Another message from Greenpeace Click a picture to enhance it. Blue text = a clickable linkOnce again I've received a message from Greenpeace NZ. They really keep on. They have a worried passion and they want everybdy to know about it. Prompted by what they see as the failure of last Thursday's budget to significantly address climate change they want to tell us what real climate change action should look like. Real climate change action'Climate change is not being prioritised like it should be - we saw this play out in last week’s Budget announcement, with barely any funding given to climate solutions. It’s clear that without us all standing together and calling for climate action, politicians are going to carry on supporting business as usual and fail(ing) to deliver the ambitious policy we need. 'Real climate action looks like transforming the way we farm, by moving to regenerative, organic farming. That means ending the intensive dairy industry’s chokehold on our farming sector: halving the dairy herd, ending synthetic nitrogen fertiliser and phasing out imported feed including palm kernel expeller (PKE). 'Real climate action looks like ending our reliance on fossil fuels, by transforming our transport and energy sectors. That means investing in local and publicly owned renewable energy, especially household solar and community energy projects. It means making passenger transport fares free for all - not just some - and expanding our public transport, walking, and cycling networks. 'Real climate action means New Zealanders across the country marching in the streets, signing petitions, and making their voices heard at the polling booths this election. Climate change is the defining issue of our time. We now have a golden opportunity to generate a Climate Shift - to move the climate away from its current state of near-collapse. Together, we can build a better future for generations to come, where nature is protected and people thrive. That's Greenpeace. What does New Zealand scientist James Renwick say?
'"If this government or the next government doesn't kick the can down the road and not do anything particularly in the next year or two, it's going to cost more in the future to take this action," he said. "So, taking the action now, getting things in place now, is going to be the most cost-effective. So, it's really imperative we get on with it."' Forests are not enough - more from Renwick'"We cannot plant our way out of climate change" - James Renwick told Morning Report. He would like to see faster changes brought in such as, increases in public transport funding, rolling out charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs), bringing back subsidies for EVs, and getting transport emissions down. "Plus, it'd be great to see fossil fuels phased out completely in the energy and industrial sectors."' That's Renwick. What do the youth of Aotearoa say?While I've been putting this post together today, thousands of Aotearoan youth have been filling the streets in towns and cities all over the country protesting about the inaction on climate change. Their poster slogans say: Climate Justice Now; Vote Climate; Rage against Extinction; If the climate is changing, why aren't we? Let's take notice, eh?Greenpeace, James Renwick and young New Zealanders. Are they all on the right path? □ John McInnes Friday 27 May 2023 ##########
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