Cathrine Dyer & Bernard Hickey chat about the week's big climate news, including dead monkeys falling from trees and storms wreaking havoc as climate-driven chaos hit multiple countries over May
Thank you Catherine and Bernard, as always. When the collapse of the Doomsday Glacier causes three meters of sea-level rise, and it will, New Zealand will become very much smaller. All the maps will have to be redrawn. And if we become a climate refuge, as we will, as I suspect we already are, there will be less land to live on and less food to eat. Government is supposed to protect its citizens. But the current coalition is recklessly promoting disaster by fast-track developments, an expanded roading programme, and funding cuts to public and private organisations trying desperately to slow the crisis and stave off its terrible effects. How can we open their eyes?
And refusing to have the foresight and the long term view of the necessity to invest in and spend now to repair/update and maintain crucial infrastructure
Reading a recent article on the unfolding disaster in Brazil. The movement to Right Govt. & Council meant climate resilience funding over the last decade has been gutted despite warnings of this kind of disaster. It’s a sad state of affairs when case studies like this don’t have impact.
A great NZ example would be in Franz Joseph. We have had over a decade to transition land use on the south side of the river, yet it’s more than likely the situation will end with the river busting it banks & those land owner losing their land & livelihoods.
Thank you Catherine and Bernard, as always. When the collapse of the Doomsday Glacier causes three meters of sea-level rise, and it will, New Zealand will become very much smaller. All the maps will have to be redrawn. And if we become a climate refuge, as we will, as I suspect we already are, there will be less land to live on and less food to eat. Government is supposed to protect its citizens. But the current coalition is recklessly promoting disaster by fast-track developments, an expanded roading programme, and funding cuts to public and private organisations trying desperately to slow the crisis and stave off its terrible effects. How can we open their eyes?
And refusing to have the foresight and the long term view of the necessity to invest in and spend now to repair/update and maintain crucial infrastructure
Reading a recent article on the unfolding disaster in Brazil. The movement to Right Govt. & Council meant climate resilience funding over the last decade has been gutted despite warnings of this kind of disaster. It’s a sad state of affairs when case studies like this don’t have impact.
A great NZ example would be in Franz Joseph. We have had over a decade to transition land use on the south side of the river, yet it’s more than likely the situation will end with the river busting it banks & those land owner losing their land & livelihoods.
Hi team I believe the international climate finance risk foreign affairs refers to ODA/Aid funding tagged for climate projects rather than the cost of carbon credits. Our current commitment ends in 2025: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-increases-climate-aid-contribution
Risk for foreign affairs*