Climate Change, New Zealand and Transportation

Emissions Reduction Plan Adopted in New Zealand

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 21, 2022

Courtesy of Sigurd Magnusson, Senior Adviser, New Zealand Environment, Emissions and Adaptation Ministry of Transport | Te Manat? Waka The New Zealand government in May 2022 adopted its first Emissions Reduction Plan.

New Zealand

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Tesla tops New Zealand EV cars sales in August

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Tesla Model 3 and Model Y topped the EV sales charts in New Zealand in August. The Motor Industry Association ( MIA ) reported 10,940 new passenger car and SUV registrations in New Zealand in August 2022, up 138.6% Last year, New Zealand’s new passenger cars and SUVs registrations only reached 4,585 units.

New Zealand

New Zealand Sale Tesla Climate Change

New Zealand unveils $8,600 subsidy for electric vehicles

Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 15, 2021

New Zealand unveils $8,600 subsidy for electric vehicles. The New Zealand government has introduced subsidies to make electric vehicles cheaper as the new petrol and diesel cars more expensive. New Zealand subsidy for electric vehicles. The country aims to shift to an emissions-free fleet.

New Zealand

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[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

Drive Electric

APRIL 5, 2023

Since the Clean Car Discount was introduced, EV and hybrids have grown to over a third of new registrations, already saving the country over $100m a year in fuel. “Drive Electric’s election manifesto calls on political parties to push forward with more bold policies for the decarbonisation of transport.

New Zealand

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Lessons On Climate Disruption & Adaptation From New Zealand

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This tectonic shift, while it will take decades instead of the seconds of the Christchurch cataclysm, will be more broadly disruptive. We can manage it wisely or foolishly, yet it will still occur.

New Zealand

New Zealand Climate Climate Change Building

RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Drive Electric

JUNE 19, 2023

20th June 2023 Part A: Introduction About us Drive Electric is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation supporting the uptake and mainstreaming of e-mobility in New Zealand as part of the effort to decarbonise transport. International jurisdictions are setting dates for the end of new fossil fuel vehicles.

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate New Zealand Emissions

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change.

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Climate Change Climate Global Energy

Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Transport and Infrastructure Committee. RE: Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill. Drive Electric supports the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) and encourages New Zealand to be ambitious. Committee Secretariat. Parliament Buildings. Wellington. Introduction

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Clean Cleaning Transportation New Zealand

COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. … The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. —COP 26 Declaration.

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Sale Netherlands Uruguay

[PRESS RELEASE] Drive Electric welcomes BNZ as a Premium member

Drive Electric

AUGUST 28, 2022

Bank of New Zealand ( BNZ ) has partnered with Drive Electric , a non-profit organisation that advocates for electric vehicle uptake across New Zealand. As a Premium member, BNZ will be crucial in shaping the future of electric transport as they work to decarbonise their business activities. Press release.

New Zealand

New Zealand Financing Climate Change Climate

[Press Release] The compelling case for EV incentives

Drive Electric

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Press release 13 December 2023 New research shows the new Government’s policy to remove the Clean Car Discount (CCD) and weaken the Clean Car Standard could mean between 100,000 and 350,000 fewer electric cars on New Zealand roads by 2030, and increasing emissions by between 900 and 3,000 kilotonnes.

New Zealand

New Zealand Clean Cleaning Economy

[PRESS RELEASE] EV Infrastructure supercharged by the Budget

Drive Electric

MAY 17, 2023

Press release 18th May 2023 Drive Electric welcomes the announcement in the Budget today that $120m will be invested to enable the roll-out of public charging infrastructure in New Zealand in partnership with the private sector. The adoption of EVs in New Zealand has accelerated in the past two years.

New Zealand

New Zealand Climate Change Charging Installation

[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

MAY 1, 2023

Mark Gilbert, Chair of Drive Electric says, “The Clean Car Discount has turned New Zealand from a laggard to a leader when it comes to EV adoption. The Climate Change Commission has recently confirmed that incentives are necessary to continue to ensure the adoption of EVs. This is still just 1.5% There’s more to do.

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[Press Release] Drive Electric appoints new chair, Kirsten Corson

Drive Electric

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Press release 1st November 2023 The board of Drive Electric, a not-for-profit with a mission to accelerate the uptake of e-mobility in New Zealand, announced that Kirsten Corson has been appointed as chair of the board. New Zealand stands to gain so much by electrifying mobility. These are two immediate priorities. “I

New Zealand

New Zealand Electrical Electric Climate Change

Study suggests global impact of obesity may be extra ~700MT/y CO2eq: about 1.6% of worldwide GHG emissions

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Calculations were made of the extra emission of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) from the increased oxidative metabolism, the increased food production and consumption and the increased fuel used to transport the greater body weight of people with obesity. of worldwide GHG emissions.

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Drive Electric Submission: Auckland Transport Parking Strategy

Drive Electric

MAY 15, 2022

Drive Electric utilises the expertise of our board, member base and researchers to make well-informed submissions on policy that relates to the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Below is our submission on Auckland’s Draft Parking Strategy by Auckland Transport. Executive Summary.

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Oz Is Just As Barmy About Hydrogen: Smart Energy Council Presentation Q&A

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2023

It was organized to exploit my unusual timezone alignment with Oz as I spend a few weeks in New Zealand as a digital nomad. Not long ago, I had the opportunity to talk with over 300 mostly Australian participants in a Smart Energy Council webinar. Over 600 signed up, many from other time zones to […]

New Zealand

New Zealand Energy Hydrogen Climate Change

Oz Questions On Clean Aviation & Shipping: Smart Energy Council Presentation Q&A

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2023

It was organized to exploit my unusual timezone alignment with Oz as I spend a few weeks in New Zealand as a digital nomad. The other day I had the opportunity to talk with a few hundred mostly Australian participants in a Smart Energy Council webinar. Over 600 signed up, many from other time zones […]

New Zealand

New Zealand Energy Clean Cleaning

Plug In America joins global alliance

Plug in America

JUNE 10, 2021

In addition, the adoption of supportive policies will help boost the shift to electric transportation. One of the first joint activities of the Global EV Drivers’ Alliance will be participating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, which will be held in Glasgow in November 2021. in the same period.

