Category Archive

How much poo would you feel safe to swim in?

Paul YoungMay 2, 2017Environment

That might strike you as a strange question, but it’s a very real one at the heart of the debate on the Government’s proposed targets for swimmable rivers and lakes in its Clean Water 2017 package. The proposal has generated … Read More

Do we need a climate law to bring the future into focus?

Paul YoungApril 20, 2017Environment

Last week saw the launch of a bold new idea for climate change action: a law to get New Zealand to zero carbon by 2050 or sooner. Youth-led organisation Generation Zero has published a blueprint for a Zero Carbon Act, … Read More

Is New Zealand’s growth model stuffed?

Paul YoungMarch 28, 2017Economics, Environment, Uncategorized

The international organisation that reports on the economic wellbeing of developed countries delivered us a stark message last week: “New Zealand’s growth model is approaching its environmental limits. Greenhouse gas emissions are increasing. Pollution of freshwater is increasing across a … Read More

Report shows paths to zero emissions in NZ

Paul YoungMarch 21, 2017Economics, Environment, Uncategorized

Today sees the release of a groundbreaking report on how New Zealand can tackle climate change. Net Zero in New Zealand, by London-based consultants Vivid Economics, explores New Zealand’s potential to become a net zero emissions nation. (Wondering what the … Read More

Why climate change could have Aucklanders boiling their water

Paul YoungMarch 15, 2017Environment, Uncategorized

If you asked most New Zealanders how they think climate change will affect them personally, my guess is not many would mention needing to boil their drinking water. But 1.5 million Aucklanders are currently on the cusp of a boil … Read More

Gisborne – do you want cats to be managed in your area?

benmather2@gmail.comFebruary 22, 2017Environment

Gisborne District Council is currently consulting on its Regional Pest Management Plan. If you want cats to be managed effectively in this region then this needs to be included in the plan. GDC will only do something if people stand up … Read More

New energy strategy sets NZ up to fail

Paul YoungFebruary 6, 2017Environment, Uncategorized

Imagine you are a policymaker. You are told by your officials there is an opportunity to save the country up to $3.6 billion annually, achieve major cuts to carbon emissions, and increase our economic and social resilience. What do you … Read More

Our hottest year on record, but there’s cause for hope on climate change

Paul YoungJanuary 12, 2017Environment, Uncategorized

It’s official: 2016 was the hottest year on record, not just globally but for New Zealand too. NIWA released its annual climate summary on Monday with the headline that 2016 was New Zealand’s hottest year since reliable record-keeping began in … Read More

2016: The Year Climate Change Got Crazy

Paul YoungDecember 9, 2016Environment

2016… it’s felt like living in a history book at times. The spate of iconic celebrity deaths. The earthquakes. And of course, the disruptive politics of Brexit, Donald Trump, and now for New Zealanders, the unexpected resignation of our Prime … Read More

Where to now for Government climate negotiations?

Gareth MorganNovember 3, 2016Environment

Yesterday we revealed the Government’s covert plan to cook the books – by changing the accounting rules for forestry they planned to mask our growing greenhouse gas emissions. It appears that they were trying to slip this through under the … Read More

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