Climate Matters: Recent Episodes
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Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Wood from Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Trunk Educational platform – Net-zero and Net Zero Tracker – carbon removals – need engineers at the policy table – scale up PV and batteries – cheap electrolysers – substitution not reduction – human nature – shipping fuels – protect natural carbon sinks – moral hazard – carbon pricehttps://zerotracker.net/ https://www.kiwisinclimate.org/kic-book/ https://www.climatetrunk.com/ https://eciu.net/
The Reality of Everything Symposium – deliberative democracy – reinvigorate climate mitigation – mitigation will bring real benefits – government introduce decarbonisation incentives and disincentives for emissions – NZ one of most wasteful in the world – emissions trading scheme – carbon price – need bipartisan commitment – decarbonising transport brings huge health and environmental benefits – change from just in time to just in case product handling – An Uncommon Land book – government must drive system change – urban design – government economics NOT like running a householdhttps://realityofeverything.org/ https://www.catherineknight.nz/single-post/an-uncommon-land https://anuncommonland.substack.com/
Scenarios are not predictions – need to rebuild trust in society – involve people in scenarios studies – scenarios can surface key decisions and reduce conflict – scenarios planning Strait of Hormuz crisis - we need more intergenerational thinking – policy makers must be able to hold the large and detailed, the long-term and short-termhttps://www.victoriamulligan.nz/ https://www.designfutures.nz/ https://www.helenclark.foundation/facing-up-to-our-future https://www.helenclark.foundation/social-cohesion https://events.humanitix.com/next-evolution-in-democracy
Climate change is a systems issue – Te Tauihu Intergenerational Strategy: Tupuna Pono being good ancestors – indigenous knowledge and wisdom – regional and global food strategies – distinctive features of Māori businesses – The Nelson Tenths – Climate Change as a teacher – Marae and Marae Pakeha – planning for and learning from disasters – multi-generational thinkinghttps://tehereanuku.nz/ https://www.tetauihu.nz/#mihi-welcome https://www.tam.org.nz/
We need to use the tools we have – we all have a role to play – social cohesion critical for climate policy - reducing income inequality a key to social cohesion – deliberative democracy is an important strategy – important to get energy transition right – need to integrate transport and housing – need to free policy from electoral cycles – insurance and risk – optimism and hope https://www.helenclark.foundation/social-cohesion https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/publications/deliberative-processes-citizens-juries-and-citizens-assemblies -
The Agriculture and Climate conference – business as usual but with more tech – Recloaking Papatuanuku – food security – why isn’t government discussing regenerative agriculture? – a slew of new policy – integrated land management – food waste https://pureadvantage.org/ https://pureadvantage.org/recloaking-papatuanuku/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EumkdJobmw https://pureadvantage.org/campaigns/ourregenerativefuturecampaign/
Energy, society and system thinking – NZ has 200 million fossil fuel slaves – hard biophysical limits ahead – won’t be enough diesel to go round - rationing by price very inequitable globally – rooftop solar and batteries is the way to go – tradable energy quotas – need to get the money out of politics with minimal fully transparent lobbying – Wise ResponseClimatemattersnz.substack.com https://leanlogic.online/ https://www.schema.nz/ nathan@schema.nz
Climate policy issues, the ETS, and more – the importance of independent technical advice to government – the electricity sector structural operation and wholesale pricing – Timeframes cost and investment for climate strategies – the bioeconomy and the next industrial revolution – improving the Zero Carbon Act – the ETS and forestry – the International Court of Justice https://www.resilienz.co.nz/frontfooting-the-future https://www.climatefoundation.org/ https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.Low income communities – iron fist in the embroidered glove metaphor - official hypocrisy on supporting poorer communities - need sincerity in attempts to elevate low incomes – the myth of “The Cornucopian Enchantment” under market economy – risk of selective mainstream media and of social media misinformation – challenge of understanding the massive problem of climate change – carbon tax worked well – vested industry obstructing progress – time and the climate crisis – fear and hope – false hope with technology – military apprehension of what is coming – social vaccine for transformation – importance of discussion and “benign uproar” – Substack CM 152 – Community fridge networks – same nitrogen plot different actors – Kiwis in Climate book – Nicola Willis earns herself a Goon Gong – CCC National Climate Risk Assessment – hotter tip for a cooler planet – a quest for “Anthropocene intelligence” in university educationhttps://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-152 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/bmore-community-fridge-network-free-food-pantries-baltimore-city-fighting-food-insecurity/ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/12/i-couldnt-breathe-the-sinister-spread-of-frances-killer-seaweed https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-21/how-nitrogen-fertilizers-changed-the-food-system-part-1/ https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/NCCRA/finals/2026-NCCRA-A3-snapshot-v2.pdf https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/australian-journal-of-environmental-education/article/from-miserable-pedagogies-to-anthropocene-intelligence-for-universities-in-the-metacrisis/3F88B03A8ADBE857E634642A21BE6946
Wide boundary thinking – massive artificial nitrogen inputs – why can’t we discuss scaling down our activities – climate policy and narrow boundary thinking – climate myopia –fossil fuel products are everywhere – siloed thinking – student loans and tax- a polycrisis explainer – energy abundance and the climate crisis – Canterbury is the freshwater disaster of NZ – freshwater impacts the harbinger of everything else – the Reality of Everything Symposiumhttps://realityofeverything.org/ https://www.resilienz.co.nz/frontfooting-the-future
Update on climate science – things worsening faster than expected - Antarctic sea ice and deep ocean circulation – need to reduce methane as well as other GHG – “no additional warming” policy and balancing food production with protecting the planet – fossil fuels affect everything - let’s get used to discussing climate https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-153
Helicopter view of climate policy – the atmosphere a dumping ground –super-wicked problem are very difficult for policy – creeping (slow) problems difficult to mobilise action – time is running out – people who cause the problem have least incentive to act – lack of central controlling organisation – mitigation and adaptation – facing tipping points sooner than originally thought - cooling the planet – integrated policy approach – sea level rise – relocate before properties damaged – manifestos should rethink insurance – funding mechanisms for funding retreat – insurance losses $300 bn per annum- weaker insurance decreases resilience – re-election dilemma from sufficiently strong policy – current government gave away cross party agreement – we need political leaders to speak the truth about climate change – highlight the multiple benefits that can come from good climate policy – learn to cope with extraordinary losseshttps://teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/insuring-the-future-reimagining-home-insurance-in-aotearoa?srsltid=AfmBOorOQJpPYGsjLHGqvFdbwqVhAu1xN0stEUEntk7DPOLep77qXYbL
Front-footing the future intro - A book of its time: “Insuring the Future” - A quiz question - Prime Minister, here’s more “dumb stuff” you shouldn’t be doing - And your Freudian slip, PM, that (almost) flew under the radar - Being hit between the eyes with “Net Zero” - From the “Can you believe it?” file: A new weather word - Mind-boggling: an overabundance of the most abundant gas - Clear the Air podcasts on NZ Trucking Media https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-151 https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/219-tad-patzek https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2026/04/an-ordinary-storm-with-extraordinary-impacts-what-made-wellingtons-deluge-so-intense https://teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/insuring-the-future-reimagining-home-insurance-in-aotearoa https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/592178/talk-of-relocation-after-string-of-weather-disasters-christopher-luxon-says https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-21/how-nitrogen-fertilizers-changed-the-food-system-part-1/ https://www.tabledebates.org/building-blocks/nitrogen-food-system https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/594954/luxon-calls-oecd-warning-on-government-s-lng-plans-load-of-rubbish https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/11/oecd-tells-nz-theres-no-future-in-gas/ https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/methane-targets-special https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-joining-big-dots https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360977914/govt-moves-kill-landmark-climate-court-case-against-big-polluters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZdZJIwGNtc https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5k347-1a90ab2/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crr185nx0n9o
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
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Forestry and flooding – lessons from the 2025 Tasman extreme storms – how good are we at learning from history – Nelson’s “right tree right place” strategy – is a climate strategy magic wand a magic myth?
