Major climate tech summit to connect investors and startups
Today 11:30am
By Oli Lewis
A two-day summit connecting climate tech startups, investors and policymakers starts in Wellington on Thursday.
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Indoor ski venue partners with Sunergise on solar install to reduce grid reliance by 30%
Today 11:30am
Auckland's Snowplanet indoor ski venue has partnered with commercial solar company Sunergise on a 1MW solar array, cutting the facility’s grid energy reliance by about 30%.
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Lack of finance stalling sustainable innovation – report
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NZ’s sustainable finance credibility gap
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By Manbo He | COMMENT: New Zealand has built serious sustainable finance infrastructure - but risks failing to attract the global capital that infrastructure was designed for, because it lacks the practitioner capability to operate it credibly.
