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A technique called ‘energy arbitrage’ allows owners of local ‘microgrids’ to make a profit by designing the network to buy cheap power, store it and sell it back at a higher price.
Research shows white male voices tend to dominate climate discussions - this must change if we are to halt environmental destruction.
Health and scientific leaders mustn’t waste this opportunity to shape the future for the better.
Air conditioning changed both building design and people’s active management of home temperatures. A return to houses designed for our climate can keep us comfortable and cut energy use and emissions.
Our research suggests it’s not too late to avoid drastic climate change – if we act now.
New Zealand has set itself a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, and a recent report by the Productivity Commission lays out how it could hit that target.
New Zealand has ruled out new permits for offshore oil and gas exploration as a step towards a transition to a carbon-neutral future.
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Senior Research Fellow in Climate Science, University of Leeds
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Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor in Applied Mathematics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Research fellow, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia
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Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Energy Policy, Member of Fuel Poverty Evidence and Trustee of the Fuel Poverty Research Network, Sheffield Hallam University
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Research Fellow in Urban Studies, University of Salford
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
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Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London
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Lecturer in Law, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Justice, University of Bristol
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Long-Term Appointment Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
