Ross Inglis

Ross Inglis

@roscounwired.bsky.social

Corporate communications and sustainability. Ageing problem child.

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What would it take to build a greener, safer, more efficient transport system right across NZ? A proposal from Transport advocates All Aboard is long on ambition and data, and short on congestion and emissions. @timtalkstrash.bsky.social steps me through it: www.podcasts.nz/better-way-t...

podcasts.nzA Better Way to Move - Tim Adriaansen, All Aboard - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsWhat would a greener, safer, more efficient transport system look like? What would it take to build one right across New Zealand? Transport advocacy group All Aboard has a plan; executive director Tim...
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What is it like to build a sustainability-oriented business that measures success by the minute? Ōtepoti Dunedin's Liam Harrison explains: www.podcasts.nz/sustainable-...

podcasts.nzThe Sustainable Last Mile: Liam Harrison, Pedals Couriers - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsDunedin’s Pedals Couriers is the last-mile specialist that delivers anything up to a 65-kilogram beer keg entirely by bicycle. Founder Liam Harrison tells Ross Inglis what it’s like to run a service b...
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When is ambition not enough? When it comes to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and its climate emissions. My explainer on the city's Transport Emissions Reduction Pathway for @bikeauckland.bsky.social: www.bikeauckland.org.nz/news/why-an-...

bikeauckland.org.nzWhy an ambitious Auckland climate plan was left at the altar7 min read. By Ross Inglis If you’ve ever wondered why a yawning chasm lies between New Zealand’s climate ambitions and what we actually do about them, here’s a sobering […]
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What will it take to wean NZ off its addiction to imported oil? Kirsten Corson reckons a decent oil crisis isn't a bad place to start: www.podcasts.nz/healing-oil-...

podcasts.nzHealing the Oil Junkie – Transport Mode Shift in NZ – Kirsten Corson - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsSustainable transport advocate Kirsten Corson tells Ross Inglis that the war on Iran both exposes our dependence on imported oils and offers an opportunity to move away from them.
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How well are we doing at cutting our share of global warming emissions? John Lang, co-founder of the Net Zero Tracker, tells me the data is pretty damning: www.podcasts.nz/nz-climate-p...

podcasts.nzNZ's Climate Performance, Seen from the Outside – John Lang - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsWondering how well we are doing with cutting emissions? London-based climate communicator John Lang runs the ruler over NZ’s performance and offers Ross Inglis a take on the maturity of the climate de...
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How should the insurance sector respond to global warming? What priority should NZ give to cutting emissions? I asked former Tower chair Michael Stiassny on to This Climate Business to talk about it: www.podcasts.nz/insurance-mi...

podcasts.nzAn insurance industry outsider's take on climate change – Michael Stiassny - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsThe outgoing chair of major NZ insurer Tower says climate change is costing lives and money but there are bigger fish to fry before we cut emissions. Ross Inglis asks him to explain.
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What does October’s energy policy announcement mean for the future of NZ’s electricity market and the climate? Law professor Barry Barton steps me through a package big on fossil fuels and very quiet on renewables. www.podcasts.nz/unwrapping-o...

podcasts.nzUnwrapping Our Latest Energy Package - Professor Barry Barton - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsWhat does October’s energy policy announcement mean for the future of NZ’s electricity market and the climate? Law professor Barry Barton steps Ross Inglis through a package big on fossil fuels and ve...
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New Zealand’s houses have come a long way since the ’70s but there’s plenty we can do to make them more sustainable. Architect Mike Hartley is designing for less building waste and that, he tells me on This Climate Business, starts by talking with the builder: www.podcasts.nz/your-next-ho...

podcasts.nzYour next house doesn't have to be a climate criminal – Mike Hartley, Lloyd Hartley - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsRoss is joined by Mike Hartley of Lloyd Hartley
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I've read for a while about how Paris has got behind cycling. Now I'm here in the City of Lights and it's wonderful seeing it for real: Super-generous cycle lanes, hire bikes around every other corner, public bike pumps, you name it. Auckland has quite some way to go...

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Is New Zealand's corporate climate disclosure system farsighted or just too onerous and expensive? Victoria University's Dr Yinka Moses explains a world-leading initiative now under threat: www.podcasts.nz/climate-disc...

podcasts.nzClimate Disclosures: Onerous and Expensive, or Far-Sighted - Dr. Yinka Moses, Victoria University - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsNew Zealand was an early mover in corporate climate disclosure; these days around 200 of our largest companies publicly report on what they’re doing about their emissions and the risk they’re exposed ...
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The industrial adhesives essential to MDF, particle board and the like are a health hazard and a $12billion business. Here's the story of a NZ company with a better, kinder glue made from recycled plastics. www.podcasts.nz/sticky-busin...

podcasts.nzA Sticky Business – Tim Williams, Nilo - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsThe industrial adhesives essential to MDF, particle board and the like are a health hazard and a $12billion business. New Zealand company Nilo has a better, kinder glue made from recycled plastics. Ma...
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Aotearoa has announced its most recent target for reducing greenhouse gases and at best it is modest. Newsroom's @marcdaalder.bsky.social talked me through a nationally determined contribution that contributes little: www.podcasts.nz/climate-cont...

