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NZ in the Dock, SDGs Achievable and Lithium Price Trends
- NZ in the dock
- G20 strong on rhetoric
- SDGs possible – but not before 2050
- Battery prices expected to continue downward trend
- Large lithium find eases long-term price concerns
- Another SAF breakthrough
- Are we outside the safe operating space for humanity?
ULEZs, Increasing Climate Hazards and SAF Takes Off
- Should we introduce low emission zones?
- 80% of cities faced a climate hazard last year
- Clean energy day
- SAF takes off
- Sustainability credentials crucial for job-seekers
- Green Riders
- Fun climate education
Game Changing RFP, the Co-benefits of Energy Efficiency and Changing Transport Behaviours
- CEP issues game changing RFP
- Australia and California sign MoU
- The co-benefits of energy efficiency
- Changing transport behaviours
- Parts of Amazon now net emitters
Natural solutions, science based targets taking off and Europe to be self sufficient for hydrogen
- Making nature markets work
- High level support for nature funding
- Strong uptake for science based targets
- Europe doesn’t need to import hydrogen
New Standard to Fight Greenwashing, Supply Chain Worries and Expect More Earthquakes
- New Standard to fight greenwashing
- 9 out of 10 energy leaders concerned about supply chains
- More earthquakes and eruptions on the way?
- Hydrogen not the answer for trains
- Auckland Climate Festival
Standards for e-bikes, revolutionary air conditioning and drones taking off
- Do we need standards for e-bikes?
- Massive efficiency improvements in air conditioning coming to market
- ICE vehicles have peaked but not their emissions
- Onwards and upwards for drones
- New old-technology batteries
Will NZ sign COP28 pledge? The cost of clean energy and $400,000 prize opens
- COP28 calls for food systems to be included in NDCs
- The cost of clean energy uncovered
- Germany forcing hydrogen markets
- $400,000 up for grabs
- Proton battery as a hydrogen storage medium
Renewables March On, Performance Contracts Open Opportunities and a Sugar Rush for Batteries
- Renewables to hit a third next year
- Solar and wind to hit a third by 2030
- Recognising skills
- Performance contracts for multi-occupancy dwellings
- A sugar rush for batteries
ISSB Takes Over TCFD, Carbon Capture Accounting Consultation and Glass With 50% Fewer Emissions
- ISSB takes over TCFD
- Carbon capture accounting methodology under consultation
- Mixed news from China
- Graphics of the week
- Perovskite’s other potential use
- New glass saves 50% of emissions
New Carbon Market Rules, Greenhushing and Brand Value and Greener Spaces Command Premium
- Biggest and best CEP conference
- Voluntary carbon market collaboration and new rules
- Greenhushing and brand value
- Greener spaces command a premium
- Forests still shrinking
- Wooden city to become a reality
- Tidal for Tonga
- Pothole plethora
- Ocean indigestion – antacids for the sea
- Battery pioneer passes
New Guidance for Scope 3, Stagnation on SDGs and Alarming Sea Temperatures
- New guidance on measuring Scope 3
- SDG progress stagnates, NZ ranks 27/166
- Tackling the skills gap Aussie style
- Sea temperatures rocketing
- Carbon removal market grows 300% in two months
- Built environment emissions can be cut by 75% in 5-10 years
Sustainable Data, Cheap Ammonia and a Mixed Report Card for NZ
- Emissions at an all-time high
- Planning lagging
- NZ ahead of the game
- But missing in action
- Green skills gap increasing
- Cheap ammonia on its way
- It’s all about the data
Efficiency Creates Jobs, NZ’s Record on SDG7 and the Climate Cost of Pets
- Efficiency could create 12 million jobs
- Our progress on SDG7
- Beyond stability
- A different approach to decarbonising heavy industry
- A threat to more than wildlife
- 1,000Km range in 6 minute charge
1.5C Losing Impetus, Offset Prices to Skyrocket and Hydrogen to Save the Coal Industry
- 1.5C losing impetus
- Offset pricing to skyrocket
- Renewables widen the gap
- BREEAM getting an update
- BREEAM in action
- Hydrogen to save the coal industry
Emissions Clustering and Heat and Drought Risk Significantly Increasing
- 60% of industrial emissions from 157 companies
- Clean energy manufacturing continues to build capacity
- 22% of the world’s population to suffer dangerous levels of heat
- Flash droughts major risk to food chain - and set to increase
Generation Emissions Peaking, Europe Cleans its Washing and Lab Meat is 25x as Carbon Costly
- Have generation emissions peaked?
