Cathrine Dyer's weekly roundup of climate news for subscribers to The Kākā, including detail on a scramble for the sorts of African deforestation carbon offsets NZ may have to buy
Nov 17, 2023Liked by Bernard Hickey, Cathrine Dyer
We looked for offset projects within our supply chain. The 2 options proposed - a marginal wind farm, or a tree planting project where the carbon credit had been sold for low USD amount at the source, but sold in Europe for 10-15 times the price. We went elsewhere.
Offset project quality has to be reviewed and certified to avoid the washing on the way through
Wonderful session on such an important ser of issues
Could we get more of Catherin on the hoon rather than the couple of minutes we get at present? Maybe reduce the profanity, blasphemy and self- regarding piffle to make room. ?
Yes agree I was at one of the students protest March in Chch way back in the winter several months before the election when Labour was drip feeding new policy announcements. The earnest articulate young girl leader asked for six things to do for the youth vote. The one really simple inexpensive request was to subsidise ELECTRIC BIKES ! The students felt it was unfair just for electric cars which young people can’t afford. They pleaded with the powers that be for any party as they felt NO ONE WAS LISTENING TO THEM!
I sent endless emails to Grant and Hipkins stressing how it would be a simple worthwhile inspiring positive step. The young feel
Nov 17, 2023Liked by Bernard Hickey, Cathrine Dyer
From the Green Party manifesto: Increase the accessibility of e-bikes for people on low incomes by rolling out community hire schemes through marae, community centres, and educational institutes, together with targeted subsidies.
The lightweight media is part of the problem. That is why we pay to belong to substacks such as Bernard's (and others) and read Newsroom. My TV has stayed off for quite some weeks now. When home from hospital my husband sometimes uses it as a way to get off to sleep!
Yes, the post by Andrew Dessler over at The Climate Brink is truly sobering. 60m of sea level rises would result in total chaos and likely plunge us back into the dark ages.
I am totally hooked on your daily talks Bernard and love the end of the week long discussions with experts in their field. The written facts and graphs are easy to understand. But despairing as I wish this high calibre of reportage could be spread out to more main stream compared to the utter shallowness of the newly elected chaotic coalition back to the nineties self interested government in power we have to watch cringing!
Overseas carbon credits problematic? Yes.
https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/credit-where-none-is-due/
CREDIT WHERE NONE IS DUE
A new report reveals how 12 companies profited from pollution using fake carbon credits from Russia.
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Then there's this:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305750X2300236X
We looked for offset projects within our supply chain. The 2 options proposed - a marginal wind farm, or a tree planting project where the carbon credit had been sold for low USD amount at the source, but sold in Europe for 10-15 times the price. We went elsewhere.
Offset project quality has to be reviewed and certified to avoid the washing on the way through
Wonderful session on such an important ser of issues
Could we get more of Catherin on the hoon rather than the couple of minutes we get at present? Maybe reduce the profanity, blasphemy and self- regarding piffle to make room. ?
Haha, Yes! Less of their profanity and piffle and more of mine!!
What are you like on blasphemy?
I reckon I can keep up, Pat!
Is there any climate mitigation target related to getting people onto electric bikes instead of much more resource hungry electric cars?
TOP had a policy I thought was pretty cool that involved a subsidy for young people to buy an electric bike or scooter!
It still has it.
Yes agree I was at one of the students protest March in Chch way back in the winter several months before the election when Labour was drip feeding new policy announcements. The earnest articulate young girl leader asked for six things to do for the youth vote. The one really simple inexpensive request was to subsidise ELECTRIC BIKES ! The students felt it was unfair just for electric cars which young people can’t afford. They pleaded with the powers that be for any party as they felt NO ONE WAS LISTENING TO THEM!
I sent endless emails to Grant and Hipkins stressing how it would be a simple worthwhile inspiring positive step. The young feel
Powerless!
But fell on deaf ears!
An article in The Conversation about electric bikes and scooters v electric cars - https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-280-million-electric-bikes-and-mopeds-are-cutting-demand-for-oil-far-more-than-electric-cars-213870
From the Green Party manifesto: Increase the accessibility of e-bikes for people on low incomes by rolling out community hire schemes through marae, community centres, and educational institutes, together with targeted subsidies.
Why is this not front page news, or is that part of the problem?
The lightweight media is part of the problem. That is why we pay to belong to substacks such as Bernard's (and others) and read Newsroom. My TV has stayed off for quite some weeks now. When home from hospital my husband sometimes uses it as a way to get off to sleep!
Ha!
Did Bernard just say that degrowth is a “basic truth”! (21:50) 🤯
Shhhh. Still mulling this one over before going bigger. Will be covering this issue a lot more in the coming weeks and months.
Yes, the post by Andrew Dessler over at The Climate Brink is truly sobering. 60m of sea level rises would result in total chaos and likely plunge us back into the dark ages.
I am totally hooked on your daily talks Bernard and love the end of the week long discussions with experts in their field. The written facts and graphs are easy to understand. But despairing as I wish this high calibre of reportage could be spread out to more main stream compared to the utter shallowness of the newly elected chaotic coalition back to the nineties self interested government in power we have to watch cringing!
Thanks Sigrid. Glad it’s useful and thanks for the encouragement to do more like this.
God bless
Hi Catherine, I'm sure next week you'll be speaking about the new government's action (or lack thereof) on climate. It would be great to hear your thoughts on this: https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/story/national-led-governments-100-day-plan-strips-back-progress .
One thing it talks about is Fonterra's plan's and how they are basically no good. Would be keen to hear your thoughts that too.
Quick note that it’s the International Energy Agency, not Association.