{"id":52703,"date":"2022-08-02T16:50:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T04:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=52703"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:56:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T00:56:24","slug":"local-elections-are-a-chance-to-vote-for-the-environment-guest-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/local-elections-are-a-chance-to-vote-for-the-environment-guest-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Local elections are a chance to vote for the environment | GUEST POST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Krysta Neve writes from Canterbury, after experiencing a week of flooding and wild weather.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/4a307572-1658631842628.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/4a307572-1658631842628.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/4a307572-1658631842628-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/4a307572-1658631842628-510x287.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption>Photo: Stuff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Did you know that <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/timaru-herald\/news\/300646026\/rain-continues-to-fall-during-the-wettest-july-for-timaru-since-metservice-records-began-almost-70-years-ago\" target=\"_blank\">Timaru had the most rainfall this July since they started taking records?!<\/a> It\u2019s hard to know what\u2019s \u2018normal\u2019 weather anymore, and hard to imagine what it will be like for wh\u0101nau a hundred years from now. You may have seen the headlines, or heard from friends based there, about the extreme<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-62235561\" target=\"_blank\"> heatwaves and wildfires across Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>As well as changing temperatures, climate breakdown is destablising complex global systems, with dangerous knock on effects. For people, it\u2019s becoming a health and inequality issue, as much as an environmental issue.<\/p>\n\n<p>As you may know, the agriculture industry is the biggest emitter of climate harming emissions in Aotearoa. The most damaging are the methane emissions from the dairy industry. <strong>If we\u2019re going to stabilise the climate, then agriculture needs to be drawing carbon out of the atmosphere, not polluting it further.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/acf7ef09-1624829726569-1024x576.jpg\" title=\"Birds eye view of a tractor spraying a ffield\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/acf7ef09-1624829726569-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/acf7ef09-1624829726569-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/acf7ef09-1624829726569-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/acf7ef09-1624829726569-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/acf7ef09-1624829726569.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>This is why our local group have been campaigning for the regional council Environment Canterbury (ECan) to cut synthetic nitrogen fertiliser. Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsroom.co.nz\/emissions-from-farm-fertilisers-are-flying\" target=\"_blank\"> produces twice the emissions of domestic aviation<\/a> (pre-Covid times). It&#8217;s also enabled<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/environment\/129073821\/dairy-farming-on-the-canterbury-plains-was-it-a-big-mistake\" target=\"_blank\"> the dairy intensification of Canterbury.<\/a> Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser causes huge methane emissions, toxifying rivers and contaminating groundwater with cancer-causing nitrates.<\/p>\n\n<p>Over 1000 people have so far joined with us and signed<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/community.greenpeace.org.nz\/petitions\/synthetic-nitrogen-fertiliser\" target=\"_blank\"> our petition calling on ECan to cut synthetic nitrogen fertiliser<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/eb9db013-saralarnce_canterbury2022-resize-1024x761.jpeg\" alt=\"Two people stand behind a table with red signs that say Climate Crisis, cut synthetic nitrogen fertiliser\" class=\"wp-image-52706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/eb9db013-saralarnce_canterbury2022-resize-1024x761.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/eb9db013-saralarnce_canterbury2022-resize-600x446.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/eb9db013-saralarnce_canterbury2022-resize-768x571.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/eb9db013-saralarnce_canterbury2022-resize-458x340.jpeg 458w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/eb9db013-saralarnce_canterbury2022-resize.jpeg 1190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>As our regional council, ECan has the responsibility and tools to cut the use of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser. <\/strong>They could do this while working with farmers to bring in diverse, locally appropriate farming practices. This would draw carbon out of the atmosphere, build soil fertility and restore the health of our water. <\/p>\n\n<p>ECan could mitigate and heal the climate damage in Canterbury &#8211; but they\u2019re not doing it.<\/p>\n\n<p>The truth is our local councils aren\u2019t representative of the population. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecan.govt.nz\/about\/your-council\/engage-with-us\/elections\/elections-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Less than half of eligible voters took part in the 2019 election<\/a> for ECan candidates. ECan is not taking the necessary steps to protect our environment. They are beholden to dairy farming interests and because of this have an inability to govern well.<\/p>\n\n<p>Right now, we have the chance to do something about this. Local election season is beginning, so we\u2019re asking candidates to commit to phasing out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser.<strong> <\/strong>Then, <strong>when we vote in two months time, we\u2019ll know which candidates for ECan will actually stand up for the environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>We\u2019re going to be emailing all the candidates, and attending their events to ask: \u201cWill you use your powers to protect climate, river and community health by urgently phasing out synthetic nitrogen fertiliser?\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>We\u2019ll also check which candidates have connections to New Zealand\u2019s two biggest fertiliser companies, Ravensdown and Ballance.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>You can ask these questions too!<\/strong> Whichever region you live in, every person who asks a candidate to cut synthetic nitrogen fertiliser matters. Together, this will increase the pressure on regional councils to do what&#8217;s needed to stabilise the climate. It&#8217;s also important to make sure you and your wh\u0101nau are enrolled to vote, and they know why it\u2019s important this year.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/b8060903-waimakariri03_gobeirne-1024x682.jpg\" title=\"an aerial view of a braided river at sunset\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/b8060903-waimakariri03_gobeirne-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/b8060903-waimakariri03_gobeirne-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/b8060903-waimakariri03_gobeirne-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/b8060903-waimakariri03_gobeirne-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/b8060903-waimakariri03_gobeirne.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The&nbsp;Waimakariri River; photo by Greg O&#8217;Beirne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>By getting involved in the election process, we&#8217;ll shape the future that is possible for our region. <\/p>\n\n<p>Now is the time to call for the phase out of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser, and get behind the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/what-is-regenerative-agriculture\/\" target=\"_blank\">regenerative farming movement<\/a>. Successful farming that works with nature not against it is possible, now let&#8217;s make it the norm.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>We\u2019re a bunch of Cantabrians who care about this issue strongly and are working together alongside the nation-wide Greenpeace campaigning. You can follow our local campaign on our social media! We\u2019re across <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cutsnfcanterbury\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>,<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cut-SNF-Canterbury-100858029214740\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECanCutSNF\"> Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout  \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/community.greenpeace.org.nz\/petitions\/synthetic-nitrogen-fertiliser\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/acf7ef09-1624829726569-1024x576.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/08\/acf7ef09-1624829726569-600x338.jpg 600w, 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