Climate Matters

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

CLIMATE MATTERS ARCHIVE ISSUE 28: Personal carbon footprint calculators; "Economic growth" mantra past its use by date; Puangiangi Island's amazing carbon footprint; Natio0nal Policy Statement on urban growth; Data: a carbon monster flying under the radar. http://www.clickclean.org/; https://pureadvantage.org/rethinking-growth-part-one/; https://www.futurefit.nz/; https://faunarecovery.org.nz/2019/06/06/slowing-or-speeding-climate-change/

Climate Matters Issue Number 62. Turning the All Blacks big oil sponsorship 180n degrees into an opportunity for good; the new and pivotal IPCC 6th assessment report; slow in fast out for biomass carbon; forestry payback outstrips sheep and beef; The Lancet identifies needy people off the welfare radar;

Links

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/all-blacks-new-zealand-rugby-ineos-shorts-training-kit-sponsor-worth-2022/; https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abe9829?utm_campaign=TrendMD_1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=TrendMD&; https://www.fridayoffcuts.com/index.cfm?id=929; https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00179-0/fulltext.

Lindsay Wood talks about Ethiopia tree planting phenomenon; Tackling emissions from anaesthetic gases; Potty training cows to reduce emissions; Financial markets signal a plant-based meat future. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/29/ethiopia-plants-250m-trees-in-a-day-to-help-tackle-climate-crisis https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/08/01/705665/healthcares-massive-carbon-footprint https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=%22Potty+training%22+cowskpvalbx=_78hMXaWrO9bbrQGo_aGYAQ12