These ideas, and many many others, will be discussed at the Reality of Everything Symposium, 26 June. realityofeverything.org
New Zealand energy emissions to March 2026: slow decline continues due to falls in coal, gas (running out), and electricity (wet weather + more RE). These are all small sources – oil is >75% of emissions and has increased in each of the past 5 years (even though data includes 1st month of the war).
Changes in the NZ car market
Anne Salmond: "a PM who sees themselves as a CEO, and whose former business offers different standards of service to customers according to their ability to pay – First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy (ignoring those who can’t afford to fly)..."
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The Reality of Everything Symposium is a one-day event to help build the foundations for informed, collective action.
Neoliberalism's attempt to make self-interest into a governing philosophy has proven to be a disaster, writes Dame Anne Salmond, but alternatives do exist
New Zealand's flagship discovery research fund is running its final round before being absorbed into a government-directed system. The 29% funding cut lands on a country that already spends half the O...
The US-Israeli war in Iran has led to a doubling of EV sales in New Zealand, now at their highest level barring the rush to beat the end of the rebate in 2023.
Solar returns 60% annual growth for the second year in a row and now provides 2.5% of annual electricity. It is now within a smidgen of overtaking coal.
Data from MBIE Energy Quarterly www.mbie.govt.nz/building-and...
Nicola Gaston
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Robert McLachlan
Robert McLachlan
I used to get seasick – but after taking a chance on a cruise, I fell in love with ship-living, met my future partner onboard, and gave up life on land
A journey on two wheels through a story starting with humans at their worst and ending with humans at their best. It took me a bunch of mahi, and I hope you'll enjoy and share it.
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In the year of Our Lord 2025, for reasons I couldn’t quite put my finger on at the time, ...
