NEW ZEALAND -- STATUS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
The political and commercial environment in New Zealand works totally at odds with the huge potential that wind energy has in the country. Wind energy developments are mainly only economic for Class 1 wind resource areas where installed capacity is more than 50MW.
The political environment , represented by both the Labour Party and the National Party, is also not supportive of feed in tariffs such that it is extremely difficult to develop distributed generation and/or industrial size wind energy projects.
Listed below are a number of articles illustrating the adverse environment for renewables as a whole:-
-Wind Power Could be a Breeze - Martin Barry completes his thesis on small scale wind energy
-Energy Strategy too meek, say Greens - Greens criticise Labour Government
-Voting with their Chainsaws - Labour fails the forestry industry
-Labour Strategy cant help poor record on Energy - More criticism of Labour energy policy
- Talking the Talk - GHG emissions soar under labour Government
GLOBAL WARMING & "The End of the World" -- ARTICLES OF INTEREST
The discussion on Global Warming has been ongoing for a number of years and recent scientific evidence is becoming irrefutable. Nevertheless the topic is very complex and it is recommended to keep an open mind on the discussion and the solutions available to mankind. Listed below are articles relevant to Green House Gas emissions and the social and political consequences:-
-Methane, plants and Climate Change - Methane plays a part in green house gas emissions
- Don't be Gored into Going Along - Critical comment on CO2 and climate change
-Climate Change Idealism - FT article on the Kyoto Protocol-will it survive?
- Death of a Small Planet, Murray Bookchin, 1989 --From one of the leaders of the Green movement in the 1980's comes a thoughtful article on growth and it's consequences
- The Physical Science Behind Climate Change-- A recent article giving a very detailed assessment and update of the main causes and issues behind climate change.
- Making Carbon markets Work-- A thorough review of the status of the carbon market mechanisms and why it isn't working and how it may.