We’re at the tension point between the fear a fast transition will deprive us vs the fear that not acting fast enough will lead to climate change depriving us. Climate activists fear the latter, incrementalists fear the former.
It’s tempting to think of the 2020s as the do or die decade, but deep, abiding, life affirming change will come from framing that also makes people feel good.
The Zero Carbon Act is not perfect, but it’s a critical step in the social and political change that is needed to prevent catastrophe.
Yesterday’s New Zealand Climate Strike numbers reached a tipping point of climate action going mainstream.
Highlights from the Climate 2050 event in Wellington last night.
It’s time for progressive men to support women’s politics, in New Zealand and here on The Standard.
Four days after surviving a shooting massacre at her school, student Emma Gonzalez gave this stunning speech at an anti-gun rally in Florida. Other students are organising the National School Walkout and March for Our Lives.
Stephanie Rodgers’ progressive communications analysis of how Marama Davidson is hitting all the right notes.
Democracy, protest, and what makes this the first ever progressive New Zealand MMP government.
In his State of the Planet speech, James Shaw lays out the Green Party’s bold vision and plan for a truly sustainable economy to replace the crumbling architecture of the last 30 years.
(image from Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics)
If you’ve ever left a WINZ office crying because you asked for help and were humiliated instead #IamMetiria
Amongst all the hooha of the political week, Labour did something pretty cool with its winter heating announcement. They made a policy for all beneficiaries. We should be paying attention to what underpins that because there is potential here.
In election year, we have some choices about how to proceed.
