Blueskin Power

Born in 2008 to give good governance and effective support to sustainable initiatives. Jeanette Fitzsimons is BRCT's patron.

[Amanda Larsson @ecomanda]

Just sayin

[Community Energy Network @CEN_NZ]

Great article about opportunities/roadblocks for local community owned & run renewable energy projects, being used overseas to meet big energy challenges. Lets embrace it in Aotearoa New Zealand too! Our member Blueskin Resilient Community Trust features! https://t.co/7FWcx34AjY

[Community Energy Network @CEN_NZ]

Go the @NZGreens for embracing a fully renewables Aotearoa! We're excited to see the $250M kete for community energy - it's exactly the kind of leadership we need to support our communities to become resilient and autonomous in the face of climate change.https://t.co/epeXX3rA3M

[Gareth Hughes @GarethHughesNZ]

By installing solar and batteries in all suitable state houses (some 63,000) we can deliver cheaper power & build an incredibly powerful and useful virtual power plant that reduces the need for fossil fuels. https://t.co/bQufAreIcV

[Deep South Challenge: Changing with our Climate @DeepSouth_NZ]

"If you're looking at buying a bach on the beach in the near future, it’s likely you're looking for guidelines on rising sea levels and insurance risk, and found very little.. That’s because there are very few council guidelines." Important reading, with a few of our researchers:

[Amanda Larsson @ecomanda]

Here's the roadmap @Megan_Woods. We've got billions of infrastructure $ on the table, loads of people in need of jobs, and time is running out for the climate. There honestly has never been a better time to invest in our energy system. #BuildBackBetter https://t.co/vct0rjwhLg

[Terrence Loomis @TMLoomisnz]

Total electrification of the economy by 2035 critical and doable. Rod Carr, chair of NZ's Climate Change Commission: "From the heart, I sincerely believe that we must act now - the 'we' is you and me and all of us - for tomorrow will be too late."https://t.co/SDGMJ8ZgkI

[Russel Norman @RusselNorman]

As we recover from Covid, let's not go back to normal.

'Normal' was the problem.

Let's transform the ways we produce food, create energy and interact with nature.

Now is our chance to #BuildBackBetter and create a #NewNormal that's cleaner, more sustainable and more fair.

[Russel Norman @RusselNorman]

Too right. That is a dead Hectors dolphin in that photo drowned in a set net, filmed by a trial of cameras on boats. This is what @NZSeafood are desperate to hide

[Megan Woods @Megan_Woods]

Great to be in warmth of new public housing in Chch today, w @PotoChchEast. Built to 6 Homestar rating, they’re super warm, dry, energy & water efficient, & will save tenants hundreds in energy bills. Good for envmt too w/ 80% less construction waste. 3,000 more like this on way.

[Blueskin Power @BlueskinPower]

Great stuff! We want more of this from the team at https://t.co/ZdcExrSgHR !

[Community Energy Network @CEN_NZ]

What a great example of community energy in Aotearoa New Zealand! Raglan Local Energy is ready to connect with an online platform to match energy from those producing their own renewable electricity in Raglan with others in the community. https://t.co/HaRvjerbhU
#communityenergy

[Blueskin Power @BlueskinPower]

Yes, if only the regulatory settings were right! We're overdue for a National Environmental Standard for Community Wind in NZ - such a simple fix that can unleash the potential and democratise our grid, recommended by @NZprocom and others. #acceleraterenewables #communityenergy

[Community Energy Network @CEN_NZ]

The International Renewable Energy Agency in The Guardian..."Renewable energy could power an economic recovery from Covid-19 by spurring global GDP gains of almost $100tn between now & 2050". Lets invest in COMMUNITY-BASED renewable energy!
#COVID19
https://t.co/0cRifI70k3

[James Shaw @jamespeshaw]

“The recovery must focus on economic activity that creates jobs and fixes long-term problems like housing and climate change.” @GarethMP @MaramaDavidson

A target to make every NZ home warmer and healthier would do just that. 💚🏠

https://t.co/faVCrKguRH

[SBN @sustbusiness]

NZ’s small and medium sized enterprises need an easy to use programme to lower their greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Action 20/25, launched today, is SBN’s major new initiative to provide it. https://t.co/cIUkrtDmw2 @eeca_nz @nzta_news #climateaction

[Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal]

Which direction are we going to take after Covid-19?
My @NZStuff @DomPost #cartoon #climate #economy #neoliberalism #ForkInTheRoad #Covid19 #coronavirus #AKinderWay

[James Shaw @jamespeshaw]

Overnight ministers from 30 countries discussed how to combine the task of rebuilding our economies with solving climate change.

https://t.co/XnowLFyu11

[Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal]

Level 3 is here! Wahoo!
(After the relative calm & clarity of Level 4)

Boing! 😟

My @NZStuff @DomPost #cartoon #nzpol #Coronavirus #Covid19 #Lockdown #Queuing

[Blueskin Power @BlueskinPower]

This graphic is excellent - demonstrates how close modelling was to reality and makes it very clear that we have avoided something terrible by acting effectively and with purpose. Thank you @SiouxsieW and @XTOTL

[Ben Anderson @dataknut]

Localism in practice

[Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal]

If the world took the #ClimateCrisis as seriously as we’re taking #Covid19 we’d have it sorted in no time.
My corrected (small problem w/ the subscript/superscript but you knew what I meant!) @NZStuff @dompost #cartoon #Emissions #Covid