Promising signs at the start of 2019 – NZ signs the Birmingham agreement - A powerful fashion statement by poet Rupi Kaur – the importance of urban trees – and more on trees – the billion tree programme, and how many trees we’ve removed so far.

COLD SHOWERS - TELLING IT AS IT IS. Avoiding a ghastly future - serious scientific reports on the inadequacy of our climate action to date - good news on a ski field adapting to climate change - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2020.615419/full https://conservationbytes.com/2021/01/14/worried-about-earths-future-well-the-outlook-is-worse-than-even-scientists-can-grasp/#more-210385 - https://www.dw.com/en/what-to-expect-from-the-worlds-sixth-mass-extinction/a-60360245

Dave McCoid, Editor NZ Trucking Magazine. The Trucking industry and decarbonization. Trucking towards a better future.

Peter Olorenshaw and transport in the top of the south. TDC consultation on walking and cycling strategy https://tasman.govt.nz/my-council/public-consultation/current-consultations/draft-walking-and-cycling-strategy/

The game is up for business as usual and GDP growth - 50% of human-caused CO2 ends up in oceans and plants. What about the rest? - We mustn’t let “difficult” be framed as “too difficult” - Why doing it tough matters. https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/219-the-unravelling-begins/ -

https://climate.nasa.gov/-climate_resources/296/global-carbon-dioxide-2020-2021/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monthly+newsletter -

Interview 1 with NZ Trucking Magazine Editor Dave McCoid, and The Trucking towards a better future competition

Making the most of our forests and their timber products for tackling the climate crisis. The first of two interviews with Professor Emeritus Andy Buchanan, former head of school of Canterbury University’s School of Engineering, and a pioneer and authority in timber engineering.

Carbon footprint of food - gift ideas for Mother Earth

https://theconversation.com/climate-explained-how-the-climate-impact-of-beef-compares-with-plant-based-alternatives-137787 - https://www.thinkstep-anz.com/resrc/news/the-low-carbon-seafood-you-didnt-know-about/ - https://e360.yale.edu/newsletter - https://deepsouthchallenge.co.nz/resource/wet-feet-insurance-retreat/ - https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/1056207681/changing-our-minds - https://nelsontasmanclimateforum.ning.com/

Making the most of our forests and their timber products for tackling the climate crisis. The first of two interviews with Professor Emeritus Andy Buchanan, former head of school of Canterbury University’s School of Engineering, and a pioneer and authority in timber engineering.

Worry about the cost of climate INACTION not the cost of ACTION – An artist’s moving climate message – Bad urban design locks in emissions for eons – wanted: a smarter thinner digger bucket for narrower concrete foundations – please unsubscribe of you don’t want CM and reduce emissions – concrete accounts for up to 10% of human emissions