utm_medium=email https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/1.%20Simon%20Michaus-Challenges%20and%20Bottlenecks%20for%20the%20Green%20Transition.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKzsjvRVkik https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/588902/moa-point-disaster-exposes-deeper-problems-public-health-experts-warn https://itbrief.co.nz/story/exclusive-sustainability-expert-warns-nz-must-reassess-data-centre-water-use https://economy.ac/news/2025/09/202509279542 https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-146 https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360475752/nzs-gritty-problem-insatiable-appetite-gravel https://cdn.ymaws.com/concretenz.org.nz/resource/resmgr/docs/conf/2019/s3_p4.pdf https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-risk-insurance-future-capitalism-g%C3%BCnther-thallinger-smw5f/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518268-shift-in-the-gulf-stream-could-signal-ocean-current-collapse/ https://www.bas.ac.uk/news/antarctic-bottom-water-shrinking-warming/ https://www.bcg.com/press/12march2025-economic-case-climate-investment https://www.bcg.com/publications/2025/investing-in-climate-action https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/
Morgan Williamms former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment – background the NZ river flood management – changing nature of weather events and river behaviour under climate change – flood planning in the Nelson Tasman region – outline of a wide-boundary regional strategy towards flood management - storm and flood warning systems - key takeaways: it’s a challenge we can plan for: establish financial reserves, understand your flooding vulnerability and history; review fencing design on flood plains
Obligations of the New Zealand media in reporting the climate emergency – “deliberative democracy 101” – how will deliberative democracy manifest itself in the Reality of Everything Symposium? – how will the key messages ROE symposium be propagated beyond the event itself? – final take-home messageshttps://events.humanitix.com/the-reality-of-everything-symposium https://www.thelentilintervention.org/ https://anuncommonland.substack.com/ http://www.resilience.org/ https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/
t=1s https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/to-live-a-normal-life-again-its-a-dream-come-true-uks-first-climate-evacuees-can-cast-off-their-homes-and-trauma https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/201-rosa-vasquez-espinoza
UK government released its hard-hitting “Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security” report – food security in New Zealand – a Polycrisis perspective on the economy – Catherine’s spell form a “Magic Polycrisis Wand”. https://events.humanitix.com/the-reality-of-everything-symposium https://www.thelentilintervention.org/ https://anuncommonland.substack.com/ http://www.resilience.org/ https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/
“Love letter to the World” poetry competition results, citations from the judges and each poem read out – mostly by the poets.https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letterhttps://www.chiasisters.co.nz/pages/ourstory?srsltid=AfmBOopTtCHfHgxmyOrXujEnNicr_iU25yM3LuXNN4Ku-Ve2rgQMZXoWhttps://www.lighthouseaotearoa.org.nz/
Reality of Everything Symposium – meaning of “Polycrisis” – UK National Emergency briefing – joining the symposium – key take away mesageshttps://events.humanitix.com/the-reality-of-everything-symposiumhttps://www.thelentilintervention.org/https://anuncommonland.substack.com/https://www.resilience.org/https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/
t=5s https://anuncommonland.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-reality-of-everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7uh192r0 https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/12/grocery-shopping-on-a-budget-may-be-the-surest-way-to-lower-your-emissions/https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-137 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-025-01270-4 https://www.nelsontasmanclimateforum.nz/ https://mailchi.mp/dbd69ed80913/talking-climate-now-in-your-inbox-10353891https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/316-the-class-of-26/
Joining big dots – with great sympathy for slip victims and their families –NZ government complicit in increasing risk of floods and slips –“Tie your tamariki to you” –When should an emergency warning be given and to whom? –dots of a different kind: UK national security report –more big dots on national security–a geeky mind-game on our place in global history https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-joining-big-dots https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/our-work/advice-to-government-topichttps://www.resilienz.co.nz/willful-blindness https://biogenicmethane.org/#letter https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/methane-targets-special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7uh192r0 https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_the_tipping_points_of_climate_change_and_where_we_standhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0eae719d837d69afc7de/National_security_assessment_-_global_biodiversity_loss__ecosystem_collapse_and_national_security.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/08/national-security-threatened-climate-crisis-uk-defence-chiefs-warn- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t5fuMt03zIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale
Cycle ways in front of commercial premises: -Examples of good solutions -Options for trialing solutions before fully implementing them -Making roundabouts work for cyclists as well as motorists-The economics of roads and cyclinghttps://shape.nelson.govt.nz/east-west-cycle-link https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter https://www.nelsust.org.nz/
The inspirational young (mostly!) people at Lighthouse Aotearoa - A great collection of user-friendly ways to engage with climate- From the “can you believe it?” files 1: listening to the soil and to animals walk - Announcing our Valentine’s Day “Love letter to the World” poetry competition - From the “Can you believe it?” files 2: who owns the Arctic Ocean? - A hotter Tip for a Cooler Planet - Even more on the great cost/benefit ratio of cycling infrastructure - An insightful retrospective from a lifelong journalist https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-144- https://www.lighthouseaotearoa.org.nz/ https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter https://mailchi.mp/dbd69ed80913/talking-climate-now-in-your-inbox-10353891https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnQ6BbAl3m4 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/agriculture-revolution-soil-farming-earth-rover-program https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-145 https://youtu.be/8sa7uh192r0 https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/28/after-a-career-as-an-environment-writer-heres-what-i-have-learned
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Big issues - Nuclear power: different year, same strategy - “The Story of Everything” - Horse meat revisited (briefly) - Dancing with the Devil: the crazy cost of our indulgences (mid-length read) - Engineering the Earth: time to think the unthinkable? (Longer read) - Quiz: what is SAI? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-mike-joy-8a188b255_in-this-crazy-world-of-delusion-the-carbon-activity-7394928956006723584-cki9 https://e360.yale.edu/features/hannah-ritchie-interview https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/global-market-forecast https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/luxury-cruise-giant-emits-10-times-more-air-pollution-sox-all-europes-cars-study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN8zvljc5EQ https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1510/global-effects-of-mount-pinatubo
Quiz: “What is Kaya decomposition”? - Food for thought: Hannah Ritchie on nuclear power and lots more - Thought for food: something to ruminate on - Big questions we’re not asking - A glimpse into COP30 and “PreCOP” in Brazil - Are plug-in hybrids plug-in hype? https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-142https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/methane-targets-specialhttps://e360.yale.edu/features/hannah-ritchie-interviewhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0737080618306452https://www.tastingtable.com/1269886/tried-horse-meat-my-thoughts/https://www.agresearch.co.nz/news/dairy-beef-offers-potential-for-significant-emissions-savings/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X20307976 https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-134 https://natehagens.substack.com/p/the-great-simplification-19-simon https://freshfm.co.nz/programme/climate-matters/ https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/smoke-screen-the-growing-phev-emissions-scandalhttps://robbieandrew.github.io/GCB2025/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/plug-in-hybrids-pollute-almost-as-much-as-petrol-cars-report-finds
The Lighthouse Aotearoa climate group – Reaching out to peers on climate – Education for climate – The intergenerational challenge – Future projects for Lighthouse Aotearoa – Five spells with a magic climate wand https://www.lighthouseaotearoa.org.nz/
The Lighthouse Aotearoa climate group – The Future Council Film – Lighthouse Aotearoa – Past projects – the climate camp with NGC – Climate outreach beyond Te Tauihuhttps://www.lighthouseaotearoa.org.nz/
COP 30 – The fire – The general structure of COP – the physical layout – Daniela’s role – NZ gets “Fossil of the day” award
- Downstream forestry consequences of Tasman’s devastating storms - Another nail in the coffin of the ETS- The great NTCF Climate Action Festival is almost here!- From the “can you believe it?” files - shark dentistry anyone?! - A not-what-you-expect infrastructure litmus test- A hotter tip for a cooler planet- StatsNZ and the inequity of “no additional warming” methane policy https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-141 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/06/carbon-offsets-fail-cut-global-heating-intractable-systemic-problems-studyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1597592/fullhttps://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-9-22-abundance-and-the-infrastructure-litmus-test
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Daniela Ramirez in Brazil for at COP30 – the atmosphere ahead of COP30 - her meeting with Jacinda Ardern and Christiana Figueres – the Earthship Prize event – Adelaide bidding for COP31 – new emphasis on action rather than negotiation – the Brazilian concept of Mutirão,https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/outrage-optimism-the-climate-podcast/id1459416461 https://earthshotprize.org/winners-finalists/2025/
A long read on an important matter: NZ’s newly released methane targets – “rotten mutton dressed up as lamb” - a personal message to the farming community - why is rapidly cutting methane critically important? – the deceptive innocence of “no additional warming” - backtracking on the world stage - might the PM and Minister plead ignorance and deserve the benefit of the doubt? https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/methane-targets-special https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-sets-methane-targets-2050 - https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/74/12/812/7808595?login=false https://pce.parliament.nz/publications/letter-to-dairynz-beef-plus-lamb-nz-and-federated-farmers-about-submission-on-agricultural-emissions/ https://environment.govt.nz/assets/news/Methane-Science-and-Target-Review-Terms-of-Reference.pdf - https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/2641/2025/ https://biogenicmethane.org/#letter
