Google’s approach to renewables could power NZ's carbon zero ambitions

Google’s approach to renewables could power NZ's carbon zero ambitions
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Peter Griffin
If there’s one thing to take away from the increasingly grim reports issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it is that we need to switch to renewable energy as quickly as possible.Sure, we can plant trees, capture carbon from factories and lower energy consumption, but the real game-changer will be slashing the use of fossil fuels this decade. The world’s climate scientists told us earlier this month that limiting warming to around 1.5°C will require greenhouse gas emissions to peak by 2025 and be reduce...

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