Extinction Rebellion Otautahi is planning a die-in outside the Leaders Debate at the Town Hall on 6 October. They’d appreciate it if you can join them and pass the word on to your networks. It’s a great opportunity for the all climate and progressive organizations to come together to … [Read more...]
Generation Zero public meeting with Christchurch Central candidates:
I received this information from Cam Bradley about a meeting sponsored by Generation Zero. Who supports your concerns for climate justice?Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 6 PM – 7:30 PMTūrangaPublic ·meeting hosted by Generation Zero Tickets available at … [Read more...]
New Zealand’s Green Grid
Nation-building is back! Guest post by Brendon Harré. Readers will know I have been a strong advocate for New Zealand building pumped hydro. For instance, I compiled a very detailed report earlier this year, including a very popular extended comment on the proposed Onslow pumped … [Read more...]
For and against pumped hydro
The electricity market is a complicated beast to understand and now the Government has proposed to add pumped hydro at Lake Onslow to the mix. You hear rather mixed messages from industry stakeholders about it. Brendon Harre wrote about pumped hydro in general for Garry’s newsletter earlier this … [Read more...]
This Week James Shaw
Talking about Climate in a Post COVID world.. Join Green Party Co-leader James Shaw at the Tuesday Club, for a conversation about all things climate, in the COVID-19 context. Seating is on a first-in, first-served basis - so come along early! Or you might need to watch the livestream outside … [Read more...]
Commission for a Post-Covid future:
The SSANSE (Small States and the New Security Environment) Project at the University of Canterbury has launched a Commission for a Post-Covid Future to provide contestable policy advice to the New Zealand government on options for foreign, trade and economic policy for New … [Read more...]
Garry 19 May 2020
Hasn’t this week been amazing. Instead of travelling overseas to catch up with old friends and family, this time we have just had to hop on our bikes and achieve the same thing. In our own City. It’s been so exciting, and scary. The lock-down gave me a chance to have a big think. The main doubt … [Read more...]
Generation Zero challenges CCC’s response to Post-Covid 19
Thanks to Cam Bradley who sent to me what Generation Zero recently wrote to CCC with the following suggestions for their actions post Covid 19. It is a very well thought through submission and I hope it doesn’t disappear into a hole at CCC, and be ignored. My advice to Generation Zero is to hassle … [Read more...]
From Janet Stephenson director of the Centre for sustainability at Otago University
Janet wrote that these are the tests we should apply to economic decisions from now on: 1. Radically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We’ve made a commitment as a nation to get to zero net carbon by 2050, and we all have a part to play. The time for prevarication is over. 2. Preparing … [Read more...]
Axel writes 17 March 2020
Garry's away; Axel's having a crack at putting a newsletter together This week, we had the 2020 Transportation Conference in Christchurch. It's the premier event for the industry and it's been going for a few decades. A good 200 people came together for a three-day gathering in our town hall. The … [Read more...]