Transitional Ecology

There is no energy crisis, only a crisis of Ignorance. R. Buckminster Fuller Energy is fundamental to life on Earth – without it, there would be no heat, food, motion,…

This is a summary version of a policy Analysis by Jack Young, Engineer specialising in industrial energy management and sustainability. For the full version with references and scientific discussion go…

A policy Analysis by Jack Young, Engineer specialising in industrial energy management and sustainability. For the shorter summary version go here. On 12th July 2020, the New Zealand Green Party…

The Good There are encouraging signs that the world is finally waking up to the climate challenge.  One of the most encouraging signs is the growing acknowledgement that we need…

A policy analysis of the key energy policies of the main parties in the 2020 Election by the Scoop Editorial team as part of the Transitional Energy Series. One of…

Despite A Zero-Carbon Law, Is New Zealand Merely A Follower Rather Than A Leader? David Hall, Auckland University of Technology Back in pre-COVID times last year, when New Zealand passed…

We can choose to be sustainable or unsustainable. There is no third option, and the unsustainable, by definition, ceases. Nobody in their right mind would vote for a party promising…