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….
Jimi is a local EV owner who is coming to share his experience with you. Here’s his story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECA2apEMvuA Subscribe Donate Contact
Long before the floods that devastated the Northern Rivers in February and March, ZEB has been promoting and publishing information about improving homes energy efficiency to reduce emissions as an action that directly reduces Byron Shire residents carbon footprints. In addition to reducing emissions, improving the energy efficiency of your home will not only improve…
The principal sponsor of our EV Expo is BYD (‘Build Your Dreams’), one of the world’s leading advanced battery and electric vehicle manufacturers. BYD will be displaying the ATTO 3, built to Australian specs, and offering the lowest price for an EV currently on the market in Australia: $44,381 standard range (410km), or $47,381 extended…
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NOW is a time to step up the action. Our ability to fundraise has been severely curtailed during COVID and the floods. Your donation – of any size – can support us in the next few months to: Stage a huge Electric Vehicle Expo at Bangalow showgrounds on 11 September Stimulate appropriate cultural ‘cool burns’…
Trailer for Good Fire Sequesters Carbon Two passionate local carbon drawdown champions, fire ecologist Dr Andy Baker and Bundjalung cultural fire practitioner Oliver Costello, encourage us to befriend fire and use it as a regenerative force rather than allow it to be an uncontrolled destructive one. They share their knowledge of the multiple benefits of…
As our Council calls for the NSW Flood Inquiry to increase its terms of reference to include landslips, many people who’s homes suffered extreme levels of damage are grappling with what and how to rebuild. Technology allows us to research far and wide but nothing beats getting the chance to see first hand products and…
We welcome the creation of the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation (NRRC) and the efforts being made by local government development support officers to provide information to flood affected property owners but this reality check from the Byron Shire Council’s website is a massive wake up call that we need commitments NOW from the State government…
Zero Emissions Byron’s ‘C02 Drawdown Stories’ is a quest to find and share Byron Shire’s most effective carbon sequestration projects and the dedicated, determined champions who are driving them. Episode 2: Good Fire Sequesters Carbon Two passionate local carbon drawdown champions, fire ecologist Dr Andy Baker and Bundjalung cultural fire practitioner Oliver Costello, encourage us…