Bots produce quarter of climate tweets
THE SOCIAL MEDIA conversation over the climate crisis is being reshaped by an army of automated Twitter bots, with a new analysis finding that a quarter of all tweets about climate on an average day...
View ArticleHow much e-waste do we recycle?
By PETER GRIFFIN | New Zealand's discarded jumble of unwanted electronic devices equates to around 97,000 tonnes of e-waste a year. How much of it is recycled?
View ArticleJohnnie Walker maker creates plastic-free paper-based bottle
The new bottle design by Diageo, shown on a bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky THE MULTINATIONAL drinks company Diageo says it has created the world's first paper-based spirits bottle that is 100 per...
View ArticleFOOTPRINT FANTASY: is it time to forget about carbon footprints?
A NEW APP tracks your carbon footprint in real-time. It's funded by BP.
View ArticleCarbon capture 'moonshot' moves closer, as billions of dollars pour in
A carbon injection site near Reykjavik Photograph: Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images AS THE WORLD dices with the climate emergency, businesses and governments are starting to push funding...
View ArticleThe true cost of the billionaire space race
SCIENTISTS worry that growing numbers of rocket flights and the rise of space tourism could harm Earth's atmosphere and contribute to climate change.
View ArticleDigital twins key to creating net-zero cities
DIGITAL TWINS of buildings and cities could become an essential tool in the battle against climate change, according to technology experts.
View ArticleThis concrete can eat carbon emissions
CONCRETE is responsible for more than four percent of all global CO2 emissions. In the race to find alternatives, some companies are using it to sequester CO2 instead.
View ArticleEvery battery is a treasure box
EACH wooden box is as big as a grand piano. Employees in gray T-shirts open the strong hinges, remove safety foils and loosen the fixings. Now they can lift the heavy battery system out with a crane...
View Article10 YEARS AGO...
Ten years ago, 148 of South Korea's 151 MPs voted for the introduction of an emissions trading scheme.
View ArticleFood waste firm wins green award
Auckland food waste firm Eco Stock Supplies yesterday was named Supreme Winner of the annual Green Ribbon Awards.
View ArticleNappies-to-compost business spreads
Thousands of tonnes of used disposable nappies in Wellington are to be composted rather than going to the rubbish dump.
View ArticleGreens praise plans for Christchurch
Light rail and more green spaces will find favour with Christchurch residents, says Green Party earthquake recovery spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham.
View ArticleCarbon gear will map our land use
Technology developed to measure New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions will be used to map the country.
View Article'Pure NZ' impossible mountain, says scientist
The 100% Pure brand is stopping New Zealand reaching its potential, says the current holder of the Prime Minister's Science Communicator Prize.
View ArticlePNG student wins Daysh scholarship
A PhD student's plans to use traditional ecological knowledge to develop a sustainability education programme for Papua New Guinea have won her a scholarship.
View ArticleRetailer joins TV recycling camp
Electronics retailer Noel Leeming has joined the Ministry for the Environment's TV TakeBack Programme.
View ArticleBattery pioneer excites hybrid car makers
Forty years ago, Dr John Abrahamson made a discovery that is exciting modern hybrid car makers.
View ArticleFood stores switch to 'natural' refrigeration
Foodstuffs is looking to drastically cut emissions and energy costs by switching to natural refrigeration.
View ArticleCarbon storage report will shape new laws
A report launched in Wellington yesterday lays the foundations for new laws around the storage of carbon dioxide as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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