COP26: Using Shakespeare to put it in context; Why COP26 is so important; Rod Oram, NZ’s only journo in Glasgow; The Human Rights Council’s Climate Rapporteur; will it also take the courts to compel the NZ government to act. https://www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-the-detail/cop26-last-chance-to-ramp-up-climate-change-ambition - https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/126588447/why-next-months-climate-conference-is-such-a-big-deal - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-court-orders-state-honour-its-climate-commitments-oxfam-2021-10-14/

Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

Government falling short in climate education; wearing warm clothes can save a power station; the arts speak to our hearts on climate; energy shortages likely here to stay; hot tip: ration your non-essential driving

Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

Government takes the ergency out of emergency on the Zero Carbon Act; Carbon Action Tracker gives NZ a “Critically insufficient” rating; Researcher Simon Marchaux and the daunting challenge of electrification; John Lang’s great COP26 infogfraphic.

"Smoke and mirrors" theme: Smoke from US wildfires; Smoke and mirrors and the ETS - "No smoke": rock dust to enhance pasture and absorb carbon - YouTube clip comparing the waste heat from EVs and ICEs – massive call from 200 medical journals for COP 26 meeting to prioritise emissions reduction. Hotter Tip: use of biofuel blends to start decarbonising.

Links

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/wildfires-air-quality-tracker.html?name=styln-climate®ion=TOP_BANNER&block=storyline_menu_recirc&action=click&pgtype=Article&variant=show&is_new=false - https://www.newsroom.co.nz/news/govt-must-reduce-emissions-by-16-million-extra-tonnes - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58463458 - https://theecologist.org/2021/aug/24/bp-dropped-c4-paralympics-sponsor - https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-adding-rock-dust-to-soil-can-help-get-carbon-into-the-ground - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrDn2mG9PUU - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(21)00398-3/fulltex

Interview two of two with Belinda regarding forms of retreat ahead of sea level rise, and effects of sea level rise on property values.

Links

https://www.engineeringnz.org/courses-events/event/insurance-retreat-and-climate-risks/

https://deepsouthchallenge.co.nz/resource/wet-feet-insurance-retreat/

Climate Matters, an audio version of Lindsay Woods' Climate Matters newsletter that gives intriguing insights into climate breakdown and climate recovery.

Belinda Storey, Sea level rise and urban retreat specialist. Interview one of two with Belinda regarding forms of retreat ahead of sea level rise, and effects of sea level rise on property values.

Links

https://www.engineeringnz.org/courses-events/event/insurance-retreat-and-climate-risks/

https://deepsouthchallenge.co.nz/resource/wet-feet-insurance-retreat/

Emission reduce during recessions; Reducing income inequality could be a major climate strategy by reducing consumption; Amazon fires raging with endorsement from EU politicians; Don't get paid in cryptocurrency; Federated Farmers, let go of the spin and grasp reducing emissions. https://www.newsroom.co.nz/farmers-should-direct-anger-closer-to-home

Great response to protest on NZ Rugby sponsorship; US emissions from gaming exceed all of those from NZ electricity; NYT launches "The Veggie" newsletter; Look out for vampire power using your EV's electricity; Project Drawdown highlights the folly of many approaches to "Net Zero"; Covid curves hold a lesson fro climate curves; Links to calculate your own carbon footprints. https://theconversation.com/the-us-electric-power-sector-is-halfway-to-zero-carbon-emissions-159190; https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-veggie?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20210811&instance_id=37706&nl=climate-fwd%3A®i_id=86307244&segment_id=65997&te=1&user_id=a06494abeb97fa5c89529ea6b5fa227d; https://insideevs.com/news/345816/tesla-sentry-mode-energy-consumption-test-by-bjoern-nyland-video/; https://globalecoguy.org/the-world-needs-better-climate-pledges-4c3d969790d3; https://ekos.co.nz/lifestyle-calc; https://calculator.toitu.co.nz/?calculator=household; https://www.carbonneutraltrust.org.nz/household-info