http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/ en-gb Sun, 19 May 2013 00:12:23 Copyright(c) Carbon News 2013 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/images/carbonnews.gif http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/ Christchurch shipping executive Andrew Stark does not agree with political claims that Biodiesel NZ is a bad investment. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6676 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6676 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:00:00 New Zealand's "solution" to Tokelau's shipping problems will commit the islands to a future dependent on fossil fuels, says a researcher who believes the Pacific could be serviced by ships using renewable energy. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6675 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6675 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:00:00 Auckland Airport wants to cut energy use by 20 per cent per passenger by 2020. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6645 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6645 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:00:00 They might be too expensive for former Energy Minister Phil Heatley, but Sydney's Lord Mayor is embracing them. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6616 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6616 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:00:00 Development of a large-scale wood-to-biofuel plant in New Zealand came a step closer this week with the announcement that Z Energy and Norske Skog want to build a demonstration plant. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6621 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6621 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:00:00 Solid Energy's biofuels production company has been sold to two of its former employees. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6622 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6622 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:00:00 New Zealand companies are going backwards on climate-change disclosure, a new report says. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6620 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6620 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:00:00 Kia Motors is taking active measures in New Zealand to reduce its carbon footprint. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6598 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6598 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:00:00 Air New Zealand has been named a finalist in the 2013 Tourism for Tomorrow Awards, which recognise sustainable tourism best-practice in businesses and at destinations. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6582 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6582 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:00:00 Some retailers are being paid to cut their energy consumption. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6454 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6454 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:00:00 A University of Canterbury lecturer is researching the possibility of producing fuel from air and electricity. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6438 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6438 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:00:00 Solid Energy says it is in negotiations to sell its biodiesel business, but the industry remains angry over the Government's retreat from the sector. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6388 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6388 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:00:00 KiwiRail's decision to close the Gisborne-to-Napier rail line is a huge disappointment for the Gisborne community and a result of the National Government's wrong-headed transport policy, the Green Party says. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6383 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6383 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:00:00 The top sustainability performers in the central and southern regions were recognised at a ceremony in Wellington this week. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6352 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6352 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:00:00 Holden's new electric car has been judged one of the safest cars on the market. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6291 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6291 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:00:00 Biodiesel producer Biodiesel NZ is upbeat about the future - despite the loss of a Government subsidy. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6210 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6210 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:00:00 The Government will need to use regulations or incentives to cut emissions from the transport sector if it is serious about reducing this country's emissions levels, an expert in public policy says. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6184 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6184 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:00:00 Energy Minister Phil Heatley says he would consider swapping his family's seven-seater people mover for an electric car - at the right price. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6159 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6159 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:00 Phil Heatley checks out the Leaf's recharging unit. Airbus is throwing its support behind what it says is the largest land resortation project in the world. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6144 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6144 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:00:00 New technology to be installed at the Marsden Point oil refinery will save it hundreds of thousands of dollars a year worth of greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6081 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6081 Fri, 18 May 2012 10:00:00 A journey that started just under a year ago with a company-wide carless day has led New Zealand intellectual property law firm to become the first in the world to achieve the international Cemars emissions reduction scheme certification. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6082 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6082 Fri, 18 May 2012 10:00:00 Sovereign is the first company in New Zealand to purchase the world's first mass-produced, fully electric, zero-emission vehicle; the Nissan Leaf. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6072 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6072 Fri, 18 May 2012 10:00:00 Kiwi clean energy company Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation believes it is poised to make refining next generation biofuels a commercial reality in New Zealand and in overseas projects within three years. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6016 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6016 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:00:00 New emissions rules for imported cars will do nothing to address the pollution caused by the existing fleet, the Motor Trade Association says. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6014 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=6014 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:00:00 New Zealand should be replacing fossil-fuel energy with wood, says the general manager of a Whakatane-based biotechnology business. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5940 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5940 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:00:00 New Zealand is staying out of a row over a requirement for airlines flying in and out of Europe to pay for their carbon emissions. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5906 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5906 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:00:00 A carpooling business started in a bedroom in Wellington has conquered Australia and is about to take on Britain. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5903 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5903 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:00:00 Brisbane's CityCat ferry terminals are the first in Australia to be certified green. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5902 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5902 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:00:00 CityCat terminal ... impressive commitment. New Zealand could become a regional centre for emulsified fuel technology. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5898 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5898 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:00 What do New Zealanders really think about electric cars? http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5878 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5878 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:00:00 Nissan Leaf ... how do you rate it? The implementation of a carbon tax on airlines flying into Europe is thought to be  prompting some to consider opting in to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5827 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5827 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 The first New Zealand-built electric car has travelled the country. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5793 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5793 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:00:00 New Zealand gas fermentation company LanzaTech has won an American government contract to make aviation fuel from waste products. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5783 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5783 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:00:00 An American company that has worked out how to convert carbohydrates into the man-made petrochemical molecule isobutylene has asked New Zealand's LanzaTech to work with it. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5764 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5764 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:15:00 A long-term commitment to environmental and social responsibility is paying Toyota New Zealand economic dividends in the global recession. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5709 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5709 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:00:00 Central Government can afford to fund at least 60 per cent of the Auckland CBD rail link, to boost the economy and give Aucklanders better options to get around their city, the Green Party says. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5702 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5702 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:00:00 New Zealand's LanzaTech has done a deal to that will provide Virgin Atlantic with low-carbon aviation fuel. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5674 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5674 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:00:00 Sir Richard Branson ... exciting technology. The Motor Trade Association says the ETS review report provides certainty for business. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5640 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5640 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:00:00 Public transport under-funding will be an election issue in Auckland, the Green Party is predicting. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5573 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5573 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:00:00 Driving the first mass-produced electric car on sale in New Zealand is like buying petrol at 26 cents a litre, says the Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority.  http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5557 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5557 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:00 Electric vehicles could be a great solution for New Zealand households looking for an economical second car for around-town driving. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5540 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5540 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:00:00 Consumers should benefit when engine fuel specifications are updated later this year, says the Acting Minister of Energy and Resources, Hekia Parata. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5536 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5536 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:00:00 A new sticker to help buyers judge the energy-efficiency and running costs of electric cars will be launched in Wellington today. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5546 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5546 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:00:00 Work on a multi-million dollar plant to turn tallow into biodiesel is on hold while investors wait to see whether the Government will continue its biofuel subsidy. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5525 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5525 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:00:00 Idle hours ... Ecodiesel's plant lies half-built in Onehunga. The Government's short-sighted plans for transport funding will lock New Zealand's economic fortunes into dependency on the price of oil and further Government debt, the Green Party says. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5518 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5518 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:00:00 The carbon implications of shipping cargo with a New Zealand shipping company can now be calculated with a couple of mouse-clicks. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5400 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5400 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:00:00 Cathay Pacific Airways has released its latest Sustainable Development Report outlining the various sustainability measures undertaken by the airline last year. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5401 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5401 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:00:00 Solid Energy subsidiary Biodiesel New Zealand is setting up a bulk distribution facility in Nelson. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5376 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5376 Fri, 20 May 2011 10:00:00 Technology that measures and penalises or rewards us for how we use our cars could be used to cut New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions, says Business Council for Sustainable Development chief Peter Neilson. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5327 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5327 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:00:00 Some 66 per cent of New Zealanders now do not believe it is possible to eliminate congestion by building more roads and motorways, new reseach says. http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5329 http://www.carbonnews.co.nz/story.asp?storyid=5329 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:00:00