Farming sustainably, at scale. Can it be done? Forbes Elworthy, co-founder of Craigmore Sustainables
Craigmore Sustainables is the only New Zealand land manager that operates at scale in each of New Zealand’s three core primary sectors: horticulture, dairy farming and forestry. It also claims to be a...
12 Okt 202033min
Creating a 1000m water spout for renewable electricity? Yes, says tech investor Brent Ogilvie
Could a water spout almost a kilometre high be harnessed to create electricity from waste industrial heat? Yes, says tech investor Brent Ogilvie. Brent is a rare type: a venture investor with a passio...
5 Okt 202043min
Auckland’s Bold Climate Plan: Can it halve Emissions in just 9 Years?
The Auckland Climate Action Plan sets out a bold agenda to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The changes required are profound. If you think fixing the harbour bridge is messy, wait till you try...
28 Sep 202042min
Lakes, tomatoes and seaweed: what are the 70 best Kiwi climate tech ideas?
Jez Weston and Rohan MacMahon are technologists scouring New Zealand to find the best and brightest projects to address climate change. Or more specifically, to find technologies that offer the greate...
21 Sep 202037min
Labour’s promise for 100% renewable by 2030: smart or cynical?
Last week, the Labour Party unveiled an election promise to bring forward by five years the goal of 100 percent renewable electricity generation to 2030. It means NZ would join nations such as Iceland...
14 Sep 202030min
The Native Trees Conundrum: Adele Fitzpatrick of Trees That Count
Should native forests be harvested? Can they compete with pine as carbon sinks? And is biodiversity a better measure than carbon? Adele is the CEO of Trees that Count, an ambitious programme to plant ...
7 Sep 202045min
How to get 250K electric vehicles by 2025: Mark Gilbert of DriveElectric
What if I told you that former head of BMW in NZ now wants gas-guzzling, polluting cars off the road and replaced with low-emissions electric vehicles like the mild-mannered Nissan Leaf? A few years a...
31 Aug 202033min
Hyrdrogen: hype, hope or happening?
Hydrogen is a fantastic energy source: abundant, clean, light and highly flammable. But can it overcome its biggest hurdle: cost of production? Andrew Clennett, founder of Hiringa Energy, says an emph...
24 Aug 202052min
