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National Energy Performance Strategy
Maybe you know a little, maybe a lot about energy. How it’s generated in Australia and how well it gets used it in our homes and the broader built environment. ZEB Board Member, Seb Crangle, knows heaps and had this to say about the National Energy Performance Strategy (NEPS).”It it so heartening to see the…
Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis
While Covid-19 steals the airwaves the IPCC has published its 6th assessment report detailing the latest scientific understanding of what’s happening with our climate today and what we can predict for the future. We reject Scomo’s suggestion that Australia’s role to play is to put our faith in technology. We know we must all play…
Summer is Coming! Get your home ready to stay cool:)
by Sebastian Crangle For those of us who don’t live in homes designed from the outset for energy efficiency There are actions we can take to prevent them from: a) becoming uncomfortably hot in summer, and/or b) needing large amounts of energy to keep them cool. Creating an energy-efficient home calls for measures beyond typical…
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Saul Griffith’s story will inspire you to get rid of your fossil fuel bills one machine at a time
If you haven’t heard of Saul Griffith we assume it’s because you have been having a break from climate news. We don’t blame you it’s often draining and we must all manage our energy to keep us in the ring and succeed in transitioning our planet to a safe future for future generations. But now…
Tracking solar uptake in the Shire – Oct 22.
ZEB Board member, Dr Muriel Watt, updates the uptake of solar PV in Byron Shire. Almost 6 MW of solar PV were installed in the year 2021-22. Total installed capacity is now over 41 MW. When Zero Emissions Byron began in 2015, the installed capacity of solar PV in Byron Shire was less than 10MW….
Decade of Ecological Restoration Series – Episode 1 – Bush Regen with Ed Phillips from Eco-recharge
Wren McLean – ZEB’s Replant Co ordinator I caught up with Eco-Recharge bush regenerator Edward Phillips who was working with colleague Dom Trucillo in a riparian planting along Blindmouth Creek, Main Arm behind Mullumbimby. While discussing the project a vulnerable White-eared Monarch began vocalising loudly from the 15m canopy making sure its presence and its…