When the New Zealand government finalized the new Year 1 to 10 Science and Social Sciences curricula, it quietly made a glaring omission: explicit references to climate change were completely wiped from the requirements for students under the age of 14. When pressed on why a defining global reality was omitted from ten full years … Continue reading Omitting climate change from the curriculum harms young people
It feels good to be a global citizen after seeing another step toward collective action on climate change. On May 20, 2026 a majority of United Nations member nations voted to endorse the resolution of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) requiring greater accountability in meeting their climate obligations. The key elements of the UN … Continue reading More momentum to phase out fossil fuels
The debate about LNG has often been framed as if New Zealand faces a simple binary choice: import more gas, or risk insecurity. But the discussion throughout this series points to a different conclusion. Aotearoa does not need a single replacement for gas. It needs a managed transition plan. That plan does not begin from … Continue reading A practical pathway for Aotearoa’s energy future
This is the fourth post in our Energy Future Series. The debate about LNG often assumes a single question: If we don’t import gas, what replaces it? But this is the wrong way to think about the problem. Natural gas is not used for a single purpose. It supports multiple parts of the economy, each … Continue reading Pathways for the transition from gas