Climate Matters

Climate Matters

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Climate Matters episodes

  • Climate Matters - Apr 28 2025 - James Renwick interview pt2
    Nationally determined Contribution and “highest possible ambition” – international markets and carbon - agricultural emissions and the role of methane – look on money spent on climate as an investment not a cost - climate economics and cost of not taking enough action – public education on climate – climate leadership – climate leaderships – magic climate strategy wand.
    30 min
  • Climate Matters - Mar 31 2025 - Willful Blindness Special
    Wave of news exposing government climate thinking – NZ political leaders heading every direction but the right one – Climate investment pays handsomely – Government wilfully blind on crucial climate science
    https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/132545/climate-change-minister-simon-watts-says-paris-agreement-participation- https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/david-seymour-floats-pulling-out-of-paris-agreement-after-2026-election/KYMLYYQAUBCFBACWJVEDTMMVPU/
    https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-country/audio/chris-luxon-prime-minister-explains-why-staying-in-the-paris-climate-accord-is-in-new-zealands-best-interests/
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/545845/fact-checking-winston-peters-on-climate-accord
    https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/20/nz-climate-forecasts-based-on-a-system-trump-is-dismantling/?utm_source=Newsroom&utm_campaign=f4e2ed3d0a-Week+In+Review+23.03.2025&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_71de5c4b35-f4e2ed3d0a-97876027&mc_cid=f4e2ed3d0a&mc_eid=e3cf58c2df
    https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/2025/new-report-from-bcg-and-cambridge-on-climate-change-investment/
    https://actuaries.org.uk/planetary-solvency
    https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/74/12/812/7808595
    https://www.resilienz.co.nz/willful-blindness
    18 min
  • Climate Matters - Mar 24 2025 CM129
    Wide boundary thinking: hydrogen – Dig this: and Elexcavator – Weird politics, the same only different – More weird politics: Aussie electoral secrecy on climate – A sad farewell to Track Zero – errata on the Nelson Climate Strategy
    https://www.hiringaenergy.com/green-hydrogen-export
    https://www.eeca.govt.nz/about/news-and-corporate/news/kenai-paves-the-way-with-jcb-electric-digger/?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20250312_EECA+News_Consumer+monitor_F%26B+pathway&utm_term=Kenai%e2%80%99s+new+electric+digger&utm_id=1492168&sfmc_id=434676162
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B95AKyafLKQ
    https://jonathonporritt.com/poor-old-ed-miliband/
    https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/
    https://www.breakthroughonline.org.au/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp2dAKNBwgQ
    18 min
  • Climate Matters - Mar 03 2025 - Climate Action Week Marlborough special
    Climate Action Week Marlborough special – Day 2 Energy for Resilience – rising energy cost of energy – Rewiring Aotearoa as a Marlborough-wide project – Marlborough Lines Photovoltaic projects – visit to Yealand’s solar farm – Day 3 Nature based solutions – Nature Conservancy in Columbia – Jonathan Foley of Project drawdown – Pyramid farms site visit – Day 4 Circularity – Des Casey on his book “Nature’s Future Our future” – The need for business associations to express strong climate positions – seeking circular solutions for netting waste in Marlborough – timber posts versus steel posts for vineyards - Hortus Village Commercial Food composter - Marlborough Pre-cut change to MCA timber for improved waste disposal – Fairfield Construction sustainability journey
    https://events.humanitix.com/climate-action-week-marlborough-2025
    https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_foley_the_problem_with_food_and_climate_and_how_to_fix_it
    https://descasey.com/
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/534548/new-solar-farm-to-generate-enough-power-for-800-homes
    https://beeflambnz.com/knowledge-hub/video/dawkins-family-marlborough-sheep-beef-farmers-year-2021
    27 min

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