Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
This June, hundreds of scientists, iwi representatives and dignitaries will gather to celebrate the Transit of Venus, and advance Sir Paul Callaghan’s vision of making New Zealand a place where talent wants to live. The Transit of Venus forum was founded by Professor Sir Paul Callaghan, who passed away ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in May 2012, about Education, Innovation, Science, Smart Growth
With the dust barely settled, what can we look forward to politically on the environmental front? The Greens, on the back of a strategic repositioning, excellent campaigning, and a collapse of the Labour vote, did very well indeed on Saturday night. Their 13 (and even potentially 14 ) member caucus looks ... keep reading
Written by Vicki B in November 2011, about Conservation, ETS, Industry & Business, Infrastructure, Politics & Government, Pollution, Renewals, Science, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Technology (4 comments)
The cleantech-enabled transformation to a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy may be the next industrial revolution.Ernst & Young's work on Six Global Trends Shaping the Business World list those six trends as:Emerging markets increase their global powerCleantech becomes a competitive advantage Global banking seeks Recovery through transformation Governments enhance ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Branding, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Conservation, Corporate Citizenship, Economics, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Recycling, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Technology (1 comment)
The adage of “less is more” has been given a new lease of life based on some initial findings by Victoria University sustainability researchers Robert and Brenda Vale. The two architects, who specialise in sustainable living and are professors at Victoria University’s School of Architecture, are partway through a ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in April 2011, about Architecture, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Population, Smart Growth, Sustainability (2 comments)
Before delivering his keynote speech at today’s Green Property Summit in Auckland, influential “environment capitalist” Anthony Malkin of New York City and Empire State Building fame, had an opportunity yesterday to meet with Prime Minister John Key to talk about energy efficient retrofits and how the rebuilding of Christchurch ... keep reading
Written by Stephen Olsen in March 2011, about Architecture, Design, Emissions, Energy Saving, Innovation, Smart Growth, Sustainability
The folks from the independent Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) conducted a study to find out and have awarded the prestigious title to Singapore, meanwhile, Karachi feared worst of all the cities and was the only city to find itself in the ‘well below average’ category. The study, called the Asian ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in February 2011, about Air Quality, Climate Change, Design, Economics, Emissions, Population, Smart Growth
There’s nothing wrong with branding as a practice, but when it comes to companies who use branding tools for less ethical ends, that’s a whole different story, says Jack Yan, a director of not-for-profit branding think-tank Medinge Group. Earlier this year the group held its Brands with a ... keep reading
Written by Deirdre Robert in February 2011, about Advertising, awards, Branding, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, Design, Industry & Business, Innovation, marketing, Media, Politics & Government, Smart Growth, Sustainability (1 comment)
He’s extremely captivating and can summarise in 10 minutes what might take some one hour to articulate. With video camera in hand, we caught up with renowned and influential Canadian scientist, environmentalist, educator and broadcaster David Suzuki on his recent visit to New Zealand, to discuss the prospects of ... keep reading
Written by Celsias Team in November 2010, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Climate Scepticism, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Social Responsibility, David Suzuki, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Finance & Money, Green energy, Industry & Business, Infrastructure, Innovation, Ocean, Politics & Government, Pollution, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Science, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Technology (4 comments)
Build an Olympic village of course. Not just any Olympic village mind you. How about the world’s first ever sustainable Olympic village? That’s the precise task Canterbury University graduate Roger Bayley—who moved to Canada in 1967—was assigned with when his firm Merrick Architecture won the project ... keep reading
Written by Deirdre Robert in November 2010, about Architecture, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Retail, Smart Growth, Sustainability (1 comment)
Michael Downie, general manager Philips Lighting New Zealand and Australia, comments on the recent World Cities Summit and the role energy efficient lighting can play in making cities more liveable. The world’s cities are growing quickly. By 2020 the planet’s urban population is set to soar to around ... keep reading
Written by Michael Downie in November 2010, about Air Quality, Architecture, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Infrastructure, Innovation, Politics & Government, Pollution, Smart Growth, Sustainability
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