Below you will find our mid winter newsletter. Its a bit later than we planned which suggests we have been busy. In it you will read about
New Zealands greenhouse gas emissions and how we can work together to address them
Some recent achievements and some holiday news
Updates made to our free carbon calculator
The approaching low carbon economy and how to prepare for it
Co-funding sources for business R&D
As always, if you wish to find out more about any of the information presented in the items below please dont hesitate to contact one of us. We love to hear from you and share in your thoughts.
Keep warm and well!
From Wymond and the team at Catalyst
MEETING NEW ZEALAND'S EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS
The New Zealand government has set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, but is yet to develop a policy package to effectively meet these targets. Catalysts Kimberly Robertson has taken a closer look at our emission sources and ways to meet the targets.
ACE, our free carbon calculator, is ten! ACE has helped nearly 1000 New Zealand businesses and individuals measure and report their carbon footprints and weve given it a birthday, with a new look version just released.
PREPARING YOUR BUSINESS FOR THE LOW CARBON ECONOMY
The low carbon economy is fast approaching and your business needs to be ready, regardless of your views on global warming and climate change. How prepared are you?
FINANCIAL HELP FOR INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS
In our last newsletter we shared with you some tips on how to go about preparing a good funding application, this article gives you details on some of the grant schemes available.
