Climate activism – Page 3 – Climate Action Tai Tokerau

Climate change and the great lurch backwards

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Peter Bruce-iri in Climate activism, Local Government, Policy, Politics

The new coalition government has moved to undo some good climate policy and take Aotearoa back to the past. These policy moves are: Scrapping the Clean Car Discount Raising speed limits Stopping cycling and walking infrastructure developments Removing or reducing environmental protections Winding back progress on policy diversity (mātauranga Māori). These policies will hamper our … Continue reading Climate change and the great lurch backwards →

School Strike for Climate (SS4C)

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Peter Bruce-iri in Aotearoa Climate Strike, Climate activism, Policy, Regenerative Agriculture, System Change, Uncategorized

School Strike for Climate is back! I will never forget, back in 2019 watching a horde of young people marching down Bank Street in Whangārei heading for the town Basin. I was thrilled that youth here were using their voice to demand effective climate action. Then the pandemic came along killing that momentum. This year, … Continue reading School Strike for Climate (SS4C) →

Ocean health is a key to healing the climate

Posted on January 4, 2023July 13, 2023 by Peter Bruce-iri in Climate activism, Direct Cooling, Oceans, Plants cool, regeneration, System Change

Howard Dryden of GOES has an important message that is both chilling and provides reason for some optimism. It is about the sea surface microlayer (SML). This is a thin "skin" of 1 to 1000 microns on the ocean's surface. The SML is populated by plankton, diatoms, and other micro-organisms and a complex mixture of … Continue reading Ocean health is a key to healing the climate →

Climate Action Video Contest

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Peter Bruce-iri in Climate activism, Tai Tokerau

Climate Action Tai Tokerau has received funding to run a Climate Action Video Contest. We are looking for someone to lead this project out as a 20-hour-a-week contact. Here are more details about the Climate Action Project Role. Our motivation for doing this is to give young people opportunities to see that there are people … Continue reading Climate Action Video Contest →

Climate policy is off target

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Peter Bruce-iri in Climate activism, Direct Cooling, methane, Plants cool, regeneration, soil carbon, Uncategorized

Last week the New Zealand Government announced its response to He Eke Waka Noa, the Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership. The government has proposed introducing a split-gas farm-level emissions pricing by 2025. The key points are: If the industry doesn't deliver an effective farm-level solution a processor-level levy will be imposed. There is a very … Continue reading Climate policy is off target →