Cleantech: Burst bubble or our biggest opportunity?

Cleantech: Burst bubble or our biggest opportunity?
Last week’s Aurora Climate Lab Summit, held in Wellington. (Image / Creative HQ)
Peter Griffin
The promise of a thriving cleantech sector has long been held up as New Zealand’s ticket to a sustainable, high-value economy.  Yet, as the reality of May’s Budget 2025’s numbers sinks in, complete with the aftershocks of funding cuts to science and climate-related initiatives, there’s a growing sense in the cleantech sector that we are squandering our best shot at global leadership in climate technology.  That was a theme emerging from last week’s Aurora Climate Lab Summit held in Wellington, the culmina...

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