Climate Matters

Forestry and flooding – lessons from the 2025 Tasman extreme storms – how good are we at learning from history – Nelson’s “right tree right place” strategy – is a climate strategy magic wand a magic myth?

energy and the economy - minerals and the economy - water and the economy - gravel and the economy - the climate crisis and the economy - “the economy” and the economy

https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-148

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xW3oveI8Q1xAjlsliozXTDv5yPfx5OSG/view

https://www.democracyproject.org.nz/p/democracy-briefing-the-electricity?utm_campaign=email-post-title&utm_medium=email

https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/1.%20Simon%20Michaus-Challenges%20and%20Bottlenecks%20for%20the%20Green%20Transition.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKzsjvRVkik

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/588902/moa-point-disaster-exposes-deeper-problems-public-health-experts-warn

https://itbrief.co.nz/story/exclusive-sustainability-expert-warns-nz-must-reassess-data-centre-water-use

https://economy.ac/news/2025/09/202509279542

https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-146

https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360475752/nzs-gritty-problem-insatiable-appetite-gravel

https://cdn.ymaws.com/concretenz.org.nz/resource/resmgr/docs/conf/2019/s3_p4.pdf

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-risk-insurance-future-capitalism-g%C3%BCnther-thallinger-smw5f/

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518268-shift-in-the-gulf-stream-could-signal-ocean-current-collapse/

https://www.bas.ac.uk/news/antarctic-bottom-water-shrinking-warming/

https://www.bcg.com/press/12march2025-economic-case-climate-investment

https://www.bcg.com/publications/2025/investing-in-climate-action

https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/

Morgan Williamms former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment – background the NZ river flood management – changing nature of weather events and river behaviour under climate change – flood planning in the Nelson Tasman region – outline of a wide-boundary regional strategy towards flood management - storm and flood warning systems - key takeaways: it’s a challenge we can plan for: establish financial reserves, understand your flooding vulnerability and history; review fencing design on flood plains

Obligations of the New Zealand media in reporting the climate emergency – “deliberative democracy 101” – how will deliberative democracy manifest itself in the Reality of Everything Symposium? – how will the key messages ROE symposium be propagated beyond the event itself? – final take-home messages

https://events.humanitix.com/the-reality-of-everything-symposium

https://www.thelentilintervention.org/

https://anuncommonland.substack.com/

http://www.resilience.org/

https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/

“How quickly can we add renewable energy?” is the wrong question - From the “can you believe it?” files: when chess and climate collide - Pioneering EV research - Insightful stocktake of NZ energy. - More from the “can you believe it?” files: ancient stingless bees - Do listen to the clever, poignant, “the very first music.” 2 min 43 s. - Inspired basic plant monitoring technology to enhance plant stewardship - A sustainability conference running on “truth serum.” Sure. - More from the “can you believe it?” files: taking the pulse of a forest - Indigenous wisdom, science, and more.

https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-147

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energy?time=1800..latest

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/tata-steel-chess-netherlands-halted-coal-protest-2853592-2026-01

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/23/chess-wimbledon-opens-with-an-environmental-protest-as-niemann-shares-lead

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00257-8/fulltext

https://newzealandenergy.substack.com/p/new-zealands-2026-energy-stock-take-583

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRpXtWSgLZe

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpu_t3yC6fI&t=1s

https://substack.com/inbox/post/184073223?triedRedirect=true

https://fridayoffcuts.com/#9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVxG40NoH1E&t=1s

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/to-live-a-normal-life-again-its-a-dream-come-true-uks-first-climate-evacuees-can-cast-off-their-homes-and-trauma https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/201-rosa-vasquez-espinoza

UK government released its hard-hitting “Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security” report – food security in New Zealand – a Polycrisis perspective on the economy – Catherine’s spell form a “Magic Polycrisis Wand”.

https://events.humanitix.com/the-reality-of-everything-symposium

https://www.thelentilintervention.org/

https://anuncommonland.substack.com/

http://www.resilience.org/

https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/

Seeing things different ways - A climate game that doesn’t feel like a game... - Reminder: poetry competition - Another way fossil fuels gain from AI - Be amazed: Craig Tindale talks with Nate Hagens - Have a serious laugh: an EV view of fossil fuel cars - BlackRock keeps playing NZ government for suckers

https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-146

https://futurecoastsaotearoa.niwa.co.nz/

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/ai-coal-nuclear?x-craft-preview=ee62e8addcc3020652f13c8d0dfe92cd07ece36f6174bdf9d507852de443a647ewvtnmyyip&token=-ecAuOrKaRL7g5jmDPeOgSKwwEPWg6pC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t5fuMt03zI

https://www.airseedtech.com/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMs9Oertpl7

https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/blackrock-bails-on-2b-nz-climate-fund/?utm_source=Newsroom&utm_campaign=5bbd29804c-Summer_Briefing+14.01.2026_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_71de5c4b35-5bbd29804c-97876027&mc_cid=5bbd29804c&mc_eid=e3cf58c2df

“Love letter to the World” poetry competition results, citations from the judges and each poem read out – mostly by the poets.

https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter

https://www.chiasisters.co.nz/pages/ourstory?srsltid=AfmBOopTtCHfHgxmyOrXujEnNicr_iU25yM3LuXNN4Ku-Ve2rgQMZXoW

https://www.lighthouseaotearoa.org.nz/

Reality of Everything Symposium – meaning of “Polycrisis” – UK National Emergency briefing – joining the symposium – key take away mesages

https://events.humanitix.com/the-reality-of-everything-symposium

https://www.thelentilintervention.org/

https://anuncommonland.substack.com/

https://www.resilience.org/

https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/

“Small move, Big change” by Caroline Arnold

-Kelly Erhart: How can someone so young be so articulate and insightful?

-New Zealand expanding the reach of the UK “National Emergency Briefing.”

-“Love letter to the world” poetry comp: update on prizes and judges.

-Climate-friendly and pocket-friendly eating: having our cake and eating it!

-Hotter Tip for a Cooler Planet

-Unpicking some of the latest from Surplus Energy Economics.

-A Planetary Boundaries update we need but don’t want

https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-145

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXeLqr4IlVE&t=5s

https://anuncommonland.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-reality-of-everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7uh192r0

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/12/grocery-shopping-on-a-budget-may-be-the-surest-way-to-lower-your-emissions/

https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-137

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-025-01270-4

https://www.nelsontasmanclimateforum.nz/

https://mailchi.mp/dbd69ed80913/talking-climate-now-in-your-inbox-10353891

https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/316-the-class-of-26/