t=1124s https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29751618/ https://itdp.org/publication/protected-bicycle-lanes-protect-the-climate/ https://nzta.govt.nz/resources/waka-kotahi-cycling-action-plan https://newsroom.co.nz/2021/10/26/how-past-climates-hold-secrets-for-our-future/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-12/woodside-north-west-shelf-decision-murray-watt-pilbara/105758850https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/climate-crisis-on-track-to-destroy-capitalism-warns-allianz-insurer https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-home-insurance https://www.building.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/getting-started/building-for-climate-change/whole-of-life-embodied-carbon-assessment-technical-methodology.pdf https://d39d3mj7qio96p.cloudfront.net/media/documents/BRANZ_RN_zero-carbon1.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfLx377-bOw
The second interview with scientist Jim Sinner - A more detailed look at the Swap One campaign – how it works – prizes – joint employee/employer initiatives - The companion Travel Safe scheme for schools - Jim’s prior work at Cawthron Institute – the magic climate strategy he would conjure up with a magic climate strategy wandwww.swapone.nzwww.resilienz.co.nz
country=~OWID_WRL - https://ourworldindata.org/energy-substitution-method https://www.energyinst.org/statistical-review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uXYq_a26_U https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/inefficiency-ice https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/12/7098
Jim Sinner discusses the newly-launched Swap One climate initiative – origin of the idea – how it works – the sort of climate and transport benefits it might bring - how to get involved www.swapone.nz https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/ https://www.resilienz.co.nz/climate-matters
Bottom trawling called out in Nelson protest - Are we on a fools’ errand with energy for data centres? Voting goto CM of the 8th September - links to experts on local government and the climate crisis - Susan Krumdiek Clip 1 - Shane Jones sings from the same energy songsheet as Donald Trump - Susan Krumdiek Clip 2 - The missing answer to “what is hydrogel bioink?”– a longer read on “ruminants and agriculture"https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-138 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00134-2/fulltext https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/570835/greenpeace-protesters-arrested-after-boarding-fishing-vessel-in-nelson https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-much-power-do-data-centers-use/https://tupa.gtk.fi/julkaisu/bulletin/bt_416.pdf https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-footprint-august-2025https://climatehuman.substack.com/p/this-is-the-coolest-summer-for-thehttps://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/562355/power-prices-rise-faster-than-rate-of-inflation https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/trump-is-shockingly-dumb-about-electrichttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/reinvigorating-americas-beautiful-clean-coal-industry-and-amending-executive-order-14241/ https://www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/HansS_20250522_047940000/jones-shane https://www.resilienz.co.nz/climate-matters-podcast-climate-and-councils
A wider view – Tangata whenua and indigenous wisdom – changes to forestry practices in the region – can tourism be climate friendly? – A just transition – where to next for Rachel Sanson?
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Nelson’s climate change strategy background – citizen engagement an community responses – Tips for voters going into the coming local government election - Rachel’s magic climate strategy wand
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Nelson hospital health upgrade the hospital didn’t seem keen on - The carbon bootprint of war a flashback to CM 72 - SaveBOARD revisited: well worth a closer look - From the “can you believe it?” files: a tree that rocks. - Our World in Data gives deeper insights into food and climate - A longer read - Now you see it now you don’t: seeking good adaptation policy https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-136 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/565133/nelson-hospital-ditches-coal-now-heating-fully-powered-by-landfill-gas https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/all-coal-boilers-be-removed-new-zealand-public-hospitals https://www.forbes.com/2008/06/05/mileage-military-vehicles-tech-logistics08-cz_ph_0605fuel.html?sh=18690d01449c https://theintercept.com/2019/09/15/climate-change-us-military-war/ https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/resources/ https://www.saveboard.nz/ https://phys.org/news/2025-07-fig-trees-atmospheric-stone-reveals.html https://ourworldindata.org/less-meat-or-sustainable-meat https://www.gleanreport.com/events/rob-campbell-tim-naish-and-michael-baker/ https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/11/going-it-alone-how-not-to-prepare-for-climate-change/https://www.resilienz.co.nz/climate-matters-podcast-climate-and-councils
Interview 3 with Mike Joy – We can’t buy our way out of the climate crisis - Freshwater issues and parallels with wider climate and environmental issues – a climate strategy magic wand https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/journal_contribution/World_scientists_warning_The_behavioural_crisis_driving_ecological_overshoot/24173100?file=42414015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnPmg0R1M https://www.resilienz.co.nz/climate-matters-podcast-climate-and-councils
Ne Zealand’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution – is it really “new Zealand’s highest possible ambition” – what is the actual NDC? - lack of “commercially available solutions” is no excuse for agriculture – fairness? Really? – Flatlining isn’t good enough for agricultural emissions – weasel words for “we’ll need to buy heaps of carbon credits” https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/new-zealand/ https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/31/govt-pledges-emissions-cuts-of-as-little-as-1-in-new-paris-target/ https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/74/12/812/7808595 https://www.dairynz.co.nz/media/v20bcocg/tokoroa-pastoral-case-study.pdf https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2022/05/17/what-you-need-to-know-about-article-6-of-the-paris-agreement
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Fiddling with ferry fury – a tiny motor with a giant impact – family camping resilience wins the day – now you see biodiesel now you don’t – a welcome reconnection with Hundertwasserhttps://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/538890/cold-day-streak-the-worst-start-to-wellington-s-summer-in-a-decade - https://nzbiofuels.co.nz/products/ - https://www.aofrio.com/ - https://www.google.com/search?q=hundertwasser+work+and+life&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=3bcdb22a83598c7d&sxsrf=AHTn8zru-YfBgRjkZ-XW4Fy- https://www.google.com/search?q=hundertwasser+work+and+life&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=3bcdb22a83598c7d&sxsrf=AHTn8zru-YfBgRjkZ-XW4Fy-DXHylXLXUw%3A1737666803417&ei=87CSZ_OdGcnhseMP3rneyAw&ved=0ahUKEwiz47ik4YyLAxXJcGwGHd6cF8kQ4dUDCBA&oq=hundertwasser+work+and+life&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiG2h1bmRlcnR3YXNzZXIgd29yayBhbmQgbGlmZTIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRifBUjTL1CCCVi2GnABeACQAQCYAbgCoAGQGqoBBjItMTMuMbgBDMgBAPgBAZgCDqAC2RjCAgoQABiwAxjWBBhHwgINEAAYgAQYsAMYQxiKBcICChAjGIAEGCcYigXCAhAQLhiABBgUGIcCGMcBGK8BwgIFEAAYgATCAgsQLhiABBjHARivAcICBhAAGBYYHsICChAAGIAEGEYY-wHCAggQABgWGAoYHsICCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgUQABjvBcICCBAAGKIEGIkFwgIHECEYoAEYCpgDAIgGAZAGDJIHCDEuMC4xMS4yoAebaA&sclient=gws-wiz-ser#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:92f1a0eb,vid:i1oslcGVS0M,st:0 - DXHylXLXUw%3A1737666803417&ei=87CSZ_OdGcnhseMP3rneyAw&ved=0ahUKEwiz47ik4YyLAxXJcGwGHd6cF8kQ4dUDCBA&oq=hundertwasser+work+and+life&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiG2h1bmRlcnR3YXNzZXIgd29yayBhbmQgbGlmZTIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRifBUjTL1CCCVi2GnABeACQAQCYAbgCoAGQGqoBBjItMTMuMbgBDMgBAPgBAZgCDqAC2RjCAgoQABiwAxjWBBhHwgINEAAYgAQYsAMYQxiKBcICChAjGIAEGCcYigXCAhAQLhiABBgUGIcCGMcBGK8BwgIFEAAYgATCAgsQLhiABBjHARivAcICBhAAGBYYHsICChAAGIAEGEYY-wHCAggQABgWGAoYHsICCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgUQABjvBcICCBAAGKIEGIkFwgIHECEYoAEYCpgDAIgGAZAGDJIHCDEuMC4xMS4yoAebaA&sclient=gws-wiz-ser#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a304ce7a,vid:vQJpoG4MpdY,st:0
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To ETS or not to ETS? – Scoping Scope 3 emissions – When stacking and bundling matters – And stacking and bundling of a different kind https://www.sustain.life/blog/scope-3-emissions https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/countrylife/audio/2018829343/it-s-not-too-hard-dairynz-climate-change-ambassador https://www.agmatters.nz/case-studies/george-moss/ https://www.epa.gov/climateleadership/scope-3-inventory-guidance
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Getting better than a 50% chance of success – is climate a dollars and cents issue, or dollars and sense, or both – will Government squander our best chance to cut our contribution to overheating – a long history pf weak leadership on climate. https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2024 https://oms-www.files.svdcdn.com/production/downloads/academic/Climate_Metrics_%20Under_%20Ambitious%20_Mitigation.pdf
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Focus on oceans – Oceanic slowdown with Levke Caesar – Quiz: what are AMOC and AABW? - “yay!” for indigenous art and Australian river regeneration – In character, BlackRock pulls the plug on SolarZero – COP29 lives down to expectations – Check out MIT’s “brief history of climate science” – Citizen Bike Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCxBvjyQBJA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVLcj-XKnM - https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/27/solarzeros-final-outage-inside-the-collapse-of-publicly-financed-solar-firm/?utm_source=Newsroom&utm_campaign=f0c825bd07-Daily_Briefing+28.11.2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_71de5c4b35-f0c825bd07-97876027&mc_cid=f0c825bd07&mc_eid=e3cf58c2df - https://drawdown.org/insights/fixing-foods-big-climate-problem - https://climateprimer.mit.edu/climate-science/#a-brief-history-of-climate-science - https://www.bicycleRevolution.co.nz - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01695-4 - https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335042-200-the-crisis-in-our-oceans-shows-how-quickly-climate-chaos-can-strike/
Experiencing a Climate Cgange event – the place of local government in addressing climate change – The regional greenhouse gas inventory – Climate levers available to councils.
