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Green Building, Downstream Tickets and Coconut Oil

Green Building, Downstream Tickets and Coconut Oil

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins In case anyone missed it, Rio Tinto announced this week it will be starting a phased close down of the aluminium smelter at Tiwai, with a final shut down scheduled for August 2021. The release of the electricity Tiwai currently uses onto the market will have profound implications for…

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COP26, Negative Prices and Wooden Batteries

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins    Kia ora, As Europe (the band) would say, it’s the final countdown – to COP26 that is.  With only a couple of days to go, the announcements on commitments are coming thick and fast, even from those with reputations for lacking climate change commitment.  This week saw net…

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Targets, the EV Market and Living Bricks

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins      Well, we’re certainly back in action. There have been numerous events and information sessions this week on the back of the CCC draft advice and the return of Parliament. One interesting snippet (from Minister Woods) from a session on Thursday was that the Government’s manifesto target of…

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COP26, Earthquakes and Olympic Sustainability

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins    COP26 is just around the corner and the build up is already falling short. Countries were supposed to have submitted new or revised NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) consistent with 1.5C or 2C warming by the end of July but only 56% managed to hit the deadline. The NDCs…

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CNGP Update and Really Thinking Big on Hydrogen

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins    We saw some movement on the pending Carbon Neutral Government Programme (CNGP) supplier list this week with information issued via GETS requesting submissions for providing carbon measurement and verification related services to the public sector. The information is quite vague at this point but we’d recommend everyone takes…

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Corporate Reporting, Sustainable Milk and Webinars

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins    Kia Ora, The biggest domestic news story this week was the publication of the Climate Change Commission’s final advice. Given the coverage that has received in the wider media, we’ll pass over swiftly here. At the G7 summit in Cornwall this week, all members agreed to mandate TCFD…

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