Why the Climate Strike matters (in case we are still thinking the crisis isn’t urgent)
All those climate scientists talking about temperature recently? This is what it means for us, right here, right now, and for the rest of our lives
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German riot police defeated by some kind of mud wizard
Who said climate action can’t be funny?
Holy Sh*t, Overshoot! Don’t Dither; Do
July 28 was EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY. On July 29 we went into ecological deficit. Humans have used the entire annual budget of resources that can replenished by nature
There are of course many things we can do.
Climate Action Mondays: after the IPCC report, what now?
It’s time to act as if our lives depend on it.
Climate Action Mondays: slow fashion
It’s time to act as if our lives depend on it. Here are the things we can do and we can require government and business to do.
Climate Action Mondays
It’s time to act as if our lives depend on it.
Revisiting Riverton: the Longwood Loop food resiliency project
Key here is the resilience politics of greenies, DIYers and anarchists, where we just don’t wait for the government to act, we get on with and build the new ways ourselves.
No Right Turn: Climate Change: Legal actions
Lawyers for Climate Action is threatening to take Auckland Council to court if they reneg on their climate action promises in the upcoming consultation on the Regional Land Transport Plan.
Having a say on how NZ transitions to a post-carbon society
Now is the time for people power. The government is about to ask us what we think about New Zealand’s plan on climate action.
UPDATED with links to the report and media analysis.
Climate news and personal actions
2021, the climate emergency is still an emergency. Personal action is not sufficient but it’s still necessary.
Being real about the climate emergency
Green tech, negative emissions and carbon capture and storage won’t save us, but we have other options.
We say we want a revolution…
Destroy capitalism, right? But what’s the replacement?
He wasn’t here to help us, was he
The utter failure of the Australian Prime Minister to lead during the bushfire crisis reminds us that it’s care for our children and communities that drives climate action. When people mobilise politicians will follow.
Next round of NZ and international climate actions
School Strike for Climate, Extinction Rebellion, That Humble Man, Greenpeace.
People vs Oil: activists are occupying the OMV support vessel
“That feeling when you’re so fkn over @omv fuelling the #climatecrisis and risking the lives of millions of people that you board their oil rig support vessel to delay their drilling operations”
Police London-wide ban on Extinction Rebellion actions ruled unlawful
“The landmark judgment upholds the peoples’ fundamental right to peaceful protest and prohibits the Police from any such future ban”
Extinction Rebellion on Lambton Quay
Extinction Rebellion NZ starts off an international week of Climate Rebellion designed to encourage governments to act in meaningful terms on the climate crisis.
NRT: Climate Change: Join the rebellion
“there’s more than one way to protest, and as the climate crisis bites, then continued government inaction is likely to push people towards more confrontational styles of protest.” Extinction Rebellion’s Wellington day of action is on Monday.
Climate choices
There’s good news and there’s bad news in the landmark United in Science report.
Climate activists threatened with “draconian” Anadarko Amendment
“We can’t burn existing fossil fuel reserves if we are to avoid climate catastrophe.” – Russell Norman.
James Shaw: a stocktake on climate change action in Aotearoa – livestream announcement 11am
Spoiler alert: We need to do better.
NZ Super Fund divests from high risk fossil fuels
350 Aotearoa and the Green Party on the $950 million removal from high-risk fossil fuel investments.
“We are unstoppable, another world is possible”
Activism and protest done well, here are the faces of the emerging climate justice movement in NZ.
Greenpeace got themselves a bigger boat…
“Yours is an honourable mission with the power to bring alive the conscience of the world”