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Digital enviro tech could save companies money but adoption is slow
Data Analytics

Digital enviro tech could save companies money but adoption is slow

According to a report from Frost & Sullivan and Envirosuite, environmental management tools can bring growth, innovation and bottom-line savings.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Nov 2020
Why Southeast Asia is at the forefront of a new wave of sustainable data centers
DataCentre infrastructure

Why Southeast Asia is at the forefront of a new wave of sustainable data centers

Southeast Asia, led by Singapore, is spearheading a move towards sustainable data centres amid rising digital transformation and energy consumption concerns.

By Nick Forrester • 6 min read • Tue, 10th Nov 2020
Schneider brings AI to fight against energy consumption
DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider brings AI to fight against energy consumption

Schneider Electric invests millions in machine learning tools and data science for AI-assisted energy and sustainability services.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Sep 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Climate change stories

Decentralising our water infrastructure
Climate change

Decentralising our water infrastructure

Climate pressures and city growth are pushing utilities to rethink costly central plants in favour of smaller systems that boost resilience.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Sun, 17th Jan 2021
Australia’s $240m green ammonia project
Power / Energy

Australia’s $240m green ammonia project

South Australia’s push to export renewable energy will add 40,000 tonnes of ammonia a year, backed by GBP £37 million for Port Bonython.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Jan 2021
Sustainable cities after Covid-19: are Barcelona-style green zones the answer?
Smart Cities

Sustainable cities after Covid-19: are Barcelona-style green zones the answer?

Barcelona-style green zones could cut pollution and boost health after Covid-19, but risks of gentrification and cost remain.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 21st Dec 2020
Wastewater infrastructure vulnerable to climate change
Sustainability

Wastewater infrastructure vulnerable to climate change

Health and sanitation in many communities could be put at risk as sea-level rise and heavier rain strain wastewater systems.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 14th Dec 2020
Second chance for Auckland Light Rail
Labour Party

Second chance for Auckland Light Rail

The revived plan could ease congestion and cut emissions, but only if planners avoid the delays and cost overruns that sank Sydney’s project.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 8th Dec 2020
How tolling Auckland roads will fix congestion
Smart Cities

How tolling Auckland roads will fix congestion

Congestion could ease by up to 12% on Auckland's roads under a phased tolling scheme, according to a Ministry of Transport report.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 1st Dec 2020
Overseas lessons in Resource Management reform
Public Sector

Overseas lessons in Resource Management reform

Without a clear plan, New Zealand's resource management overhaul will miss the Government's wellbeing and net-zero goals, says Infrastructure New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Nov 2020
Australia spending in all the wrong places
Hybrid & Remote Work

Australia spending in all the wrong places

Australia’s recovery risks being blunted unless governments shift spending towards social infrastructure, housing and renewable energy.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Wed, 11th Nov 2020
Carbon-negative roads could save planet
Climate change

Carbon-negative roads could save planet

Carbon-negative concrete could cut road-building emissions by as much as 70%, with one kilometre absorbing CO2 equal to 100,000 trees a year.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Oct 2020
New Zealand keeps getting warmer
Hybrid & Remote Work

New Zealand keeps getting warmer

A new report warns rising temperatures, melting glaciers and sea levels could reshape the country unless emissions fall quickly.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Oct 2020
‘Extraordinary efforts’ needed to stem the tide of plastic pollution
Sustainability

‘Extraordinary efforts’ needed to stem the tide of plastic pollution

A global push to cut plastic pollution would need at least one billion volunteers just for clean-ups, researchers warn.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Oct 2020
RMA reform only part of the solution
Education, Learning & Training

RMA reform only part of the solution

New planning laws may still fail to fix housing shortages and infrastructure gaps unless councils and agencies get more capacity and funding.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 4th Oct 2020
How to operate in a post-RMA environment
Education, Learning & Training

How to operate in a post-RMA environment

Weak planning, funding and governance are leaving New Zealand unable to deliver the wider public outcomes it now says it wants.

By Staff Writer • 9 min read • Tue, 22nd Sep 2020
Why $55 billion is not enough for New Zealand’s transport
Clean technologies

Why $55 billion is not enough for New Zealand’s transport

Funding will still fall short of fixing decades of underinvestment, with experts warning roads and rail need more to meet safety and climate goals.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 17th Sep 2020
Recycled plastic is not the answer to the climate crisis
Climate change

Recycled plastic is not the answer to the climate crisis

Even an ideal recycling system would cut plastics-sector emissions by only 14% by 2050, leaving major producers still far from net zero.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 6th Sep 2020