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1864th NovCM 1232024 101 01 For a month try hard to use active transport instead of the car for one day a week. Makes a huge diff to emissions. Cyclemania – Where is the cycling capital of New Zealand – Nelson’s LifeCycle event 8th December – Citizen bike science: tell us about local bike advocacy groups – one of the best things about grade separation – remember active transport infrastructure pays big time – a plug for Braemar’s last section going to markethttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29751618/ - https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-02-02-get-your-bike-active-transport-makes-significant-impact-carbon-emissionshttps://allaboard.nz/about-us - https://www.nelsust.org.nz/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORS25siZTn0https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AQxxkYjgXZKktdFyx4YBI6jBoKeFz1YK/view https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/search?search_string=IXJ087
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Climate Matters stocktake special – Johan Rockstrom TED talk on tipping points – Australian Tim Winton on young people and society – Nate Hagens asks “And then what?” exploring what we miss if we take a “narrow boundary” approach –comments on the NZ government in that context – Australian Steve Mushin and his outstanding book Ultrawild. https://www.google.co.nz/books/edition/Ultrawild/0yPOEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA4&printsec=frontcover - https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=nate+hagens+wide+bounmdaries+frankly - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/30/our-leaders-are-collaborators-with-fossil-fuel-colonialists-this-is-the-source-of-our-communal-dread?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Energy shapes society – idea of surplus energy – Little Blue Penguin – seeing our lifestyle in energy terms - The F energy Fossil Fuels – so what is renewable? – a snapshot of solar, geothermal, hydrogen – the energy crystal ball
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6THB Birthday special transport focus – why did a great drag coefficient take so long? – who’s responsible for all the trucks on the road? – a refresher on transport emissions – and of you thought truckers ignored climate https://www.neuralconcept.com/post/truck-aerodynamics-enhancing-performance-fuel-economy - https://www.nztrucking.co.nz/understanding-transport-costs/ - https://www.nztrucking.co.nz/137592-2/ - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/523651/carbon-dioxide-levels-reach-another-new-record-at-niwa-s-monitoring-site-on-wellington-s-coast- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCxBvjyQBJA - https://environment.govt.nz/publications/measuring-emissions-a-guide-for-organisations-2023-emission-factors-summary/ - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aag2345 - https://www.ehinz.ac.nz/indicators/air-quality/health-effects-of-air-pollution/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_emission_standards - https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/2f65984e-73ee-40ba-a4d5-bb2e2c94cecb/EmissionsfromOilandGasOperationinNetZeroTransitions.pdf
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The government “climate strategy” is a dead rat – we’re planning our future on the cheap – trying to reduce emissions without reducing emissions – can we take Climate Minister Watts seriously? – we’re letting our future slip through the net (net emissions) – then there’s ag and energy and transport https://environment.govt.nz/assets/J001281-MfE-Climate-strategy-brochure-FF_webV2.pdf - https://environment.govt.nz/assets/publications/Emissions-reduction-plan-discussion-document.pdf - https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/21/full-video-climate-minister-grilled-on-emissions-reduction/ - https://evdb.nz/ev-stats - https://environment.govt.nz/news/erp2/#have-your-say
Sea transport to Nelson– air transport – public transport in Nelson – should Nelson have a rail connection?
Investment in climate response pays handsomely - Gaming has lessons for climate action – Fast backwards vs fast forwards on climate politics – On stage and back stage: climate and the arts https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/07/11/fast-track-bill-can-only-get-back-on-track-through-climate-mitigation/ - https://www.geneco.uk.com/news/fast-fashion-and-its-impacts - https://www.interceptfabricrescue.net/ - https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/c-change/news/fossil-fuel-air-pollution-responsible-for-1-in-5-deaths-worldwide/ - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/08/labour-lifts-ban-onshore-windfarms-planning-policy?utm_source=cbnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=2024-07-17&utm_campaign=DeBriefed+12+consecutive+months+above+1+5C+Labour+sets+UK+climate+agenda+West+Africa+s+fishing+crisis - https://www.thebanker.com/UK-announces-7bn-boost-for-new-National-Wealth-Fund-1720606239 - https://www.kulturstiftung-des-bundes.de/en/press/press_releases.html - https://posts.voronoiapp.com/energy/Fossil-Fuels-Accounted-for-81-of-the-Worlds-Energy-Mix-in-2023-1695 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/17/german-theatre-tackles-climate-crisis-stage - https://energyinnovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Cost_of_Delay.pdf
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Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Safety margin for things we don’t know – censored science – sportswashing – what politicians don’t know – chilling overheating – Stop press: record temperature for 125000 years – COP 28 another most important ever COP and likely another fail https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-24/odyssey-climate-scientists-suppress-truth-or-risk-funds-careers/102968970?fbclid=IwAR3dlqjJPuqUlvQDgOJ17xD4ZeEKihpwtFlwsUhF2MSM4W4K2KYJDY4sSTwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBoLVvoqVYhttps://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/501970/2023-virtually-certain-to-be-warmest-in-125-000-years-eu-scientistshttps://www.ces.fau.edu/nasa/impacts/i4-sea-change/explanation1a.phphttps://www.politico.eu/article/sportswashing-manchester-abu-dhabi-deal-allow-autocrats-to-burnish-cities-leave-stain-on-hosts/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2022/11/11/cop27-hosts-a-record-number-of-fossil-fuel-lobbyists_6003884_114.htm
Maitai Special Needs School petition - Energy and emissions – energy and profligate lifestyles – it’s easy to live well with less – electricity generation and emissions – peak shaving and the value of reducing peak demand - travel and emissions – energy and the economy – the hope and the challenge of renewables - https://www.change.org/p/help-maitai-specialist-school-keep-its-doors-open-for-children-with-disabilities?source_location=petition_update_page
Elderly Swiss women have major legal climate victory – herrings are not red herrings for counteracting red meat – Tip for government on good decisions – when 1+1>>2: John Lang + Pure Advantagehttps://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/09/top-european-human-rights-court-could-rule-that-governments-have-to-protect-people-from-cl - https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/09/swapping-red-meat-for-herring-sardines-and-anchovies-could-save-75000-lives-study-suggests?utm_term=661a2e9efcae13ced6a0135e542e9e0a&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_email - https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/9/3/e013511.full.pdf - https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/12/minister-left-46b-benefit-of-smokefree-reforms-out-of-cabinet-paper/?utm_source=Newsroom&utm_campaign=cf795ce6b5-Week+In+Review+13.04.2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_71de5c4b35-cf795ce6b5-97876027&mc_cid=cf795ce6b5&mc_eid=e3cf58c2df - https://www.ehinz.ac.nz/indicators/air-quality/health-effects-of-air-pollution/ - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29751618/ - https://pureadvantage.org/recloaking-papatuanuku/infographic/
Rod Oram tribute – Astonishing climate graphics - Giant global developer turns to timber – Thumbs up and thumbs down for government – the freezing heartbeat of world climate – when global greenhouse gas reporting isn’t global greenhouse gas reporting https://sustainable.org.nz/learn/news-insights/rod-oram-a-tribute/?utm_source=Sustainable+Business+Network+-+MML&utm_campaign=75517f3ee0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_05_02_10_52_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f1aca1c6da-75517f3ee0-217948015&mc_cid=75517f3ee0&mc_eid=fcbae47834 - https://woodcentral.com.au/its-fast-safe-why-asset-managers-pick-mass-timber-builds/ - https://eciu.net/analysis/infographics/ipcc-explainer-infographic-synthesis-report-climate-2023 - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/513590/independent-panel-to-review-2050-methane-target-government-announces - https://www.nztrucking.co.nz/missing-the-point/ - https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018930763/the-sea-ice-factories-of-antarctica - https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/the-deep-ocean-circulation-around-antarctica-has-already-slowed-by-30-percent-confirming-predictions - https://e360.yale.edu/features/undercounted-emissions-un-climate-change
