Tagged: carbon neutral

The “Great Reset” - Ariadne

Robert Hickson • Jun 07, 2020 •

• capitalism,
• carbon neutral,
• climate change,
• economic change,
• energy transition,
• Pandemic,
• societal change

The World Economic Forum has launched a new initiative that they are calling “The Great Reset”. Its purpose is to help “guide decision-makers on the path to a more resilient, sustainable world beyond coronavirus” At first glance it can look like virtue signalling by some of the world’s elite. The WEF’s … Read More

Why New Zealand should not explore for more natural gas reserves - Guest Work

Guest Author • Feb 28, 2018 •

• carbon,
• carbon budget,
• carbon neutral,
• climate change,
• co2,
• coal mining,
• deforestation,
• fossil fuels,
• fracking,
• global warming,
• government,
• New Zealand,
• offshore oil drilling,
• planet,
• zero-carbon legislation

Ralph Sims, Massey University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. New Zealand’s new coalition government has committed to introducing zero-carbon legislation that would set the country on a course to be carbon neutral by 2050. At the same time, it is not ruling out new permits for coal … Read More

Guilt-free tourism: would you pay $11 for a carbon-neutral holiday? - Guest Work

Guest Author • Dec 07, 2015 •

• carbon neutral,
• climate change,
• COP21,
• decarbonisation,
• fossil fuels,
• New Zealand,
• paris climate summit,
• research,
• tourism,
• Travel

Colin Michael Hall, University of Canterbury Travelling carbon free for about the cost of a salad in New York? Yes, please. This is the good news that’s emerged from a study that found the damaging effects of tourism emissions could eventually be eliminated if travellers paid an average of just US$11 per trip. Our research, published recently in … Read More