by RichardGardiner | Aug 21, 2019 | Energy
Most of us now agree that climate change is all too real and we therefore all need to do something about it, sooner rather than later. However, some impulsive political changes in the past 18 months, like unilaterally banning all new offshore oil and gas exploration,...
by DavidSpratt | Aug 14, 2019 | Energy
“A society grows great when people plant trees whose shade they know they will never lie in.” – Greek Proverb I spent the best part of Saturday planting trees, flaxes, and ferns along a stream bank with my son, Tom, and his best mate. The task was “wholesome”...
by chris | Aug 7, 2019 | Energy
New Zealand has set a target under the Paris Agreement to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030, and to adopt increasingly more ambitious targets in the future. Per capita, New Zealand’s emissions are one of the highest in the...
by DavidSpratt | Jul 31, 2019 | Energy
I lit my first fire at home for the year on the unusual date of May 31, just one day before the official beginning of winter. I live in the sunny north side of Auckland, but I would have expected to see my dog sleeping in front of the fire by around late April. There...
by chris | May 20, 2019 | Energy
The Government has set a target for New Zealand’s economy to be net-zero emissions by 2050. Does our current approach stack up? Methanex – adding 15% to national electricity demand? In a recent submission to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment...
by DavidSpratt | May 9, 2019 | Energy
When we look at New Zealand electricity prices, it is important to consider lines companies in the equation. The lines company or electricity distribution business (EDB) operates and maintains the transformers, power poles and copper wires that keep our local...