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Budget 2022 must honour Ardern’s “nuclear-free moment”
Greenpeace Aotearoa says that the Emissions Reduction Plan is a poor prelude to Budget 2022, which the climate crisis requires be bold and commit to cut climate pollution from intensive dairy, put cameras on boats, and roll out a nationwide household solar scheme.
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Six things you should know about the new IPCC report
No time to dive into the thousands of pages? No worries. Here’s the five key takeaways we think you should know.
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We don’t just need electric cars, we need fewer cars
Ever since the first production car rolled off the assembly line more than 100 years ago, our love affair with automobiles has grown and grown.
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15 good news stories for the planet from 2021
As a reminder for why we come together, what we hope for, and to warm our hearts for the courage to tackle the big and small issues, are some of the good news stories for the environment from the year.
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Time to put power in the hands of people, not big energy companies
Last week’s blackouts are just another symptom of an electricity market that is failing to deliver for New Zealanders or the climate. It’s time for the Government to step in…
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Power blackouts the inevitable result of decades of underinvestment in renewables
Greenpeace is calling on the Government to urgently unlock new investment in distributed solar, wind power and battery storage following news that unprecedented electricity demand caused blackouts in parts of…
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Cyclists are people like you, on bikes
Something strange has happened to the perception of cyclists and cycling in the more than 200 years they’ve been around. Once a novelty, bike riding has moved from being a…
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Net Zero and Offsets won’t solve the climate crisis and here’s why
This is a historical moment in time – a crisis that requires governments to act together in an unprecedented way to ensure a future for all life on Earth. It…
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Climate policy that relies on a shift to electric cars risks entrenching existing inequities
At the end of this month, the Climate Change Commission will deliver its final advice to government, outlining how New Zealand can reach its climate targets.
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The idea of ‘green growth’ is flawed. We must find ways of using and wasting less energy
As countries explore ways of decarbonising their economies, the mantra of “green growth” risks trapping us in a spiral of failures. Green growth is an oxymoron.
