Dunedinites celebrate passage of Zero Carbon Plan 2030
Today the Dunedin City Council passed the Zero Carbon Plan 2030 – choosing the high investment opportunity (a total of around $137m) in a big win for the climate. The …
Otago Regional Council’s Audit & Risk committee votes to divest from all fossil fuel investments
Today the Otago Regional Council’s Audit & Risk committee voted in favour of recommending the Otago Regional Council divests from all fossil fuel investments. The move comes after climate campaigners …
PR: 500,000-strong coalition releases election scorecards
6 September: A new coalition has launched election scorecards, assessing the ability of the major parties to respond to the social and environmental crises facing Aotearoa. Te Pāti Maori and …
Let’s hold an election debate solely on climate change
For as long as I have been on this planet, politicians and the media have got away with leaving climate change at the bottom of the national agenda.
The Intergovernmental …
PR: Renewable energy should be funded by making polluters pay
8 August: Climate justice organisations say that the renewable infrastructure Aotearoa needs should be resourced directly by the Government - funded by making corporate polluters pay. This comes in response to today’s announcement the Government and Blackrock have collaborated to create a $2 billion renewable energy fund.
PR: Protestors urge Vietnam to release detained climate activist
22 June: Protestors today delivered a statement of concern to the Vietnamese Embassy in Wellington, protesting the detainment and arrest of climate activist Hoang Thi Minh Hong. The activists are …
Give power to Māori and marginalised communities and we’ll get through the climate emergency
Historically, emergencies have failed to prioritise equity and fairness when the underlying infrastructure to do so isn’t already in place. Internationally, we saw it in the response to Hurricane Katrina, …