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This graph is from the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme. A few points to note: Net emissions rise when the pine forests planted in the 1990s are felled and then fall as the next generation of trees mature are replanted, before starting to rise…
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When it comes to making any kind of effort towards saving the planet from catastrophic climate change I guess being even a "fast follower" was just a little too ambitious for the Key government. Now it seems that they're content to be slow followers instead:…
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When the Nats say they must cut early childhood education funding - remember their new $500m subsidy to polluters. When the Nats say the country can't afford adult community education - remember their new $500m subsidy to polluters. When the Nats say we have to…
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Visiting lawyer, activist and author Polly Higgins has caused quite a stir: Eco-crimes are crimes against humanity - author A visiting author is calling for crimes against nature, or "ecocide", to be recognised as the fifth crime against humanity. British environmental lawyer and writer Polly…
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Some "strategy" -NoRightTurn Yesterday the government released its National Energy Strategy [PDF]. I harshly criticised the draft version when they were released and leaked for replacing Labour's goal of shifting us to a sustainable, low-emissions energy-future with a dream of finding oil, and for failing…
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Irene is a name of Greek origin meaning "peace". Hurricane Irene was anything but peaceful. It killed more than 20 people, left millions without power, caused flooding and significant damage, but fortunately lost power before hitting New York. Irene is yet another example of the…
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"Ocean acidification is the process of ocean pH decreasing (i.e. becoming more acidic) due to absorption of fossil fuel CO2 from the atmosphere. Another effect of ocean acidification is to reduce the amount of carbonate that is available to marine organisms, such as shellfish, for…
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What provokes a populace to take to the streets in violent uprising? Is it the inexorable power of a demand for justice and democracy? Or is it something much simpler than that... Take the case of the recent "Arab uprising", often claimed (here in the…
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Peter Sinclair has been putting out great videos for years on climate change as Climate Crock of the Week. They focus on having a close look at climate change deniers claims. The following video looks at a series of talking heads claiming that the world…
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Here was Agriculture Minister David Carter on Q+A yesterday on whether National would bring agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme: CARTER We’ve signalled that we’re doing it in 2015. We’ve signalled we’ll do a review prior to that to make sure that there are feasible…
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Climate change: The ETS's first year The government released its first Report on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, tracking progress in the ETS, today. Their conclusion is that the scheme is working well, and I'd agree. Forestry emissions - the most direct and immediate…
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It is one of the failures of our society that far too many young people are politically disengaged or apathetic. Many - but not all! Meet Generation Zero: From the About page: Globally, and in Aotearoa, young people are outraged at the lack of action…
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Oh joy, Monckton is back in town: Plans are under way to pit outspoken climate sceptic Christopher Monckton against top New Zealand scientists in a debate designed to stir up controversy. A climate change sceptics group is trying to arrange a visit by the high-profile…
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I've been impressed with Labour parties on both sides of the ditch lately. Here of course Phil Goff's Labour party has had the guts to take on the major flaw in our tax system, stare down supposed "electoral suicide", carry almost every credible economic commentator…
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A feasible plan to power 100 percent of the planet with complete renewables exists. This plan excludes Nuclear and Biofuels, which the Scientific American authors of this plan also considered to be ultimately unsustainable technologies as well. Instead this plan revolves around Wind, Water and…
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Bravo France, the first country in the world to ban fracking: The French parliament voted on June 30 to ban the controversial technique for extracting natural gas from shale rock deposits known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the web sites of Le Monde and other…
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Things are bad for the ski industry: No snow: Mother Nature's cruel blow Unseasonably warm weather is keeping skiers off the slopes and putting pressure on the multimillion-dollar ski industry at popular tourist destinations around New Zealand. Weather analysts expect snow to fall soon, but…
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A nice graph sourced from here that highlights the basis of some of the sillier denier arguments. One swallow doesn't make a spring and a couple of cooler years doesn't break a trend. Oh, and 2010 isn't on the graph. It was the warmest on…
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My producer partner Lyn spent last week extracting herself from Eire where she was showing their documentary and looking at documentaries to bring here. Now she has a theatrical release underway in NZ. If you have missed seeing this to date, then it is well…
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While climate change deniers still try to dishonestly pick holes in the science, and spread long disproved lies, the visible effects of climate change are becoming more and more obvious: Warning: extreme weather ahead Tornados, wildfires, droughts and floods were once seen as freak conditions.…
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Visionary climate change scientist James Hansen recently toured New Zealand, giving several public lectures. I'm told that on at least two University campuses the audiences were the largest ever seen for a talk, with Hansen's presentation broadcast to about 1000 people in several different lecture…
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John Key just rumbles on from one lame excuse to the next on putting agriculture in the ETS. First he said that it would raise milk and cheese prices: wrong. Now he's saying both that National won't make our agriculture sector account for their emissions…
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Visionary climate change scientist James Hansen has written an open letter to John Key. Rt Hon John Key Prime Minister of New Zealand Parliament Buildings Wellington Dear Prime Minister Key, Encouraged by youth of New Zealand, especially members of the organization 350.org, I write this…
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Reprinted from No Right Turn: Climate change: Farmers can afford the ETS Phil Goff's announcement over the weekend that agriculture will be brought into the ETS has met with the usual response from farmers: whining. They can't afford it. It will bankrupt them. We should…
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James Hansen was among the first to raise the alarm about climate change, and is sometimes called "the father of climate change science" for his trouble. He's currently in New Zealand, and had an excellent interview last Saturday with Kim Hill (47 minutes, well worth…
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At the start of the year I reviewed "Here on Earth: An Argument for Hope", by Tim Flannery. While it was an interesting book, full of information and ideas, warmly and well written, in the end it left me unsatisfied. I felt that as an…
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I was going to write on this, but as is often the case, I/S has already said it far better. -- r0b Earlier in the month, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment called bullshit on the government's "20% by 2020" target, pointing out that under…