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Now targeting 1.5 degrees
The Science Based Targets initiative has recently issued guidance to help businesses help limit emissions aligned with 1.5°C of warming - Kate Alcock of SBC explains what that means, and Stewart McKenzie at Enviro-Mark Solutions highlights the key changes.
Going fishing, sustainably
A new Precision Seafood Harvesting (PSH) fishing technology has been given the green light for use in North Island inshore fisheries. Moana New Zealand and Sanford worked on the trials of the Modular Harvest System which will now be rolled out across their fleets. 
All about electric
Courier vans, campervans, electric trucks and forklifts - Stuff looks at what five Climate Leaders Coalition members are doing with EVs. And Vector is also offering Auckland’s early adopters of battery electric vehicles a chance to be part of its Smart EV Charging study. 
More transport trends 
Auckland Transport is transitioning buses from diesel to zero emissions, and more people are using buses than ever before. Freightways is switching to fewer, faster and bigger planes. And Nick Robilliard of Meridian Energy sees a shift coming in the way we own and drive cars. 
Rainbow proud
Congratulations to SKYCITY Auckland and Otago Polytech for being recognised at the Rainbow Excellence Awards last week, and to the Auckland War Memorial Museum for winning the 2019 Westpac Supreme Award. Allan Lennie, Fletcher Building received the 2019 Rainbow Tick Ambassadorship Award. 
Bright sparks
To enable more Kiwi kids to become future inventors and innovators, the Genesis School-gen Trust has announced that six schools will receive STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) equipment packages and one school a solar equipment package from its initial pool of $50,000. 
Are we sharing our prosperity?
Massey University have launched the Shared Prosperity Index, which calculates wellbeing and social progress through measuring how well, or poorly, different segments of society have benefited from New Zealand's growing economy. 
Ask a mate for help with energy
Energy poverty affects nearly 100,000 households in New Zealand. Vector as well as Genesis Energy, Meridian, Mercury and Contact, are supporting EnergyMate, an industry-funded trial to help the lowest income households lower their power bills. Kate Beddoe from Vector has more. 

Upcoming Events

Achieving Net Zero Transport Together 
Christchurch and via livestream, 28 May, 10am to 4pm 
More information and register 

Diversity Works Breakfast: Including refugees in the workplace
Auckland, 28 May, 7.30am - 9am
More information and register 

Guiding your Sustainability Journey - free webinar
The UN Global Compact network is made up of businesses all over the world working on issues like sustainable development, environment, human rights and anti-corruption. This webinar will give New Zealand companies more information on the UN Global Compact network and the Australian chapter.
Online, Thursday 30 May, 10 - 11:30am
Register

EMBARK - achieving low emissions together
Meet providers of low emissions solutions. Organised by SBC, Ministry for the Environment, EECA and WWF New Zealand. 
Auckland, 24 July  
More information
For other low emissions events see the Climate Leaders Coalition events calendar.
23 May 2019






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