Scrapping coal boilers equivalent to taking 1400 cars off the road: Govt

By EducationHQ News Team
Published May 6, 2022

All remaining coal boilers in New Zealand schools will be scrapped by 2025 and replaced with more sustainable alternatives, as part of the Government's emissions reduction project.

The $10 million dollar investment will replace coal boilers in around 180 schools with more environmentally-friendly woody biomass or electric ...

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Scrapping coal boilers equivalent to taking 1400 cars off the road: Govt

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