tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407416181100487496.post3334835738214777623..comments2023-04-05T17:39:08.079+10:00Comments on Adding Noughts in Vain: Things I've Learnt About Agricultural Greenhouse Gas EmissionsAndrew Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05943355970928751070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407416181100487496.post-37541753714134653452009-02-01T03:49:00.000+10:002009-02-01T03:49:00.000+10:00Just out of curiosity, how about emissions from ho...Just out of curiosity, how about emissions from houses in NZ? I just read this article http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7856185.stm concerning such emissions in the UK, where it is stated that they account for almost 20%. I searched for similar figures for NZ, but for example at the website of your environmental ministry they don't seem to occur at all. Does this mean they are simply part of "energy consumption"? I was just wondering, since I've for example noticed that even though it can get somewhat chilly in your country, I didn't really see many houses that are built to contain heat at all. <BR/><BR/>There was an article in the economist's 'the world in 2008' magazine btw mentioning attempts at building "zero" carbon cities like Masdar in Dubai. What do you think about such things?<BR/><BR/>I'm not quite sure what to make of this myself: on one side it's certainly good to experiment with such technology, maybe one can learn enough to scale some of them for use by more people. On the other hand I'm skeptical whether such 'micro-experiments' housing only a very small number of people are not just a waste of money which could otherwise be spent to improve existing cities.<BR/><BR/>SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com