Climate Matters

Matauranga Māori perspectives – energy and electrification – urban design – the polycrisis – party politics – the panel’s magic wand climate policies – closing thoughts https://kai-anamata-mo-aotearoa.webflow.io/

Overall take aways – social cohesion – governmental cohesion – the EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement – public education – youth perspective with Lighthouse Aotearoa – independent technical advice in policy – scenarios and imagination – the economy https://kai-anamata-mo-aotearoa.webflow.io/ https://www.helenclark.foundation/social-cohesion

“NZ in the Dock” The EU NZ fair Trade Agreement complaint – Government legislating to stop the Mike Smith case from proceeding – importance of government heeding evidence – lobbying influence in New Zealand politics – NZ’s Zero Carbon Act – forestry and the ETS – the roles of central and local government – train MPs in good lawmaking https://www.eli.org.nz/ https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/...

An extended Climate Matters Interview with Eliza Prestidge-Oldfield

An extended Climate Matters Interview with Ben Wareing.

Climate friendly buildings – Montreal compared to Auckland and Nelson – urban density and vibrancy – passive design from -40°C to + 0°C – professional commitment to climate friendly solutions – Passive House principles – open-minded consultation – working for Canada’s First Nations people – strive to repurpose building materials – nurture a cohesive society – policy needs to include higher standar...

An extended Climate Matters interview with Timo Neubauer

Local government pivotal in implementing good climate policy – inadequate technical support for small councils – the world is going backwards on climate initiatives – huge imbalance on funding allocation, oveprioritising roading – increasing global inequity and effective climate action - NZ should exploit its smallness and nimbleness – intensification can be done very well and can be a game change...

An extended Climate Matters interview with Hon. Lianne Dalziel.

Central and local government should work as a partnership – we need to break down administrative silos – build trust and social capital by bringing people together - we must get better at funding the fences at the tops of the cliffs – we need to reinvigorate scientific input into government and make the evidence base of policy very clear – there is a lot of scope for anticipatory education of resp...

An extended Climate Matters interview with Nadine Hura

Climate Matters is an audio version of Resilienz Ltd's Climate Matters newsletter, that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

An extended Climate Matters interview with Peter Olorenshaw .

History of Nelsust sustainable transport strategy group – treat proximity as a key urban and transport solution - combat congestion with time of use charging and other strategies – don’t build more urban arterials – intensify cities by building in not building out – big payback from completing fragmented urban cycleway networks – incentivise good public transport – expand the idea of hybrid trains...

An extended Climate Matters interview with Dave McCoid.

State of decarbonisation of heavy transport fleet – heavy transport is a symptom not a cause – paradox of infrastructure and regulations not keeping up with technology development – rethinking the “buy now” button – hydrogen trucks vs battery trucks – opex and energy sources - the curse of congestion - https://natroad.co.nz/ep-24-mike-hargreaves-a-playing-field-on-the-move/ https://natroad.co.nz/e...

An extended Climate Matters interview with Lighthouse Aotearoa

Personal top issues – messages for voting public – Lighthouse Aotearoa activities – other young people’s climate organisations – reverse mentorship – climate anxiety – climate policy magic wands https://www.lighthouseaotearoa.org.nz/ https://www.generationzero.org/

An extended Climate Matters interview with John Lang.

Climate Trunk Educational platform – Net-zero and Net Zero Tracker – carbon removals – need engineers at the policy table – scale up PV and batteries – cheap electrolysers – substitution not reduction – human nature – shipping fuels – protect natural carbon sinks – moral hazard – carbon price https://zerotracker.net/ https://www.kiwisinclimate.org/kic-book/ https://www.climatetrunk.com/ https://ec...

An extended Climate Matters interview with Dr Catherine Knight.

The Reality of Everything Symposium – deliberative democracy – reinvigorate climate mitigation – mitigation will bring real benefits – government introduce decarbonisation incentives and disincentives for emissions – NZ one of most wasteful in the world – emissions trading scheme – carbon price – need bipartisan commitment – decarbonising transport brings huge health and environmental benefits – c...

An extended Climate Matters interview with Victoria Mulligan.

Scenarios are not predictions – need to rebuild trust in society – involve people in scenarios studies – scenarios can surface key decisions and reduce conflict – scenarios planning Strait of Hormuz crisis - we need more intergenerational thinking – policy makers must be able to hold the large and detailed, the long-term and short-term https://www.victoriamulligan.nz/ https://www.designfutures.nz/...

An extended Climate Matters interview with Miriana Stephens