With the election only weeks away, public debate is returning to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the possible construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Taranaki. These debates should be judged against a more direct goal: ending our dependence on fossil fuels as quickly as possible. The New Zealand ETS uses market … Continue reading Stop burning fossil fuels as quickly as possible
This is the second post on our Energy Future Series. New Zealand’s energy debate is often framed as a problem of shortage. But the deeper issue is not whether we have enough energy. it is whether we design the system to use it wisely. One of our greatest advantages is already built into our landscape … Continue reading Aotearoa’s advantage: How solar power protects our hydro lakes
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