The classic defence of economic inequality has always been that a rising tide lifts all boats: as long as the economy is growing, everyone will benefit, and it doesn’t matter that some benefit more than others.
The archeological remains of past civilizations, including those of the prehistoric Cahokia temple mound complex in Illinois, are sobering reminders of our fate.
Nina Ives, David Hall – AUT Policy Brief Responding to the COVID-19 crisis presented an opportunity to address another crisis… Read More
Pete McKenzie – Originally posted on Stuff One of Graeme Gardyne’s first memories is of watching the blades of his father’s combine harvester whir through a field of oats. “As a child, you’re in awe of these machines going round – even though they were much smaller than what they are now.”The Gardyne family farm …
The good oat: How farmers are investing in the future of plant-derived milks Read More »
Eloise Gibson – Originally Posted on Stuff The Government missed chances to use the Covid-19 rebuild to speed progress towards being carbon-neutral, says a new analysis. Strings-free help for Air New Zealand and “reactive” decisions undermined other progress towards clean energy, according to analysts, who ran a ruler over the pandemic response. Energy Policy Tracker …
Strings-free Air NZ loan a ‘missed opportunity’ to give NZ a low-carbon future Read More »
David Hall, Nina Ives – Originally Posted on The Conversation In every crisis there is opportunity. Even during New Zealand’s strictest COVID-19 lockdown last year, many people felt the pandemic offered a chance to tackle other global crises, especially climate change. The government responded to the pandemic with an extraordinary package of monetary and fiscal …
Mike Joy – Originally posted on The Spinoff The prime minister said yesterday that we need to move faster on climate – but does the government really understand how fast it’s going to have to act? Yesterday’s report suggests the message still hasn’t got through, writes ecologist Mike Joy. “The time is now” is the …
Mike Joy: Why I was disappointed by the Climate Commission’s big report Read More »
Mike Joy – Originally posted on The Conversation As countries explore ways of decarbonising their economies, the mantra of “green growth” risks trapping us in a spiral of failures. Green growth is an oxymoron. Growth requires more material extraction, which in turn requires more energy. The fundamental problem we face in trying to replace fossil …
The idea of ‘green growth’ is flawed. We must find ways of using and wasting less energy Read More »
Yaara Bou Melhem – Originally posted on ABC News New Zealand’s waterways are some of the most degraded in the developed world. Will the Ardern government clean it up or will Māori take control? In New Zealand’s Southern In New Zealand’s Southern Alps, braided rivers radiate turquoise from the glacial flows coming off snow-capped mountains. …
Don Abel – Originally posted on Stuff It is extraordinary that school students around the world have taken direct action to highlight the indifference of the powerful and resourced to address global warming with any sense of urgency. The science is incontrovertible, the evidence is before our eyes in melting polar caps, extreme weather events, …
New Zealand, and the world, needs ethical leadership on global warming Read More »