- Europe cleans its washing
- European emissions heading in the right direction
- Profit injustice?
- Lab meat comes with 25x the CO2
Australia Stepping Up, A New Arms Race and The Truth About AI
- Circular economy benefits underestimated
- Australia stepping up
- Coal divestment accelerating
- A clean technology arms race
- Mobile EV charging
- Call for papers
- Climate change AI
DER Ducks in a Row, Green Skills Gap Widening and Wellington Under the Weather
- DER ducks in a row
- VPPs could save billions
- Global green skills gap widening
- Wellington under the weather
- AI for building performance dataset
- The off-grid, luxury hotel with no HVAC
Climate Change Impacting Businesses, ESG Makes Financial Sense and the New Cyberster
- Nearly 50% of UK companies already impacted by climate change
- ESG makes good business sense
- Credit ratings not taking account of ESG
- VCs moving beyond renewables and EVs
- Green steel without hydrogen
- EVs charge onwards
- Sporty EVs are coming - perhaps
Energy Policy Review, Cost of Capital Trends and Flat Packed EVs
- Date for the diary
- Fuel efficiency standards for Oz
- Does money talk?
- Money talks – trends in cost of capital
- Multi-fuel, miracle generator from Stanford
- Solar hydrogen goes live
- Flat packed EVs
Power Sector Emissions Have Peaked, ESG Waning and Lessons From America
- Power sector emissions have peaked
- Global wind energy to top 1 TW in 2023
- ESG slips down the priority list
- Lessons from America - We can't make the same mistakes
- Compressed air storage set for substantial growth
The Impact of Carbon Capture, New EV Tool and the Role of Natural Solutions
- CO2 removal in perspective
- 9 species (or species groups) may be key
- New EV Charging Tool
- Some CFCs on the rise
- E-scooter ban in Paris
- Coconuts and lemons become efficient, energy storing building materials
Record Renewables, Agricultural Animal Emissions and Power-Generating Concrete
- Offsets under more scrutiny
- Renewables investments hit record but still not enough
- US renewables surpass coal for first time
- Emissions distribution of protein sources
- Fonterra doing OK
- UK winning hearts and minds
- Power-generating, smart concrete
EV Gender Bias, Sea Level Prediction Tool and Climate Change and Health
- EVs sales show gender bias
- EV interest shows gender bias
- Sea level projection tool
- Keeping cooling sustainable
- Health and climate change
- Corporates lacking actionable sustainability plans
- Emergency power, clean water, medical aid from a transportable box
Hydrogen Infrastructure Under the Spotlight, Climate Change and Hollywood and Supply Chain Negligence
- Europe’s hydrogen storage skyrocketing
- Hydrogen infrastructure under the spotlight
- Efficiency targets diluted in EU
- Supply chain emissions over 11 times greater than direct emissions
- Nuclear power is “sustainable”
- Crushing the construction emissions problem
- Climate change becomes mainstream entertainment
Newly Announced Webinars, Emissions Inequity and Organic Solar Panels
- Free webinars from CEP
- New energy efficiency indicators guide
- Energy and emissions inequity - the data
- SUVs emit a billion tonnes of CO2 in 2022
- A win-win water and electricity innovation
- Efficient, sustainable solar cells
- Significant advance in direct air capture
Absorption Waning, Aviation Fuel Reality Check and Solar Underperforming
- Greenwashers in the dock
- Executive pay increasingly linked to climate targets
- Is Sustainable Air Travel Realistic?
