pn922. Australia's environment in 'shocking' decline, report finds

Australia's environment is in a "shocking" state and faces further decline from amplifying threats, according to an anticipated report.

The survey of Australia's ecological systems - conducted every five years - found widespread abrupt changes.

These can be blamed on climate change, habitat loss, invasive species, pollution and mining, it said.

The threats are not being adequately managed - meaning they are on track to cause more problems.

pn896. Pacific Elders Voice on Climate Security

 

pn746. Chris Trotter on why the media did not cover the student climate change protest strike

Perhaps the most astonishing aspect of School Strike For Climate Auckland’s (SSFCA) spectacular self-cancellation was the media’s lack of interest. Oh sure, they picked up the group’s news release, and made its contents known to the public, but that was it. 

There appeared to be a general reluctance, extending across the whole of the mainstream news media, to investigate the story in any depth. No attempt was made to flesh-out and explain what, to most New Zealanders, was a jarring and baffling item of news. 

Read the full article here.

pn634. Climate change: the Enormity of the Challenge, halving our emissions

When the Prime Minister declared a climate change emergency last week, she conceded that New Zealand is unlikely to meet its commitment to reduce to a net-zero physical greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 

And Climate Change Minister James Shaw says to meet our carbon dioxide reduction target will mean a halving of our current emissions. 

Climate Change: Species on Brink of Extinction; War on Climate Change: What are we prepared to do?

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Environment Ministry 'unashamedly proud' of damning report which states thousands of species are on the brink of extinction, 90 percent of the country's wetlands are drained, 94 percent of urban rivers are not swimmable and native forest which used to cover 80 percent of the country, now covers only a quarter.But the Ministry for the Environment is "unashamedly proud" of the grim reading that is the latest Environment Aotearoa report. Click to read, then click to Read More.

National is Holding Us to Ransom on Climate Change Outlook

Lisa McLaren in Stuff.  OPINION: 

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I believe it is high time for the National Party to retire their climate villain persona. US president Donald Trump has already taken that position on the global stage so it's time for National to bow out gracefully.

Let me be clear – if we get an insufficient draft Zero Carbon Bill ... it will be because the National Party is using the futures of all Kiwis as a political football. An ego-driven, point scoring game.

Let's be Honest about Climate Change: The Daily Blog

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See also  "How to have yourself a plastic-free Christmas,"

Climate change and its impacts are far more dangerous than currently acknowledged and only a radical populist response can unseat the vested corporate interests that create the current political and economic inertia. As more and more climate events occur at faster and faster rates, voters will turn on the current hegemony, the question is who will harvest that anger and fear, the Left or the Right?  Click below to read the full article.


https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2018/12/01/a-new-political-movement-lets-just-be-honest-real-climate-change-will-require-a-political-social-economic-revolution/

A Letter from Greenpeace

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Hi Crosbie,

This is really exciting.

Together, we campaigned to stop the Government funding massive irrigation schemes that were going to drive further expansion of industrial dairy. We worked together for two years and earlier this year, we won!

"It's Now or Never for Action" -- International Climate Change Report (Updated)

Update. See also Pacific Media Centre posting. pn126 Yesterday in the PM's post-cabinet press conference, not a single question was asked about the IPCC report, despite it being hot off the presses.

Good morning, and welcome to The Bulletin, by Alex Braae and supported by Vector. Climate change report says it's now or never for action. The latest report from the intergovernmental panel on climate change has been released, and it's a brutally stark warning.

Who's Stupid? Who's Culpable?

The NZ Herald (weekly circulation 790,000) couldn't find any space for the Beo Declaration on Climate change signed by NZ, Australia and 16 Pacific Island nations, all seriously worried about climate change,

Hosking, apologies to Tom Scott.  pn71

But as always it found space for the opinions of the buffoon, our very own know-it-all-on-everything climate change denier, our forever-in-the-news Mike Hosking.
And this on the same day the Forum closed.

"Stupid climate solutions - people don't want to bike to work"  he says in writing off the Productivity Commission's report.   The Herald adding it will only take you "3 minutes to read" so attention-deficient readers should be able to get through this one.

Hoskings says the report  was  undertaken "at our expense... to make our lives more miserable ... (it) has 77 recommendations, including taxing motor cars while making electric ones cheaper, and getting rid of a lot of farms and planting a lot of trees (but) there is still much debate about climate .. (change (sic!)  We ...  don't make any significant contribution  ... at what point do we draw the line between the upheaval required and the shambles it would create to do so?

"In simple terms, are we prepared to wreck our economy and therefore standard of living merely to be seen to be doing our part?"

I'm really so disgusted with Hosking's views  and  the Herald's  culpability for publishing them. They shouldn't be given any more publicity, except that I wanted to share my disgust with you .

Here's a summary of the  Productivity Commission Report. A link to the full report is provided at the end.

ACW
P,S. I see Whaleoil republishes Hosking's article in full, with no comment. I presume he approves.