The Kākā Project: Our anti-clima(c)tic election
The mainstream climate policy debate we thought we'd have after Cyclone Gabrielle has drained away into a dance of performative policies that weaponise voters' own delusions about climate action
![Surely, we thought, Election 2023 would directly address the need for real climate emissions reductions policies and substantial mitigation costs such as building sea walls, flood banks and managed retreat. Instead? Crickets. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The Kākā](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7e06508-2abd-424e-ae06-ec1ed91ebc7e_2047x1400.jpeg)
TL;DR: It was the moment we thought the penny had dropped. Would drop. Might drop. Or at least so…
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