Climate Matters

We need to use the tools we have – we all have a role to play – social cohesion critical for climate policy - reducing income inequality a key to social cohesion – deliberative democracy is an important strategy – important to get energy transition right – need to integrate transport and housing – need to free policy from electoral cycles – insurance and risk – optimism and hope

https://www.helenclark.foundation/social-cohesion
https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/publications/deliberative-processes-citizens-juries-and-citizens-assemblies -

An extended Climate Matters interview with Simon Millar

The Agriculture and Climate conference – business as usual but with more tech – Recloaking Papatuanuku – food security – why isn’t government discussing regenerative agriculture? – a slew of new policy – integrated land management – food waste

https://pureadvantage.org/
https://pureadvantage.org/recloaking-papatuanuku/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EumkdJobmw
https://pureadvantage.org/campaigns/ourregenerativefuturecampaign/

An extended Climate Matters interview with Nathan Surendran

Energy, society and system thinking – NZ has 200 million fossil fuel slaves – hard biophysical limits ahead – won’t be enough diesel to go round - rationing by price very inequitable globally – rooftop solar and batteries is the way to go – tradable energy quotas – need to get the money out of politics with minimal fully transparent lobbying – Wise Response

Climatemattersnz.substack.com
https://leanlogic.online/
https://www.schema.nz/
nathan@schema.nz