Submission to Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment on the Building for Climate Change Framework
As a group of professional engineers, Engineers for Social Responsibility Inc strongly endorses MBIE’s commitment to meet the government’s Carbon Zero targets by 2050, and the implementation of changes to our Building Consent regulations that will improve operational efficiencies and reduce lifecycle carbon emissions from New Zealand’s building stock.
Read MoreSubmission on the Climate Change Commission’s Recommendations
Although the need for action to limit climate change has been well understood since at least 1990, global CO2 e emissions have continued to increase strongly over the past 30 years.
Read MoreSubmission on the Auckland Land Transport Plan 2021-2031
Engineers for Social Responsibility Inc. is of the firm view that the Draft Auckland Regional Land Transport Plan 2021 – 2031 (Draft ARLTP 2021) should be put on hold and revised when the Central Government has developed clear climate change policies and interim targets following finalisation of the Climate Change Commission’s Draft Advice for Consultation.
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Inquiry Into the Future of Inter-Regional Passenger Rail in New Zealand
Given the urgency of the issue, for some time now the organisation has been particularly focused on how to respond to the climate crisis by reducing emissions and concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Read MoreDecember 2022
– Kicking our economic growth addiction
– Humans versus nature: our long and destructive journey
– Arctic permafrost
– UK tidal-stream energy development
– Boosting wind farm energy output
November 2022
– The Treeline, Ben Lawrence, 2022
– Diet for a hotter climate: five plants that could help feed the world
– Floating wind turbines
– Information extracted from IPCC AR6 WG III Final Government Distribution Technical Summary, November 2019 Draft
EV Batteries – Where Did They Come From and Where Are They Going?
Several years ago, Li-ion batteries, as used in mobile phones, computers, portable tools and a myriad of other devices were considered a fairly benign object, except for the possibility that they may rarely, spontaneously burst into flames. There was little conversation about how they were made and what you might do with the old, worn out ones. All that changed when Nissan and Tesla brought out electric vehicles that were capable of replacing fossil fuelled vehicles and governments started to adopt strategies to encourage EV uptake in our private transport fleets.
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Opportunities for Real Transition Leadership
Grant provides a perspective on the challenges facing engineering as it engages in the broader transition and climate adaptation process. He has identified a number of issues and gaps that engineers need to address. The Real Transition Leaders programme and community seeks to close these gaps, and Grant offers an overview of the programme.
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