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Dec 1, 2024 | 
carbonnews.co.nz | Robert McLachlan
Between 1892 and 2012, Statistics New Zealand published an annual yearbook. As noticed by Matt Lowrie, the 1992 Yearbook included this sidebar which departed from the usual dry style of the previous hundred years:
Plus ça change. Thirty-two years later, New Zealand still has one of the highest rates of car ownership in the world, Paris is eliminating most of its on-street parking, and Sydney has just opened another light rail line.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
carbonnews.co.nz | Robert McLachlan
The Energy Quarterly from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment reports fossil fuel emissions from electricity generation, oil, and (industrial, i.e. non-electricity) coal and gas.
The June 2024 issue shows that oil, coal, and gas are all down from the previous quarter.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
techxplore.com | Ian Mason |Robert McLachlan
The recent failure of a deal to deliver hydrogen-powered trucks to New Zealand, and the removal of a NZ$100 million government rebate scheme for green hydrogen users in the 2024 budget, make a transition to the much-lauded energy technology increasingly less certain. The government had invested $6.5 million for the purchase of up to 25 heavy freight hydrogen trucks as part of a wider energy strategy due by the end of the year.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Ian Mason |Robert McLachlan
The recent failure of a deal to deliver hydrogen-powered trucks to New Zealand, and the removal of a NZ$100 million government rebate scheme for green hydrogen users in the 2024 budget, make a transition to the much-lauded energy technology increasingly less certain. The government had invested $6.5 million for the purchase of up to 25 heavy freight hydrogen trucks as part of a wider energy strategy due by the end of the year.
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Jul 7, 2024 | 
carbonnews.co.nz | Robert McLachlan
By Robert McLachlanNew Zealand's CO2 emissions could have gone down 25% since 1990 - instead of up 25% - if we'd chosen to do things that other countries were already doing.
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May 7, 2024 | 
cleantechnica.com | Robert McLachlan
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
carbonnews.co.nz | Robert McLachlan
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OPINION: The government’s move to drop climate considerations from land transport policy constitutes climate denial - and puts Aotearoa’s first emissions reduction plan at risk.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
zephyrnet.com | Robert McLachlan
OPINION: New Zealand is making progress on meeting its renewable electricity targets but failing to come close to what’s required when it comes to decarbonising transport. Three years ago I asked, “Why did New Zealand’s CO2 emissions blow out so spectacularly in 2019?“. At that point, emissions had risen 10% in three years. My conclusion was that:The forces for increasing fossil fuel burning were vastly more powerful than the puny forces opposing them.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
carbonnews.co.nz | Robert McLachlan
Three years ago I asked, “Why did New Zealand’s CO2 emissions blow out so spectacularly in 2019?“. At that point, emissions had risen 10% in three years. My conclusion was that:
The forces for increasing fossil fuel burning were vastly more powerful than the puny forces opposing them. All the talk about climate change in 2017–2019 had little effect on the behaviour of companies or individuals.
Have we turned the corner? Possibly.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
zephyrnet.com | Paul Callister |Robert McLachlan
Air New Zealand has a problem. The national airline needs to be profitable and, traditionally, this has involved increasing passenger numbers. In the past, this growth has been one of the many factors leading to the demise of passenger rail in Aotearoa New Zealand. But, like the whole global aviation industry, the airline is now under increasing pressure to reduce emissions. SEO Powered Content & PR Distribution. Get Amplified Today. PlatoData.Network Vertical Generative Ai. Empower Yourself.