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Learning from the Taliban? – Who’s the villain, who the victim? – Educating educators: doing tertiary climate education better – Taking the World Banana Forum seriously - Helping the new government get its transport policy back on track – Electric tug boatshttps://theecologist.org/2024/mar/08/climate-dispatch-afghanistanhttps://cep.org.nz/newsletter/tertiary-sector-lags-transition-credits-and-the-return-of-the-dippy-bird-as-a-generator/#Tertiary_sector_way_behind_in_the_energy_transitionhttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68534309https://www.transport.govt.nz/area-of-interest/strategy-and-direction/government-policy-statement-on-land-transport-2024/https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/coastal-shipping-research/nzta-coastal-shipping-concluding-report.pdfhttps://descasey.com/#the-authorhttps://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/mission-zero-reduce-your-emissions-workshop/nelson-tasmanhttps://www.nelsontasmanclimateforum.nz/event/climate-action-week-2024/
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Carbon footprint of food - gift ideas for Mother Earthhttps://theconversation.com/climate-explained-how-the-climate-impact-of-beef-compares-with-plant-based-alternatives-137787https://www.thinkstep-anz.com/resrc/news/the-low-carbon-seafood-you-didnt-know-about/https://e360.yale.edu/newsletter - https://deepsouthchallenge.co.nz/resource/wet-feet-insurance-retreat/https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/1056207681/changing-our-mindshttps://nelsontasmanclimateforum.ning.com/
Preliminary review of “Not the end of the world” – A figure of eight keeps the lights on – Enter the “Beyond At the coal face” competition – We often don’t know what we think we know – policy tips between the lines of the State of the Nation address – Climate work outs for the mind. https://e360.yale.edu/features/after-a-shaky-start-airborne-wind-energy-is-slowly-taking-offhttps://www.resilienz.co.nz/beyond-the-coal-face-competitionhttps://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/509471/watch-state-of-the-nation-is-fragile-christopher-luxon-sayshttps://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018926685/world-first-climate-action-in-nz-s-top-courthttps://mailchi.mp/2fefca0c215e/talking-climate-now-in-your-inbox-10281606?e=d0e25a0afehttps://natehagens.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=email-subscribe&r=2riv9&next=https%3A%2F%2Fnatehagens.substack.com%2Fp%2Freflections-from-india&utm_medium=email https://www.ted.com/talks/kate_marvel_can_clouds_buy_us_more_time_to_solve_climate_changehttps://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/https://climate.nasa.gov/https://www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_the_actual_cost_of_preventing_climate_breakdown?hasSummary=true&language=enhttps://e360.yale.edu/digest
When is an offset not an offset – Carparking: stick with the NPSUD – Eating our way out of the climate crisis – check out work and study travel planshttps://theconversation.com/satellites-detect-no-real-climate-benefit-from-10-years-of-forest-carbon-offsets-in-california-193943https://e360.yale.edu/features/free-parking-reformhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264837718309104https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/travel-planning-toolkit/docs/workplace-travel-plan-guidelines.pdf
Beyond “at the coal face” = Policy tip on “user pays” thinking – the brains behind “Our World in Data” – a sobering Global Risks report 2024https://www.resilienz.co.nz/beyond-the-coal-face-competitionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bxzo79SjpEhttps://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018923072/data-scientist-hannah-ritchie-on-reasons-for-climate-optimismhttps://www.weforum.org/publications/global-risks-report-2024/
Honouring a new year’s Honour – Did the “Majlis” redeem COP28 – Emmanuel Macron and planetary wellbeing – a dramatic financial return we don’t want to miss – From the can you believe it files and speaking English https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/cop28-majlis-dialogue-structure-suggests-better-way-forward-by-antara-haldar-2024-01?utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=79be7c0021-sunday_newsletter_01_07_2024&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-79be7c0021-105989899&mc_cid=79be7c0021&mc_eid=4454804878https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/main-priorities-for-global-climate-policy-by-emmanuel-macron-2023-12?utm_source=Project+Syndicate+Newsletter&utm_campaign=61ffa6a3ae-sunday_newsletter_12_31_2023&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_73bad5b7d8-61ffa6a3ae-105989899&mc_cid=61ffa6a3ae&mc_eid=4454804878https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29751618/
A freewheeling discussion through topics relating to the climate crisis. Part two extends discussion n into participatory democracy, “fools errands”, inequality and more.
The father figure of climate economics acclaims “Recloaking Papatuanuku” - KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland (ECtHR): Elderly women in it for the long haul - A bizarre thought - NASA’s EMIT satellite gives interesting methane insights - And for those not yet tired of tyres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9C5EKXZ098https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/27/we-have-a-responsibility-the-older-women-suing-switzerland-to-demand-climate-action?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Otherhttps://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-mission-excels-at-spotting-greenhouse-gas-emission-sourceshttps://e360.yale.edu/features/tire-pollution-toxic-chemicals
A freewheeling discussion through topics relating to the climate crisis. Part one explores ideas around being a good ancestor, humility and its connection with good climate decisions, including challenging our adversarial democratic system and energy and lifestyles.
“The Stockholm Paradigm”: climate and a “Pandora’s Box of pathogens” - The three Es: Energy, Economy and the Environment - Another feedback loop we don’t need: lack of clouds clouding the future - At last, a timeframe worth thinking about! 500 years. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30006-2/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_emailhttps://www.ecoshock.org/2020/01/nate-hagens-the-collision.htmlhttps://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/
The Wisdom of Indigenous people - There is nothing stopping us except the lack of political decisions - But before we get too smug, hurling rocks at Aussie P.M. Scott Morrison - And if anyone doubts that we’re straining the world’s resources https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51043828https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csyp1ghttps://www.facebook.com/triplej/videos/814410199022132/https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/summer-days/audio/2018729920/vince-beiser-black-market-sandhttps://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2015-01-15-planetary-boundaries---an-update.htmlhttps://www.4dayweek.com/four-day-week-trialhttps://tetauihu.nz/
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2G2BT? Sweet spot speed: more fun and safety, with less $$$ and CO2. - The “TOP” party gives up without trying, and dives for the bottom on climate - At last the world’s lightest gas to power NZ’s heaviest road transport - Inequity at the Boiling Point https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/122636171/zeroemission-hydrogen-heavy-trucks-to-hit-kiwi-roadshttps://www.projectmoonshot.city/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/06/climate/climate-change-inequality-heat.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20200812&instance_id=21205&nl=climate-fwd%3A®i_id=86307244&segment_id=35862&te=1&user_id=a06494abeb97fa5c89529ea6b5fa227d
“Are we there yet?!”: CM 48 responds to readers’ questions – Are we doing enough? – Is climate change really manmade? - Do scientists overstate climate change? – Climate change is slow – what’s the rush” – Is a 2 deg warming limit tougher than 1.5 deg? – NZ is so small does it matter what we do? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SJVPFV5iWchttps://www.breakthroughonline.org.au/papershttps://yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/08/mark-lynas-final-warning-on-climate-its-all-on-us-here-now/https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2865/a-degree-of-concern-why-global-temperatures-matter/https://climate.nasa.gov/ - https://www.facebook.com/OxfamNZ/videos/363296691375102
Insights for the new government – If it only develops one climate strategy tis term – NZ being a climate leader – the economy is a derivative of energy – addressing energy and minerals blindness – transport and housing: solving impossibility equations.https://www.reconnectingnorthland.org.nz/https://www.neocrete.co.nz/blog - https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-detail/story/2018917073/the-deep-tech-sector-dreaming-up-ways-to-save-the-planethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS2P2oiCcqs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBVmnKuBocchttps://www.national.org.nz/national_releases_bold_transport_planhttps://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2023/08/
Regulatory alchemy” makes big money for Canada’s big emitters - “Take the Jump” takes another jump! - “Muscle myopia syndrome” afflicts many big business in many places - for anyone who still thinks the cost of climate action is too highhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-wetland-oilsands-environment-1.7013213https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/11/09/Alberta-Carbon-Tax-Scheme-Unfair-Sham/?utm_source=weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=131123https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cOBgn3L_eg - https://www.takethejump.org.nz/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/09/climate-crisis-cost-extreme-weather-damage-studyhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/richest-1-account-for-more-carbon-emissions-than-poorest-66-report-says
