I for one will be watching what Meridian actually do with their trial of electric cars. CEO Keith Turner says the company has been closely watching overseas
developments in electric vehicles, and is convinced that the technology
is about to reach a tipping point. According to Turner,
Meridian will be able to demonstrate renewable, zero-emission, certified carbon neutral mobility.
I’ll let Mr Turner know my address 
Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty
has just been published by the PostCarbon Institute. This guidebook aims to help local governments prepare for the challenges of peak oil and climate change.
An exceptionally clear and comprehensive call-to-action to those who actually work in the trenches of city governance.” James Howard Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency
While written for the North American context I hope that some of our forward thinking councils in New Zealand will give at least the Executive Summary a brief perusal.
Councils that are wanting to get serious about these issues should also be looking to join up with the Communities for Climate Action run by the ICLEI-NZ (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives). Currently 27 Councils have joined up.
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