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“Straddling bus” eases carbon emissions

Ordinarily, being driven over by a bus wouldn’t be an optimal situation. But in this case, it is an optimal solution to easing traffic jams, whilst also reducing transport carbon emissions.  Later this year in Beijing, the Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment company is planing to build a “straddling ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team yesterday, about Air Quality, Coal & Oil, Design, Emissions, Innovation, Pollution, Transport

The Big Fizz

While the focus of climate change has often been on ‘above surface’ activities such as burning oil, gas and coal, a new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, examines the role the ocean plays in firstly sequestering carbon and then releasing it into the atmosphere.  To understand ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team yesterday, about Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Science, Water

Take a power brake

The energy expended from braking trains is set to be put to good use thanks to a project that harvests energy from the braking and then feeds the resultant electricity into the power grid. The pilot project by Viridity Energy, a Philadelphia-based smart grid company, has received a US$900 ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team yesterday, about Clean Tech, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Green energy, Innovation, Pollution, Recycling, Transport

Break it down with $1 million

An innovative Kiwi technology used to breakdown waste is set to be piloted with the added boost of $1 million in funding from the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund, Nick Smith has announced. The research project involves Crown Research Institute Scion and Rotorua District Council, who joined forces in 2008 ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Pollution

Free climate change lectures next week

If you’re in Auckland, here’s a fantastic opportunity for you. The University of Auckland is getting set to host three lectures by Lord Nicholas Stern of Brentford next week on ‘Managing the risks of climate change, overcoming world poverty and creating a new era of growth and prosperity ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Accreditation, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Economics, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development, Sustainability, Weather

Interview of the Week: Alan Good talks rock-solid sustainability

Alan Good knows his paper. Having spent most of his working life in the paper and printing industries, he is now a principal of the Stone Paper Company which secured the agency for ROCKSTOCK – a paper made using ground up stone and resin. And with less than 20 percent of ... keep reading

Written by Deirdre Robert this week, about Branding, Climate Change, Consumerism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environment & Wildlife, Forestry, Industry & Business, Innovation, Politics & Government, Sustainability

High-profile climate sceptic crosses over

If efforts to tackle climate change ever needed a bit of bolstering, nothing could be as sweet as having one of the world’s most infamous climate sceptics crossing over to the “other side”.  But that’s just what world-renowned “sceptical environmentalist” Bjørn Lomborg is doing, having applied the breaks ... keep reading

Written by Juliette Jowit this week, about Accreditation, Climate Change, Economics, Politics & Government, Pollution (2 comments)

Major changes needed for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in need of a major overhaul of procedures and management according to an independent report released by the InterAcademy Council (IAC), which represents the world's major science academies.  The IPCC was established by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Climate Change, Media, Politics & Government, Science

Research piques Kiwi interest in peak oil

New research from Colmar Brunton has found that 72 percent of New Zealanders think the Government should prepare now for future oil price rises by investing in alternative fuels and in public transport. But the WWF, who commissioned the poll, say the Government's draft energy strategy does not deliver ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Emissions, Energy Saving, Green energy, Politics & Government, Sustainability, Transport

The Transcendent City - autonomous, artificially intelligent, sustainable

This is what our future cities may look like if we don’t pay attention to critical environmental issues now. Richard Hardy, a Bartlett School of Architecture graduate, has created this stunning Transcendant City movie as part of his final year of study in Masters in Architecture.  The Transcendent City ... keep reading

Written by Celsias Team this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Architecture, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Innovation, Sustainability, Technology

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