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Drive Electric Submission: Reviewing the Road User Charges System

Drive Electric

APRIL 25, 2022

Drive Electric utilises the expertise of our board, member base and researchers to make well-informed submissions on policy that relates to the decarbonisation of the transport sector. naha utu kaiwhakamahi rori | Driving Change: Reviewing the Road User Charges System. 12 April 2022 . Executive Summary. We support Te Manat?

New Zealand

New Zealand Charging Electrical Electric

Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Drive Electric is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation supporting the uptake and mainstreaming of e-mobility in New Zealand, a key part of decarbonising transport. . Drive Electric has advocated for a comprehensive plan to decarbonise transport for the past two years. Transport . 24 November 2021 .

New Zealand

New Zealand Emissions Petrol Electric

RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

Drive Electric

MAY 16, 2023

PART A: INTRODUCTION About us Drive Electric is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation supporting the uptake and mainstreaming of e-mobility in New Zealand as part of the effort to decarbonise transport. The case for an EV Charging Strategy New Zealand is on the cusp of the biggest transformation in transport in over a century.

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Future Charging New Zealand Installation

Australian shipping emissions identified

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2012

The remainder comes from road and air transport, energy generation, and industrial processes. The study appeared recently in the journal Air Quality and Climate Change , the journal of the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand. Nitrogen oxide is a non-greenhouse gas, unlike similarly named nitrous oxide.

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IATA Calls for Government-Industry Alignment on Aviation Emissions; Biofuels May be Certified by 2010

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2009

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for the aviation industry and governments to bring an aligned global approach on aviation carbon emissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference to be held this December in Copenhagen.

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2010 Emissions Industrial Industry

Study finds global rivers and streams emitting 3x IPCC estimates of the GHG N2O

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

That’s three times the amount estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change and stratospheric ozone destruction. This multi-site experiment clearly establishes streams and rivers as important sources of nitrous oxide.

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New Hampshire Global Climate Change Ozone

16 National Hydrogen Associations Submit Statement to UNFCC Highlighting Hydrogens Potential Contribution to Curbing GHG Emissions

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2009

A coalition of 16 national hydrogen associations from around the world recently issued a joint statement addressed to Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, asserting that hydrogen technologies could help to curb global greenhouse gas emissions. China: China Association for Hydrogen Energy.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2010

Other major players include the accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, the transportation-safety firm Lloyd’s Register, and TUV SUD, a German industrial-testing company. Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. 100% for some agricultural processes.

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Emissions

The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

Cars That Think

AUGUST 22, 2023

Title: External relationships manager for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Mohan Malaviya Engineering College; master’s degree in engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee; Ph.D. Brij Singh Employer: John Deere, Fargo, N.D.

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Engine Power Powered New Zealand

Australia Reels From Split Weather System, Suffers Effect Of “The Big Dry” And “The Big Wet”

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

We’ve seen blackouts, disruptions to many of our transport systems, greater water consumption and of course, more sleepless nights.” A poll carried out by Accenture and released today found that eight out of ten (84%) consumers in Australia say that they are concerned by climate change and believe it will directly impact their life (81%).

Australia

Australia Climate Change Water 2009

Singapore considers new law to expand EV charging network

Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2022

The proposed law for Electric Vehicle Charging Bill would give the Land Transport Authority (LTA) the authority to regulate EV chargers that will be used in Singapore. The Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the LTA want to develop laws to govern EV charging among the industry’s main stakeholders.

Singapore

Singapore Charging New Zealand Climate Change

EV Driven

Emissions Reduction Plan Adopted in New Zealand

Tesla tops New Zealand EV cars sales in August

New Zealand unveils $8,600 subsidy for electric vehicles

[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

Lessons On Climate Disruption & Adaptation From New Zealand

RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: Drive Electric’s advice on the second draft of the Emissions Reduction Plan (2026-2030)

Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

[PRESS RELEASE] Drive Electric welcomes BNZ as a Premium member

[Press Release] The compelling case for EV incentives

[PRESS RELEASE] EV Infrastructure supercharged by the Budget

[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

[Press Release] Drive Electric appoints new chair, Kirsten Corson

Study suggests global impact of obesity may be extra ~700MT/y CO2eq: about 1.6% of worldwide GHG emissions

Drive Electric Submission: Auckland Transport Parking Strategy

Oz Is Just As Barmy About Hydrogen: Smart Energy Council Presentation Q&A

Oz Questions On Clean Aviation & Shipping: Smart Energy Council Presentation Q&A

Plug In America joins global alliance

Drive Electric Submission: Reviewing the Road User Charges System

Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

RESPONSE TO: Ministry of Transport’s Charging Our Future: Discussion Document

Australian shipping emissions identified

IATA Calls for Government-Industry Alignment on Aviation Emissions; Biofuels May be Certified by 2010

Study finds global rivers and streams emitting 3x IPCC estimates of the GHG N2O

16 National Hydrogen Associations Submit Statement to UNFCC Highlighting Hydrogens Potential Contribution to Curbing GHG Emissions

Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

Australia Reels From Split Weather System, Suffers Effect Of “The Big Dry” And “The Big Wet”

Singapore considers new law to expand EV charging network

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