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April 2010

Posted in NZ policy issues and blog and climate change and podcasts

Prof Bob Lloyd – Transition to RE – Can it be made in time?

Podcast: Prof Bob Lloyd – Transition to RE – Can it be made in time (Quicktime movie, 134 MB) Podcast: Prof Lloyd – Transition to RE - Questions (Quicktime movie, 72 MB) PDF of Presentation Professor Bob Lloyd is from Australia, he came to New Zealand in 2002 after having worked for the Australian Coo-operative Research [...]

Posted in NZ policy issues and Uncategorized and climate change

Wellington City Council Consultation – Climate Change Action Plan

The Wellington City Council is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, 21 April to discuss the Council’s draft 2010 Climate Change Action Plan. The meeting is being held in Committee Room 1 at the Council offices from 12pm-2pm. Come along if you want to ask questions or learn more about the Council’s proposed response to [...]

Posted in transport

The Portland Oregon 2030 Bicycle Plan: How they got there, where they are going

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 at 3 pm Pacific Time (US) [6 pm Eastern Time (US)] and Thursday, April 29th, 2010 at 10-11 am New Zealand Time (NZ) PDF Flyer

Posted in climate change and news & events

Critical Global Issues – China and climate change

A series of seminars co-hosted by the Institute of Policy Studies, the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute, and the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington  PDF flyer

Posted in climate change and news & events

Wellington’s draft 2010 Climate Change Action Plan

The Wellington City Council is now consulting on its draft 2010 Climate Change Action Plan. The Plan will guide the city’s response to climate change over the coming years. The following site contains links to the draft Plan and information on the consultation process http://www.wellington.govt.nz/haveyoursay/publicinput/climatechange.html. Please take the time to review the draft Plan and [...]

Posted in climate change and news & events and transport

Transition from fossil fuels – can it be made in time?

Friday 16th April, 12.15-1.30pm. Nordmeyer Lecture Theatre, Level D University of Otago, 23a Mien Street,Wellington Professor Bob Lloyd is from Australia, he came to New Zealand in 2002 after having worked for the Australian Coo-operative Research Centre for Renewable Energy (ACRE), based at Murdoch University in Perth.