Cricket learns from climate, can we learn from cricket?- Taking the pulse: climate adaptation taking us to a better place...- A sinister undercurrent: “Three waters” chickens coming home to roost. - in case anyone thought carbon capture and storage was simplehttps://civileats.com/2020/02/18/plant-based-diets-and-regenerative-ag-have-sparked-a-pea-and-lentil-renaissance/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264817219300480?via%3Dihubhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/jan/28/the-spin-drought-southern-africa-cricket-must-look-hard-in-mirror
Safety margin for things we don’t know – censored science – sportswashing – what politicians don’t know – chilling overheating – Stop press: record temperature for 125000 years – COP 28 another most important ever COP and likely another fail https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-24/odyssey-climate-scientists-suppress-truth-or-risk-funds-careers/102968970?fbclid=IwAR3dlqjJPuqUlvQDgOJ17xD4ZeEKihpwtFlwsUhF2MSM4W4K2KYJDY4sSTwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kBoLVvoqVYhttps://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/501970/2023-virtually-certain-to-be-warmest-in-125-000-years-eu-scientistshttps://www.ces.fau.edu/nasa/impacts/i4-sea-change/explanation1a.phphttps://www.politico.eu/article/sportswashing-manchester-abu-dhabi-deal-allow-autocrats-to-burnish-cities-leave-stain-on-hosts/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2022/11/11/cop27-hosts-a-record-number-of-fossil-fuel-lobbyists_6003884_114.htm
FIRST COVID LOCKDOWN – Getting a climate bang form shovel-ready projects – make sure we’re doing the right things – using covid as a catalyst for educating for change – covid-cleared skies saved lives and set records – budget 2020 the good the bad and the uglyhttps://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30107-8/fulltexthttps://www.newsroom.co.nz/2020/05/18/1177819/10-years-to-turn-auckland-into-copenhagenhttps://e360.yale.edu/digest/as-coronavirus-shutdowns-reduce-air-pollution-european-solar-generation-breaks-records
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Issue 100 and 5th birthday special - A tribute to climate scientists – beyond democracy – Hurrah for the wisdom of youth – how myopically we vest our interests – imagining better imagining – Riding the exponential curve
Blackrock political deal – Can you believe it? Antr0arctic heatwave – Transport politics – Election policy free: sort EV charging charges – Election policy free: ditch GDP
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/nationals-roads-equal-to-seven-weeks-of-huntly-coal-burning?utm_source=8+Things+Subscribers&utm_campaign=088ba2c7ea-Newsroom+Pro+01.08.23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2412c1d355-088ba2c7ea-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&ct=t%28Newsroom+Pro+01.08.23%2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W1HX2qh51U https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4scn - https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/public/Advice-to-govt-docs/ICCC-accelerated-electrification-summary-report.pdf
Interview with Nick Smith pt2 Emissions reduction targets – climate solutions for transport - urban design and climate strategies – The Mayor’s magic climate strategy
El Nino is coming dammit – El Nino for Dummies – Another climate voice we should heed – Tesla joins the cheats club – Pine forest? Indigenous forest? – El Nino + global heating = perfect storm https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/19/climate-crisis-james-hansen-scientist-warning https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/ https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/28-07-2023/the-side-eye-deeper-roots?fbclid=IwAR1z4xKlJ6T4NG4FmYun9Xl47qiq-b7Ul2SyMPMicq8lUbRTsStILWkH_V0 - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/03/a-perfect-storm-scientists-ponder-if-climate-has-entered-a-new-erratic-era
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Nelson focus – Strawlines construction panels win international competition – Great news for the region’s buses – A nelson house gets a gold-standard accolade – several corporates do the wrong thing on climate – feedback on CM 96 https://www.intbau.org/intbau-architecture-challenge-winners-announced/ https://shape.nelson.govt.nz/ebus https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/nelson-top-stories/132536829/nelson-home-one-of-most-sustainable-in-the-country https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/carmakers-owe-compensation-illegal-defeat-devices-german-court-rules-2023-06-26/ https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/132436188/kiwi-investment-in-planetdamaging-fossil-fuels-nearly-doubles
Post election 2020: We voted in hope, now we need courage – a series of quotations – HOPE: business journalist Rod Oram – COURAGE: climate professional John Lang – HOPE: Survey Monkey survey of workers – COURAGE: P:roducitivy Commission 2018 – HOPE: World Wildlife Fund – COURAGE: Economist David McWilliams – HOPE: Labour election policy – COURAGE: Go earlier, go harder https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/2020-research-report/ https://livingplanet.panda.org/en-NZ/ https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018768543/nz-branded-climate-criminal-as-report-details-fire-danger
Are we willing to be brave enough? – Probably Yes for the Greens – No this time round for Labour – No for National and Act – Probably for Te Pāti Māori.
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2307/S00044/green-party-agm-2023-james-shaws-speech.htm https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/nz-news/350024265/five-decades-on-from-mururoa-mission-nuclear-message-still-rings-true https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/05/seymour-denies-act-contributed-to-climate-change-denial/ https://www.maoriparty.org.nz/climate_change
Is climate stuff just inside our head? – Just when I think I’m trying hard a I meet someone from Medicin sans Frontieres – Can culture stop us being ecological serial killers? – Schools should teach thinking beyond next year’s potatoes – genes or culture – disturbing or hopeful?
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Interview 3 Meila Picard. Climate modelling in different councils. Individual actions on climate. Meila’s magic climate policy. https://palmyclimatecalculator.nz/
The amazing insights of Daniel Schmachtenberger. Self-defeating infrastructure. Talking about climate can be good for you. Free, an election policy to a good home. Are NZ’s fish the canaries down the coalmine? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/04/climate-change-to-steer-all-new-zealand-government-decisions-from-now-on https://news.aut.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/672058/Through-a-climate-change-lens-Aotearoa-New-Zealands-COVID-19-Response-July-2022.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQRzxEobWco - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5bk1 https://shape.nelson.govt.nz/long-term-plan-2021-2031/key-issue-climate-change https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2023/may/13/are-new-zealands-marine-heatwaves-a-warning-to-the-world
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Returning from Germany to good news and bad news. IPCC Special Report 2018. Outstanding EDS conference. More on methane. Fossil fuels more critical. Euphemisms in climate terminology. District heating looks at District cooling. Climate Change 101, some effects on the oceans.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/201820579/james-geary-the-secret-lives-of-metaphor
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Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Sportswashing and greenwashing. UK Movies and Aussie sports starts show up RugbyNZ. Our bit does count: climate forum jumps above its weight. Targetting climate targets. Varying efficiency of Electric vehicles. Demo yards on steroids. Submit on Climate Commission advice https://takethejump.org/https://twitter.com/FoodWaterEurope/status/1651979770702299136https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/02/06/science-based-targets-initiative-accused-providing-platform-greenwashing/
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Time to flip our thinking - Why, when we know all the stuff we shouldn’t be doing, do we still go on doing it? If anything should give us a kick in the backside, this should. A major price hike we should welcome. 1 plus 1 is more than 2: The Earth Hub and Nelson’s ACE group. NCC still standing tall on climate. The invisible energy bonanza – Gravitricityhttps://apo.org.au/node/239741
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Government make room for someone else on climate. Successive governments have enough rope to hang themselves on climate. What might Plan B look like? Black Ferns and All Blacks offer election platform. Not too weird to head hunt Naomi James. Greta Thunberg interview feedback. https://www.newsroom.co.nz/pro/the-art-of-refining-crisis-skills-before-theres-a-crisis?utm_source=Newsroom&utm_campaign=3aa799ae43- Daily_Briefing+08.03.2023&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_71de5c4b35-3aa799ae43-97876027
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Friendly New Year’s Resolutions – Electrifying everything quiz – How can we do better processing harvested timber? – New York illustrates need to upgrade our existing buildings – Satellites “pass the baton” on measuring sea level rise - Bloomberg interactive historical graph on global warminghttps://cbmjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13021-020-00144-5 - https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-does-your-driving-speed-make-any-difference-to-your-cars-emissions-140246
LESS IS MORE-Is less regulation more sensible for getting wheels turning? less industrial ag, more regenerative ag. Truck isn’t a 4-letter word - less traffic = more livability. A tip top tap tip for tip top taps. less inequality is more important than ever https://pureadvantage.org/campaigns/ourregenerativefuturecampaign/ https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018744950/3mm-anna-mickell-on-building-a-reduced-car-future https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-93194-4
