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Coal is abundant, accessible, and cheap. Demand increased when it replaced charcoal for iron-making, and again when the steam engine became a commercial success. Coal fuelled the industrial revolution. Three hundred years later, coal still underpins 21st century life in the developed world. Coal use is responsible for about a quarter of global ...

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POSTED: 1 August 2011 CATEGORY: Events TAGS: 0 comments

7th Australia-New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference.

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POSTED: 13 July 2011 CATEGORY: Events TAGS: 0 comments

Superconductivity and energy systems - building capability on New Zealand's expertise.

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POSTED: 4 July 2011 CATEGORY: Events TAGS: 0 comments

This one-day forum is aimed at clarifying some issues regarding carbon, carbon cycling, stocks and flows, and carbon equivalence (for example in greenhouse gas, soil organic matter or trees) that have led to confusion and lack of buy-in by the public and primary industries to the intentions of an emission trading scheme.

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POSTED: 20 June 2011 CATEGORY: Events 0 comments

Winter Lights 2011 will consider New Zealand’s longer-term energy future with an emphasis on the role of fossil fuels in transitioning the country to a more sustainable, low carbon economy. This is the first in a series of Thought Leadership Forums being planned and run by the National Energy Research Institute (NERI).

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POSTED: 26 May 2011 CATEGORY: Events TAGS: 1 comments

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