Low Carbon Kapiti / August 2022
Low Carbon Kāpiti is a grassroots community organisation made up of local people who want to see more action to reduce the causes of the climate crisis
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Can We Use Wood to Decarbonize New Zealand Transport… or Not?
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- By Paul Callister, David Keat, Robert McLachlan and Jake Roos, 30 August 2022 The proposed NZ Biofuels Obligation will mean fuel suppliers must blend a percentage of biofuel with petrol and diesel from 1 April 2023 or face steep fines. The government wants this biofuel to be sustainably produced in New Zealand, but their own […]
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The swamps are coming back. What are we going to do about it?
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- By Alison Lash, 27 August 2022 As most of us probably know, much of the Kāpiti coastal plain used to be a swamp. Prior to Pākehā settlement, Māori used and managed the area as a vast food basket. Pākehā settlers were unable to recognise the value of the area as a food source – to […]
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The Beauty of Simplicity- Tiny House Living
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- The overlooked opportunity in response to the housing problem and climate emergency By Sahra Kress, 25 August 2022 I have a lot I could say about living simply, but I will restrain myself to a few brief paragraphs about so-called ‘tiny houses’, and let the pictures say the rest. These small dwellings are now ubiquitous […]
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Our ghost airport: An opportunity to build much needed houses
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- By Paul Callister, 19 August 2022 After years of Kāpiti ratepayers subsidising a just a few passengers per day to fly out of Kāpiti airport, its closure in its current form gets closer. So what are the alternatives? There are those still lobbying to keep the airport open. The key group is the Kāpiti Aeroclub. […]
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Kapiti Coast Airport, Tainui Street, Raumati Beach, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast District, Wellington, 5252, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Decarbonising aviation: Fact or magical solutions?
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- By Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan, 15 August 2022 Right now, we burn 10 tonnes of jet fuel every second – that’s an Olympic swimming pool every three minutes. To replace this with sustainable aviation fuel would require the current production to be increased by over 1,000 times. Aviation Accelerator Group, 2022 In 2021 at […]
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Local Trains, Regional Trains and Long-Distance Trains – Low Emission Travel
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- By Michael Nicholson, 8 August 2022 Rail Transport – Green Credentials Rail transport is a very energy efficient form of transport with excellent green credentials. Steel-wheels upon steel-rails provides low friction and therefore low rolling resistance, resulting in much reduced energy usage compared to air and road transport. KiwiRail is said to cause 70% less […]
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