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Open Letter to Jacinda Ardern

A coalition of climate organisations including School Strike 4 Climate Aotearoa, Parents for Climate Aotearoa, 350 Auckland, Coal Action Network Aotearoa, Coal Action Nelson, Coal Action Murihiku, Southland Forest and Bird, OraTaiao: NZ Climate & Health Council and 350 Aotearoa, are calling for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to lead the new government in immediately committing to transition all state sector buildings from fossil fuel boilers.

Our challenge to the Government

This week our Co-Director Erica Finnie was invited to have dinner with Jacinda Ardern, David Parker, Megan Woods and Andrew Little, together with a small group of environmental and business leaders. After dinner, we had 3 minutes each to give a short pitch about how our government should spend its remaining COVID-19 recovery package while simultaneously dealing with climate change. Here’s the pitch we made to the current government.