‘Sharp pricing’ spurs Meridian customers to cut carbon emissions

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date March 4, 2021

Meridian Energy is targeting 100,000 tonnes of carbon reduction from boilers run on fossil fuels, primarily coal fired but also diesel and gas.

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Ukrainian militia receives defective shipment of pagers that just send and receive messages September 18, 2024
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National Party board denies it unanimously agreed to Collins’ Faustian bargain with Satan November 26, 2021
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