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The Role of Innovation in Getting to Carbon Zero
What place is there for next generation energy such as 'green hydrogen'?
Kathy Errington
1 March 2019
Aotearoa New Zealand needs to look at innovative ways to decrease carbon emissions. This includes increasing our renewable electricity supply, as demand for electricity will increase with the growth of electric vehicles and as we stop bringing new sources of fossil fuel online.
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- The Spinoff: The case for 'green' hydrogen (March, 2019).
- The Policy Observatory Podcast: Kathy Errington on green hydrogen (May, 2019).
- Science Media Centre: Green hydrogen industry in NZ – Expert Q&A (April, 2019).
- TVNZ: Breakfast (March, 2019).
- Newshub Nation: Climate Change: What New Zealanders have to change and when (June, 2019).
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