Comments for Project Port Lyttelton Energy Matters

Comment on Lyttelton Carbon Offset Scheme for Air Miles by Wendy Everingham by Rob

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:32:19 +0000

Hi, I am a University of Canterbury student who recently took part in a research project with the PPL on household carbon budgets. I researched a lot on offsetting carbon emissions. Just reading the above posting, i was wondering if Resrve 68 is a certified carbon credits project. Below is some info off www.carbonzero.co.nz regarding the rules for offsetting in NZ.

Carbon credits may be Kyoto units or voluntary carbon credits.

* Kyoto units are created from Government-approved projects that have been allocated assigned amount units or AAUs and from clean development mechanism (CDM) projects validated through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
* Voluntary carbon credits are produced outside the regulatory framework and are often created through community projects. These credits may have additional ecological and social value.

Projects that create Kyoto units must meet Kyoto rules related to baseline, additionality, redundancy, permanence and leakage. These terms are defined in our glossary. To ensure that the projects meet these rules, validation and verification is undertaken against recognised international standards such as the Gold Standard and ISO14064-2. Voluntary carbon credits can be validated and verified against the Voluntary Carbon Standard.

If Resrve 68 is certified, all good. But if not, calculating your flight emissions on carbonzero then donating the money to Reserve 68 may be a flawed system in terms of actually/legally offsetting your emissions. Carbonzero is certified as it has certified projects such as EBEX21 and windpower projects.

I’m not criticising the Reserve 68 project as it is great for the environment, but am just wondering if it is misleading( if it is not certified).

Post me back with any comments/info.

Cheers rob

Comment on Lyttelton Carbon Offset Scheme for Air Miles by Wendy Everingham by sam

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:49:58 +0000

This is a great idea! Needs as much promotion as possible locally though!

Comment on Improving Window Insulation by Lindsay Eaves by Lindsay

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:57:52 +0000

Hi Val
It was just ordinary double sided tape; I had a couple of problems getting it to stick initially as my window frames aren’t enamel but now it’s up it’s stayed there.

Comment on Improving Window Insulation by Lindsay Eaves by Val

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:46:22 +0000

what sort of double sided tape did you use for fixing the plastic film?

Very interested and encouraged by Lyttleton’s efforts

thanks Val

Comment on Improving Window Insulation by Lindsay Eaves by Craig Bunting

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:36:07 +0000

Sorry. www.magicseal.com

Comment on Improving Window Insulation by Lindsay Eaves by Craig Bunting

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:34:07 +0000

I was just searching this site and thought i would bring to your attention our site. We have been installing Magnetic Secondary Glazing in New Zealand for over 18 years. www.magiseal.com we have agents nationwide and the price list for 2007 starts at $210 per SqM installed. 0800 10 44 66.

Comment on Launching the Warm Wall by David McNally by Margaret Jefferies

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:47:24 +0000

Yes, this is an exciting new venture.
Good write up David.
Lyttelton is very suited to warm walls as many people’s homes face the view - windows on the south side - leaving plenty of blank wall space on the north side. It will be good to see how Tom and Helen find the warm wall, whether it will cut their power costs and/or simply make the house temperatures much more livable and cosy.
Roger, Yevrah and Brian - thanks for show casing this new product to New Zealand in Lyttelton. A great start to demonstrating what is possible as people explore retrofitting houses, building new ones - in both, looking at energy efficiencies.

Comment on Improving Window Insulation by Lindsay Eaves by Lindsay

Wed, 02 May 2007 03:34:20 +0000

Hi Spencer
Community Energy Action is at 98 Armagh St Christchurch, www.cea.co.nz
The Energy Savings Centre is 88 Hayton Road, Sockburn, www.theenergysavingscentre.co.nz
Good luck with your windows!

Comment on Improving Window Insulation by Lindsay Eaves by Spencer

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:53:14 +0000

Hi, do you have any more info on where the products you mention can be purchased or link to the manufacturers website.
Great site! Will be following it closely. Very interested in the warm wall and the design of it.