Tag: LNG terminal

Policy, risk, and the direction of our energy system

Posted on by Peter Bruce-iri in Policy, Climate activism, Politics, regeneration, Energy and transport

We have alternatives to gas. renewable generation options flexible demand pathways multiple transition strategies across sectors. The magnitude of this issue is worthy of a much broader public debate. Reducing gas demand also has a material impact on New Zealand’s emissions profile. Based on current emissions factors, a reduction of 100 petajoules of gas consumption … Continue reading Policy, risk, and the direction of our energy system →

A port for the past — a call to stop the LNG terminal

Posted on by Peter Bruce-iri in Carbon neutral, Community building, Policy, Politics, System Change

The New Zealand government’s decision to build a port for gas imports feels designed for a world with a 1999 use-by date. Only those financially invested in preserving the extractive economy of the twentieth century, or those who have swallowed its kool-aid, persist with the fantasy that that world can continue. It is clear that … Continue reading A port for the past — a call to stop the LNG terminal →