Lockdown issue - If you’ve walked or biked in town in the last month - we’re being more careful with food - how do the Covid crisis and climate crisis compare? - We don’t need the economy to grow, we need it to grow up. Covid-19 and climate the same only different: controlling a runaway existential threat https://drawdown.org/solutions/reduced-food-waste - https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062332 - https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2020/04/26/1141709/a-message-for-the-timid-fearful-and-selfish
Calling out Shaw on his response to Greta Thunberg calling out NZ - Building the right things in the right places like there’s no tomorrow - are we building the right (or wrong) things in the wrong place? - And Tesla goes from strength to strengthhttps://environmenthalfcentury.princeton.edu/ - https://www.livemint.com/companies/people/tesla-shares-hit-record-high-as-it-joins-s-p-500-on-monday-10-facts-to-know-11608348853203.html https://www.resilienz.co.nz/climate-matters
Trees – Urban trees get a hand in Sierra Lerone and a handicap in NZ – “The Age of Wood and village-scale forestry - electricity from wood? Yeah Right! - the Wall of Wood, pests and fires – a billion trees in contexthttps://e360.yale.edu/features/how-small-scale-loggers-can-help-save-africas-tropical-forests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drax_Power_Station -
NZ and Aussie, must be climate heroes, not zeroes – Surprising facts on Australasian uptake of Nate Hagens - Striking facts on Light, and heavy electric vehicles – QHP, a timely reset of a Kiwi meme - Improve the chances of a White Christmas: think 'P' for your Yuletide menu! - Aussie leapfrogs NZ in still-pitiful climate commitmenthttps://www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-original/19-islands - https://quarterhourparadise.nz/ - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3kjy
Little things – The Little Blue Penguin and energy - coffee and atmospheric sensitivity – E-reefs – Signs of the times – More signs of the times – DoC and small things – Hot Tip: Low Carb presents.https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ourchangingworld/audio/2018864969/what-feathers-can-tell-us-about-the-past-lives-of-seabirds https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00173-5/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audi
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Challenging growth, Kate Raworth green growth and degrowth. Nate Hagens, society’s growth metabolism. Tim Morgan, we’re shrinking anyway. Talking climate with kids. 3D printing e-steaks. Decarbonise our discretionary dollars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxJrBR0lg6s https://natehagens.substack.com/p/frankly-7-growth-until-not?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2022/09/13/239-life-after-liberalism/#respond
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CM 4th Birthday... Timewarp back to CM1 4 years ago. Virtual views for aircraft efficiency. When bad news is good news, President Macron tells it as it is. Has Ford finally discovered responsibility? Yeah Right! We should better value the scouts charting the territory ahead. https://www.tetauihu.nz/#mihi-welcome - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7etHNXWFbP0 - https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/129691125/fonterra-takes-first-step-into-nondairy-products -
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Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Domestic mammals eclipse the quantum of wild mammals. Bring back the giant Moa. Wilding pines. George Monbiot on soil and food. Earth Emotions photo exhibition. Single Transferrable Vote system. https://our.nelson.govt.nz/stories/single-transferable-vote-explained-with-a-comic/ https://e360.yale.edu/features/large-mammals-rewilding-carbon-climate-change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDZtTwzcp5Q
More on loss of wildlife. Bring back the giant moa! wilding pines in Central Otago scenery. soil, grain, fermentation and Monbiot. Earth Emotions photo exhibition https://blog.shaunlee.co.nz/worlds-land-mammals-by-weight/ https://e360.yale.edu/features/large-mammals-rewilding-carbon-climate-change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVjhb8Nu1Sk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDZtTwzcp5Q https://nelsontasmanclimateforum.ning.com/events/earth-day-launch-of-earth-emotions-photography-exhibition
Today Lindsay asks the Mayoral Candidates what they would fix with a Climate Magic Wand
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Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Lindsay puts question 2 to the responding Mayoral Candidates. What is the question? Listen to find out.
Lindsay puts question 1 to the responding Mayoral Candidates. What is the question? Listen to find out.
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Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
A mostly-good-news issue. Snow testing E-Utes. BusinessDesk stops covering pure petrol cars. Canpervan2Go. University of Cambridge develops zero carbon cement. Send “stand tough on the ERP" postcard to your MP. Are OilCos just Putin’s cousins in drag? Hot tip follow the amazing PPandCC podcast series. https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/the-life/out-of-gas-why-were-going-to-focus-on-clean-cars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vHuldVlpFA
Visualising the future, championing change and bringing people along... with James Renwick and Sophie Handford.
In the series launch, Lindsay talks with Hon James Shaw, Minister of Climate Change and Prof Susan Krumdieck, Professor and Chair in Energy Transition at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.
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Katie Symons, Principle Advisor of Engineering discusses Decarbonising the building sector – the role of timber– emissions per occupant or emissions per m2 – training and tools for carbon literacy.
https://www.building.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/getting-started/building-for-climate-change/whole-of-life-embodied-carbon-assessment-technical-methodology.pdf
Brief political cooperation – Blinkered shovel-ready projects – imagination insurance – Climate messaging that rocks https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/post-covid-podcast/story/2018748032/after-the-virus-the-environment https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/climate-wars/12254562 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jWHffIx5E
Less emissions = more future - Shovel Ready Projects - Regenerative Agriculture - TRUCK isn't a 4 letter word - Queenstown Enlightened Public Transport - A tip top tip, reduce pipe lengths - Less inequality makes it better for everyone. https://pureadvantage.org/campaigns/ourregenerativefuturecampaign/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/21/jp-morgan-economists-warn-climate-crisis-threat-human-race https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-93194-4
Take a break and save your energy for what’s coming NASA’s Viral Spiral – NZ’s Sinking Signifiers – A bouquet from All Black TJ Perenara – A climate bouquet for “Saveboard” – the carbon cost of healthcare. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4975 https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/in-a-world-on-fire-stop-burning-things https://www.facebook.com/sevensharp/videos/717858209247412/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-AN_GK0T-GK1C
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1ST BIRTHDAY SPECIAL - History - one current one archive format - theme music - interviews - Climate Change 101 - simple statistics - hot tips
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Commentary and concerns over the proposed Nelson Tasman 30 year Future Development Strategy - why it is important - weaknesses as a result of what is written - weaknesses as a result of what is not written - how to follow up
Trends in transport and urban planning. The 20 minute city. Top of the South emissions – try an ebike
The carbon bootprint of war – “Crazy Blood Greens” film success – our struggle to assimilate new information – would oil sanctions against Russia be a massive co-benefit or not? – Soaring carbon prices worldwide https://crazybloodygreens.nz/ - https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/excuse-me-but-your-proclivity-is-showing/ - https://www.fridayoffcuts.com/index.cfm?id=953 - https://www.forbes.com/2008/06/05/mileage-military-vehicles-tech-logistics08-cz_ph_0605fuel.html?sh=18690d01449c
Trucking towards a better future competition. Passenger train petition. Tasman’s active transport strategy rocks. The Lancet paper on urban transport and road deaths. EV chargers on Lamp Posts. Trucking Mag goes for EVs. Road User Charges and decarbonisation.
Promising signs at the start of 2019 – NZ signs the Birmingham agreement - A powerful fashion statement by poet Rupi Kaur – the importance of urban trees – and more on trees – the billion tree programme, and how many trees we’ve removed so far.
COLD SHOWERS - TELLING IT AS IT IS. Avoiding a ghastly future - serious scientific reports on the inadequacy of our climate action to date - good news on a ski field adapting to climate change - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2020.615419/full https://conservationbytes.com/2021/01/14/worried-about-earths-future-well-the-outlook-is-worse-than-even-scientists-can-grasp/#more-210385 - https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-expect-from-the-worlds-sixth-mass-extinction/a-60360245
Dave McCoid, Editor NZ Trucking Magazine. The Trucking industry and decarbonization. Trucking towards a better future.
