PPA market needed to accelerate decarbonisation - Transpower19 Oct 23 - Power Purchase Agreements between corporate energy users and renewable energy developers should enable investment in lower cost renewable electricity generation and drive faster electrification, according to Transpower. |
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Deep sea mining can have detrimental long-term impacts: new research19 Jul 23 - A deep sea mining test that lasted just two hours may have reduced fish and shrimp populations in the surrounding area a year after the event, according to international research. |
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Scientists develop cheapest carbon capture system to date25 Jan 23 - US researchers have developed a cost-efficient method that successfully captures CO2 and converts it into one of the world’s most widely used chemicals: methanol. |
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Apple using carbon-free aluminium25 Mar 22 - Apple has announced that it will be using carbon-free aluminum in future products, with the latest iPhone SE in line to take advantage of the new environmentally friendly manufacturing process. |
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‘Eco-score’ labels make shopping more sustainable20 Oct 21 - Neon yellows, soothing blues, and revitalizing greens: the average supermarket aisle is a riotous, colorful battle for a customer’s attention, according to Dr. Brian Cook, a senior researcher at the University of Oxford. |
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Cutting emissions with carbon reinforced concrete10 Aug 21 - Leading expert Prof Manfred Curbach tells GCR how ‘carbon concrete’ cuts CO2 emissions by 50% and could spark construction’s sustainability revolution. |
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'We hear you,' Govt tells worried manufacturers31 Mar 21 - The country’s largest building company is calling for tariffs to protect local manufacturers from unfair competition from imports with higher carbon footprints – and the Government says it is listening. |
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Tyre burner cements in emissions cuts30 Mar 21 - Greenhouse gas emissions at New Zealand’s only cement-manufacturing plant will be cut by 13,000 tonnes a year – and it’s all down to tyres. |
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Emissions 'return to normal', says Fletcher Building17 Feb 21 - The country’s largest building company says emissions have returned to normal in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic shutdown. |
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Bill Gates warns that manufacturing could challenge climate goals16 Feb 21 - Bill Gates exudes optimism in discussing the world's ability to tackle climate change – until he hits on manufacturing. About that, he is worried. |
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How steel might finally kick its coal habit5 Feb 21 - An American company is experimenting with replacing coal with electrons to produce emissions-free steel. |
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Fletcher Building cracks Asia-Pacific DJSI26 Nov 20 - One of New Zealand’s largest emitters has made it on to the Dow Jones Asia-Pacific Sustainability Index. |
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Net-zero and ‘passive’ houses can cut carbon emissions24 Nov 20 - From the street, you wouldn’t be able to tell a net-zero or passive house from any other recently built home. Even from the inside, the only visible clues are thick walls and deep windowsills. Only... |
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Steel giant joins growing list of companies aiming for net-zero13 Oct 20 - Luxembourg company ArcelorMittal produces more steel than any other company. It is also taking a leading role in developing technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from steel-making. |
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We're cleaning up on fossil fuels, says Unilver4 Sep 20 - Unilever says it will invest €1 billion eliminating fossil fuels from its cleaning products. |
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World's first fossil-free steel pilot plant ready to go2 Sep 20 - Global production of zero-emissions steel has taken a massive step forward, with a world-leading Swedish project completing the construction of a world-first fossil-free steel pilot plant in Luleå,... |
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Low-carbon alternative to concrete buildings25 Aug 20 - Scientists have developed a method to 3D-print greener buildings using local soil that they say has the potential to revolutionise the construction industry. |
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CARBON CUTS: Smelter signals end of aluminium emissions9 Jul 20 - One of New Zealand’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters is closing operations in New Zealand, potentially cutting the country’s missions by more than 1.5 million tonnes a year. |
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Low-carbon cement the key, says GBC6 Jul 20 - New Zealand’s only cement producer is calling on local and central authorities to help it persuade the construction sector to accept lower-emissions cement. |
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