podcasts.nzA Climate Contribution that contributes very little - Marc Daalder, Newsroom - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsNew Zealand’s newest target for reducing greenhouse gases is as little as one percent better than our previous one. Newsroom’s Marc Daalder tells Ross Inglis why the target matters, why it is so modes...
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As sea levels rise, home insurance premiums follow. A new report from the Helen Clark Foundation and engineering consultancy WSP NZ says it’s time we sorted out how best to protect our homes. Report author Kali Mercier tells me she has some ideas: www.podcasts.nz/the-global-w...

podcasts.nzThe Global Warming Premium – Kali Mercier - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsAs sea levels rise, home insurance premiums follow. A new report from the Helen Clark Foundation and engineering consultancy WSP New Zealand says it’s time we sorted out how best to protect our homes....
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NZ is woefully exposed to the risks of climate change and has no coherent strategy for moving people and assets away from them. Sustainability consultant Kelly Flatz tells me that there is a national conversation about managed retreat but it is only just starting: www.podcasts.nz/facing-up-to...

podcasts.nzFacing up to Managed Retreat - Kelly Flatz - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsIf 2023’s Cyclone Gabrielle proved anything, it was that New Zealand is woefully exposed to the risks of climate change and has no coherent strategy for moving people and assets away from them. Sustai...
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NZ businesses routinely forget assets they buy and never use – up to five million tons of them annually. Start-up Mutu’s resource-sharing app does the remembering for them and adds up the cash and carbon savings from using stuff they already own. www.podcasts.nz/an-app-for-t...

podcasts.nzAn App for the Forgetful Business - Ben Redwood, Mutu - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsIf you think you’re forgetful, spare a thought for New Zealand businesses. Mutu, a Kiwi start-up, says they routinely forget assets they bought and never used – up to five million tons of them annuall...
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James Hughes looks into the future and tells New Zealand’s councils just how bad life could get as a result of climate change. Very often, he says, it's where difficult conversations start: www.podcasts.nz/staring-into...

podcasts.nzStaring into the Abyss - James Hughes, Tonkin + Taylor - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsJames Hughes looks into the future and tells New Zealand’s councils just how bad life could get as a result of climate change. James, technical director for climate and resilience for engineering cons...
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New Zealand is responsible for more than its fair share of aviation emissions and, despite any number of plans and pathways, no quick solutions are in sight. Economist Dr Paul Callister makes the case for flying less on This Climate Business: www.podcasts.nz/aviation-emi...

podcasts.nzAviation Emissions are taking off: Economist Dr Paul Callister - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsWhen it comes to aviation emissions, New Zealand is far from clean and green. Economist Dr Paul Callister tells Ross Inglis that we are the world’s sixth highest per-capita aviation polluter, emission...
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A fast-growing thicket of sustainability reporting requirements stands between NZ businesses and their export markets. Chapman Tripp's Nicola Swan and Alana Lampitt tell me what's at stake: www.podcasts.nz/sustainabili...

podcasts.nzSustainability Reporting is here. How should Kiwi Businesses respond? - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsThere’s a fast-growing thicket of regulations and trade agreements standing between corporate New Zealand and its overseas markets. This emerging landscape has been mapped out by law firm Chapman Trip...
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Ever wanted a discounted bike or scooter under something like the UK's Cycle To Work Scheme? Here's the good news: In NZ, you can now get one. I talked to WorkRide's Connor Read about its ride to work programme for This Climate Business: www.podcasts.nz/a-sustainabl...

podcasts.nzA Sustainable Commute at a Discount – Connor Read, Workride - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsIf you’ve wanted to get yourself a discounted bicycle or scooter under something like the UK’s Cycle to Work Scheme, here’s the good news: you can. Ōtautahi Christchurch-based WorkRide now offers a na...
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Armed with its own IP, NZ's Hikotron is rolling out a national network of car charging points. Here's how it is doing it: www.podcasts.nz/watts-up-wit...

podcasts.nzWatts up with car charging in NZ? Stephanie Smits O’Callaghan, Hikotron - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand...Innovator Armed with its own IP, Hamilton-based car charging Hikotron is rolling out a national network of charge points. Ross Inglis asked co-founder Stephanie Smits O’Callaghan how Hikotron tackle...
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Is it just me or is everyone else getting tired of the Herald's constant hit jobs on any AT initiative that removes car parking? Orsman has another piece up today, this time about the K Road upgrade, and it is typically unbalanced. Professional journalists should surely do better.

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The Orsman formula: outraged business owners vent at AT, AT arrogantly ignores mayor and the general public, what will the poor drivers of Auckland do without parking right outside their GP?

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What's missing from the article? Balance, really. No mention that the public consultation was heavily in favour of the project. Or that an AT survey back in 2016 showed that 58% of K Road shoppers go there on foot, 21% by bus, and just 17% by car.

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Why do NZ businesses write sustainability strategies? What do they look like? And how often do they translate into real action? For answers, I talked with Vanessa Thompson from Auckland-based sustainability strategy specialists Go Well Consulting. www.podcasts.nz/sustainabili...

podcasts.nzSustainability? We’ve got a Strategy for that - Podcasts NZ: New Zealand PodcastsSustainability’s elevation into corporate strategy suggests it’s on its way to becoming integral to New Zealand businesses. But why are businesses writing sustainability strategies? What do they l...

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