Peter Olorenshaw and transport in the top of the south. TDC consultation on walking and cycling strategy https://tasman.govt.nz/my-council/public-consultation/current-consultations/draft-walking-and-cycling-strategy/
The game is up for business as usual and GDP growth - 50% of human-caused CO2 ends up in oceans and plants. What about the rest? - We mustn’t let “difficult” be framed as “too difficult” - Why doing it tough matters. https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/219-the-unravelling-begins/ - https://climate.nasa.gov/-climate_resources/296/global-carbon-dioxide-2020-2021/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monthly+newsletter -
Interview 1 with NZ Trucking Magazine Editor Dave McCoid, and The Trucking towards a better future competition
Making the most of our forests and their timber products for tackling the climate crisis. The first of two interviews with Professor Emeritus Andy Buchanan, former head of school of Canterbury University’s School of Engineering, and a pioneer and authority in timber engineering.
Carbon footprint of food - gift ideas for Mother Earth https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-how-the-climate-impact-of-beef-compares-with-plant-based-alternatives-137787 - https://www.thinkstep-anz.com/resrc/news/the-low-carbon-seafood-you-didnt-know-about/ - https://e360.yale.edu/newsletter - https://deepsouthchallenge.co.nz/resource/wet-feet-insurance-retreat/ - https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/1056207681/changing-our-minds - https://nelsontasmanclimateforum.ning.com/
Making the most of our forests and their timber products for tackling the climate crisis. The first of two interviews with Professor Emeritus Andy Buchanan, former head of school of Canterbury University’s School of Engineering, and a pioneer and authority in timber engineering.
Worry about the cost of climate INACTION not the cost of ACTION – An artist’s moving climate message – Bad urban design locks in emissions for eons – wanted: a smarter thinner digger bucket for narrower concrete foundations – please unsubscribe of you don’t want CM and reduce emissions – concrete accounts for up to 10% of human emissions
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
A look at methane - welcome to the Climate Change Commission – Jevon’s paradox and “generated demand” – Was COP25 a COP OUT? – A letter to the government on biodiesel.
Emissions form 1st Class and economy flying - climate change affecting turtle gender balance and albatross divorce rates - huge electric logging truck - NZ government debrief from COP26 - A wonderful graphic of emissions per capita - hot tip: write our own climate to do lists
Reader contributions - Large scale PV farms – Shopping bag with a diff – Citizen’s assemblies for climate? – Extinction rebellion “marks” NCC building – Excluding cars revitalised Pontevedra
Climate Change 101: more on personal climate footprints; relating them to national total; the effect of trees; personal carbon budgets and calculators; CM 36: Welcome to the Climate Change Commission; “Love letter to the World” Valentine’s Day poetry competition; Beware Jevons Paradox – making thing more efficient often increases demand; Was COP25 a COP OUT?; letter to government on biodiesel: HOT TIPS – make New Years microresolutions
COP26: Using Shakespeare to put it in context; Why COP26 is so important; Rod Oram, NZ’s only journo in Glasgow; The Human Rights Council’s Climate Rapporteur; will it also take the courts to compel the NZ government to act. https://www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-detail/cop26-last-chance-to-ramp-up-climate-change-ambition - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/the-queen-slams-world-leaders-who-wont-commit-to-climate-action-irritating/A47WBNPC423MAVC34FPV5TJFWI/ - https://www.newsroom.co.nz/pro/a-bastion-of-british-cars-transforms-itself - https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/126588447/why-next-months-climate-conference-is-such-a-big-deal - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-court-orders-state-honour-its-climate-commitments-oxfam-2021-10-14/ - https://eciu.net/analysis/infographics/cop26-climate-infographic
OIL SPONSORSHIP OF RUGBY - Kiwis in Climate letter to Rugby NZ - media coverage of the KIC letter - All Blacks in the wrong place and wrong side, playing Wales exactly as COP 26 opens - congressional inquiry into oilcos spreading climate disinformation - JuiceMedia's racy COP26 video satire - "carbon heist" of indigenous forests.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1az0xOxma32FpwrPnHtX-HmGQ3rUHjkoF/view - https://www.thejuicemedia.com/honest-government-ad-cop26-climate-summit/ - https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/126812817/oil-deal-tarnishes-the-all-blacks-brand-say-explayers-musician-neil-finn-and-others - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8Me4hbTJu7VStlwvUzj1yIX9UD-U8cjKhCL0IMIf2Q8kxTg/viewform?pli=1&fbzx=6617679352034538668 - https://www.clientearth.org/projects/the-greenwashing-files/ineos/
COP26: Using Shakespeare to put it in context; Why COP26 is so important; Rod Oram, NZ’s only journo in Glasgow; The Human Rights Council’s Climate Rapporteur; will it also take the courts to compel the NZ government to act. https://www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-detail/cop26-last-chance-to-ramp-up-climate-change-ambition - https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/126588447/why-next-months-climate-conference-is-such-a-big-deal - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-court-orders-state-honour-its-climate-commitments-oxfam-2021-10-14/
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery. Government falling short in climate education; wearing warm clothes can save a power station; the arts speak to our hearts on climate; energy shortages likely here to stay; hot tip: ration your non-essential driving
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.
Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery. Government takes the ergency out of emergency on the Zero Carbon Act; Carbon Action Tracker gives NZ a “Critically insufficient” rating; Researcher Simon Marchaux and the daunting challenge of electrification; John Lang’s great COP26 infogfraphic.
"Smoke and mirrors" theme: Smoke from US wildfires; Smoke and mirrors and the ETS - "No smoke": rock dust to enhance pasture and absorb carbon - YouTube clip comparing the waste heat from EVs and ICEs – massive call from 200 medical journals for COP 26 meeting to prioritise emissions reduction. Hotter Tip: use of biofuel blends to start decarbonising. Links https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/wildfires-air-quality-tracker.html?name=styln-climate®ion=TOP_BANNER█=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&is_new=false - https://www.newsroom.co.nz/news/govt-must-reduce-emissions-by-16-million-extra-tonnes - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58463458 - https://theecologist.org/2021/aug/24/bp-dropped-c4-paralympics-sponsor - https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-adding-rock-dust-to-soil-can-help-get-carbon-into-the-ground - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrDn2mG9PUU - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(21)00398-3/fulltex
Interview two of two with Belinda regarding forms of retreat ahead of sea level rise, and effects of sea level rise on property values.
Links https://www.engineeringnz.org/courses-events/event/insurance-retreat-and-climate-risks/ https://deepsouthchallenge.co.nz/resource/wet-feet-insurance-retreat/
Belinda Storey, Sea level rise and urban retreat specialist. Interview one of two with Belinda regarding forms of retreat ahead of sea level rise, and effects of sea level rise on property values.
Links https://www.engineeringnz.org/courses-events/event/insurance-retreat-and-climate-risks/ https://deepsouthchallenge.co.nz/resource/wet-feet-insurance-retreat/
Emission reduce during recessions; Reducing income inequality could be a major climate strategy by reducing consumption; Amazon fires raging with endorsement from EU politicians; Don't get paid in cryptocurrency; Federated Farmers, let go of the spin and grasp reducing emissions. https://www.newsroom.co.nz/farmers-should-direct-anger-closer-to-home
Great response to protest on NZ Rugby sponsorship; US emissions from gaming exceed all of those from NZ electricity; NYT launches "The Veggie" newsletter; Look out for vampire power using your EV's electricity; Project Drawdown highlights the folly of many approaches to "Net Zero"; Covid curves hold a lesson fro climate curves; Links to calculate your own carbon footprints. https://theconversation.com/the-us-electric-power-sector-is-halfway-to-zero-carbon-emissions-159190; https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-veggie?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20210811&instance_id=37706&nl=climate-fwd%3A®i_id=86307244&segment_id=65997&te=1&user_id=a06494abeb97fa5c89529ea6b5fa227d; https://insideevs.com/news/345816/tesla-sentry-mode-energy-consumption-test-by-bjoern-nyland-video/; https://globalecoguy.org/the-world-needs-better-climate-pledges-4c3d969790d3; https://ekos.co.nz/lifestyle-calc; https://calculator.toitu.co.nz/?calculator=household; https://www.carbonneutraltrust.org.nz/household-info
CLIMATE MATTERS ARCHIVE ISSUE 28: Personal carbon footprint calculators; "Economic growth" mantra past its use by date; Puangiangi Island's amazing carbon footprint; Natio0nal Policy Statement on urban growth; Data: a carbon monster flying under the radar. http://www.clickclean.org/; https://pureadvantage.org/rethinking-growth-part-one/; https://www.futurefit.nz/; https://faunarecovery.org.nz/2019/06/06/slowing-or-speeding-climate-change/