- Large scale solar project performance deteriorating
- Forest and soil CO2 absorption is declining
- Energy emissions increase but growth rate slowing
Journeys, White Hydrogen and Porcine Nightmares
- CEP Board and staff visit the He Tohu exhibition at the National Library
- Avid brewer keen to engage with others in the sector
- White Hydrogen
- Autonomous vehicles could become a significant source of emissions
- Greenwashing being identified as an emerging risk
- Carbon-negative buildings
Commercial Retrofits, Traffic Truths and Blended Solar
- Australian mining application rejected
- Scorn over the climate pledges
- Less than 1% of companies have credible 2050 climate transition plans
- Multinationals risking net zero targets
- Demand for skilled renewable energy workers
- Measures to improve energy performance of buildings by 2050
- EU advancing retrofitting of commercial buildings
- Interactive traffic monitoring site
- PV panels with heritage finishes
- Infrared wallpaper
Electricity, Auto Excess and Elephants
- 2023 Insights on New Zealand Sustainability Professionals survey
- Survey for sustainability professionals
- Low Emission Transport Fund - Round 8: Demonstration of Marine
- Asian countries will make up 50% of global electricity demand by 2025
- 2022 bumper year for clean energy investment in Europe
- EVs are not only good at reducing emissions
- Auto industry is still running far behind on reducing emissions
- Elephants can also help combat climate change
- CEP Conference 2023 - Speaker feature
- Job Listings
- Other Industry Events
- Tender Opportunities
New Staff, Money Talks and Cheap, Grid-scale Storage
- CEP welcomes new staff member
- CEP Conference and Sponsor update
- Survey on carbon offsetting
- Assurance over climate-related disclosures
- UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
- Green and other labelled bonds held market share amidst fall
- Exciting new innovations emerging in 2023
- New heat engine claiming to double efficiency and halve costs
- Climate protesters halt work on new, all-electric, zero carbon operation prison
- CEP welcomes new student member
Happy New Year, New Staff and First Conference Keynote Announced
- CEP new staff member and first Keynote Speaker announcement
- Change in CEP News delivery coming soon
- 'The Homes We Deserve' campaign
- Winner of CEP $100 Prezzy Card prize draw announced and Member Survey feedback
- Consumer interest 2023 - sustainability arguments and concerns expressed by Transpower
- 90% of offsets provided by the world's largest supplier are worthless claims The Guardian newspaper
- Wyoming is to ban EVs from 2035
- Jobs, Tenders and Industry Events notices
NZ’s Largest Emitters, Bettering NDCs and Amazon on the Brink
- Admin support for CEP office
- 5th GIDI round and briefing webinar
- New emissions inventory from Climate TRACE
- 92% of 107 developing nations now have time-bound renewables targets
- China, the EU and India will see faster progress towards a clean energy economy than set in their targets and NDCs
- 34% of the Amazon rainforest has passed at least one tipping point
- COP attendance by the fossil fuel industry is up 25% over last year
Climate Tech, Boosting Corporate Value and the Ozone Hole
- G20 still supporting fossil fuels despite COP26 commitments
- Poor country economies hardest hit by climate change
- PwC update on climate tech venture capital investments
- Climate initiatives help companies improve financial performance
- Is the hole in the Ozone layer shrinking due to the Montreal Protocol?
- CEP Networking events coming up: Register now
- Are you on the hunt for fresh talent?
- Industry events coming up
Networking, Hydrogen and Fortuitous Powercuts
- CEP Networking events coming up: Register now
- Website job vacancy page coming soon
- Green hydrogen set for major role in emissions reductions
- Visions of hydrogen economies
- Darkness inhibits electrolyser efficiency
- Update on carbon capture technology and the CCUS industry
- Can wind turbines help to capture carbon dioxide?
- 36% drop in European wind turbine orders
- Industry events coming up