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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

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Mark Gilbert, Chair of Drive Electric says, “The Clean Car Discount has turned New Zealand from a laggard to a leader when it comes to EV adoption. While we’ve made some great progress increasing new EV sales, at the end of 2022, there were still only 65,000 registered EVs. This is still just 1.5% of the entire vehicle fleet.

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LanzaTech in Coal to Ethanol Project in China; New Bio Energy Research Center

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New Zealand-based Lanzatech, the developer of gas fermentation technology for producing ethanol and high value chemicals (e.g.: In July, the company closed US$18 million in Series B financing from investors led by China-focused venture capital firm Qiming Ventures. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Group of 285 global investors with more than $20T in assets under management calls for urgent action on investment-grade climate change and energy policies; guidelines for governments

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Corporate disclosure of material climate change-related risks. Investor Group on Climate Change Australia/New Zealand ( IGCC ). United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative ( UNEP FI ) is a global partnership between the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the global financial sector.

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

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The Kiwi business journey to Carbon Zero

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This advantage in emissions reduction will only improve as New Zealand meets its policy targets for the reduction of the carbon intensity of electricity production. A NZ finance institution approached Fleetpartners to create a carbon strategy to reduce their fleet’s carbon footprint. Exercise your corporate responsibility.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Moreover, developers must show that the project would make no economic sense without CDM funds and that documentation exists to demonstrate that these factors were considered by the company’s board of directors in their decision to pursue CDM financing.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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Drive Electric is a not-for-profit advocacy organisation supporting the uptake and mainstreaming of e-mobility in New Zealand, a key part of decarbonising transport. . New Zealanders need to understand that the future of transport will look different than it does today. million passenger vehicles in New Zealand.