the global...
