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New Environmental Standards and Consultations

New Environmental Standards and Consultations

In international energy news this week, we heard that the European Investment Bank will cease all funding for fossil fuel investments from the end of 2021. It has also more than halved its emissions threshold criterion for supporting projects, down from 550g CO2/kWh to 250g CO2/kWh. Since 2013, the bank has provided €13.4bn of funding…

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Consultations, Conference and Cameras

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins      First things first, we wish you all a happy new year and hope 2021 is good to you in your business and family lives. While many of us have enjoyed a little downtime over the last few weeks, things have moved on around NZ and the globe,…

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Webinars, Nobel Recognition and Should We Be Following Denmark’s Lead?

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins    Kia ora, A reminder to everyone about the two great webinars we have coming up on the 18th of this month and 15th of next. Covering safety and sustainability in design and passive house standards respectively, both offer a great, free opportunity to keep abreast of local and…

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Missed Opportunities, Waste and Bitcoins

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins      Much fanfare was heard about building back better and applying COVID recovery funds to greening economies. It turns out only 18% of of the US$14.6 trillion (NZ$20tr) allocated last year were directed towards greening measures, that’s according to a report from the UN Environment Programme and Oxford…

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Emission levels, Renewable Investment and Hot Water

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins      It seems we’ve recently passed a significant and sorry milestone in climate change with a report published this week by the Met Office (UK), using data from the Mauna Loa Observatory (Hawaii), indicating the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is now over 50% more than in…

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Emergencies, Call for Papers and Member Survey

News from CEO – Mike Hopkins      Finally, we have a climate emergency declared. You will have seen and heard plenty about that to have made up your minds on the efficacy of the declaration, and opinions will differ, so I shall move on swiftly. We held another, excellent networking event this week, this…

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