Cathrine Dyer & Bernard Hickey chat about the week's big climate news, including the double whammy of more and more extreme weather events combined with insurance retreat
Fossil fuels and lobbyists will literally (in the original meaning) be the death of many of us. I hope this is opened up. Is a direct attack on democracy.
I just saw an article (but can’t remember where unfortunately) that excess deaths from ‘natural’ disasters like hurricanes is far,far higher in the years afterwards. The true death toll is probably magnitudes more than what is reported at the time.
The actions of the lobbyists in progressing increased penalties for activists is abhorrent but everywhere we look, governments are more and more in the pocket of big industry. I feel sorry for the next generation (my kids)
Evidence of heat stress in under 5yr olds when temperatures are over 24 degrees. (RNZ, The Briefing). Imo those elected to make decisions for a nation, are morally bound to educate themselves and be aware of these facts, and act on them.
There will come a time, soon, where a prison containing locked-up climate change activists will be seriously hit by a climate-amplified natural disaster, and the news reports will drip with irony. It is absolutely shameful that politicians, elected on freedom-of-speech platforms, allow themselves to be so thoroughly exploited by fossil fuel interests.
I ran out of time to wrote a Minerals submission, so used the Climate Club one! Weirdly I've been told my name got mentioned at the hearings, so while I cannot claim any brilliant insight, it kind of shows that these guided submissions can help, esp when time is so short.
Bernard, please do not say things like "America" when refering to United States. America is a continent, some may say a 3 part continent. It's a bit of a turn off from that would otherwise be good journalism. United States of México is indeed the formal name for "Méjico" and yet you don't see them around claiming they're "United States"
Fossil fuels and lobbyists will literally (in the original meaning) be the death of many of us. I hope this is opened up. Is a direct attack on democracy.
The Climate Wrap is free from the start, so doesn't need to be opened up. Share it a lot!
I just saw an article (but can’t remember where unfortunately) that excess deaths from ‘natural’ disasters like hurricanes is far,far higher in the years afterwards. The true death toll is probably magnitudes more than what is reported at the time.
The actions of the lobbyists in progressing increased penalties for activists is abhorrent but everywhere we look, governments are more and more in the pocket of big industry. I feel sorry for the next generation (my kids)
Evidence of heat stress in under 5yr olds when temperatures are over 24 degrees. (RNZ, The Briefing). Imo those elected to make decisions for a nation, are morally bound to educate themselves and be aware of these facts, and act on them.
There will come a time, soon, where a prison containing locked-up climate change activists will be seriously hit by a climate-amplified natural disaster, and the news reports will drip with irony. It is absolutely shameful that politicians, elected on freedom-of-speech platforms, allow themselves to be so thoroughly exploited by fossil fuel interests.
Having unavoidably flown into Dunedin today, yes, it's here & it's affecting us all.
Fabulous again Cathrine and Bernard. Didn’t realise how much I would enjoy such discussion.
I ran out of time to wrote a Minerals submission, so used the Climate Club one! Weirdly I've been told my name got mentioned at the hearings, so while I cannot claim any brilliant insight, it kind of shows that these guided submissions can help, esp when time is so short.
Bernard, please do not say things like "America" when refering to United States. America is a continent, some may say a 3 part continent. It's a bit of a turn off from that would otherwise be good journalism. United States of México is indeed the formal name for "Méjico" and yet you don't see them around claiming they're "United States"