New coal boilers to be banned

New coal boilers to be banned
Gavin Evans
A Labour-led government will legislate to ban the installation of new coal-fired boilers for all but the highest temperature applications, leader Jacinda Ardern said today.The policy is aimed at boilers used for low-to-medium temperatures applications – less than 300 degrees Celsius – which are increasingly able to be met with either biomass or electrical alternatives. Most of the country’s major food processors, including Fonterra Cooperative Group, Synlait Milk and Alliance Group, have already pledged not to add any more coa...

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