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Forestry and flooding – lessons from the 2025 Tasman extreme storms – how good are we at learning from history – Nelson’s “right tree right place” strategy – is a climate strategy magic wand a magic myth?

energy and the economy - minerals and the economy - water and the economy - gravel and the economy - the climate crisis and the economy - “the economy” and the economy https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-148 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xW3oveI8Q1xAjlsliozXTDv5yPfx5OSG/view https://www.democracyproject.org.nz/p/democracy-briefing-the-electricity?utm_campaign=email-post-title&utm_medium=email https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/1.%20Simon%20Michaus-Challenges%20and%20Bottlenecks%20for%20the%20Green%20Transition.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKzsjvRVkik https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/588902/moa-point-disaster-exposes-deeper-problems-public-health-experts-warn https://itbrief.co.nz/story/exclusive-sustainability-expert-warns-nz-must-reassess-data-centre-water-use https://economy.ac/news/2025/09/202509279542 https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-146 https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/360475752/nzs-gritty-problem-insatiable-appetite-gravel https://cdn.ymaws.com/concretenz.org.nz/resource/resmgr/docs/conf/2019/s3_p4.pdf https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-risk-insurance-future-capitalism-g%C3%BCnther-thallinger-smw5f/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2518268-shift-in-the-gulf-stream-could-signal-ocean-current-collapse/ https://www.bas.ac.uk/news/antarctic-bottom-water-shrinking-warming/ https://www.bcg.com/press/12march2025-economic-case-climate-investment https://www.bcg.com/publications/2025/investing-in-climate-action https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/

Morgan Williamms former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment – background the NZ river flood management – changing nature of weather events and river behaviour under climate change – flood planning in the Nelson Tasman region – outline of a wide-boundary regional strategy towards flood management - storm and flood warning systems - key takeaways: it’s a challenge we can plan for: establish financial reserves, understand your flooding vulnerability and history; review fencing design on flood plains

Obligations of the New Zealand media in reporting the climate emergency – “deliberative democracy 101” – how will deliberative democracy manifest itself in the Reality of Everything Symposium? – how will the key messages ROE symposium be propagated beyond the event itself? – final take-home messages https://events.humanitix.com/the-reality-of-everything-symposium https://www.thelentilintervention.org/ https://anuncommonland.substack.com/ http://www.resilience.org/ https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/

“How quickly can we add renewable energy?” is the wrong question - From the “can you believe it?” files: when chess and climate collide - Pioneering EV research - Insightful stocktake of NZ energy. - More from the “can you believe it?” files: ancient stingless bees - Do listen to the clever, poignant, “the very first music.” 2 min 43 s. - Inspired basic plant monitoring technology to enhance plant stewardship - A sustainability conference running on “truth serum.” Sure. - More from the “can you believe it?” files: taking the pulse of a forest - Indigenous wisdom, science, and more. https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-147 https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-primary-energy?time=1800..latest https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/tata-steel-chess-netherlands-halted-coal-protest-2853592-2026-01 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/23/chess-wimbledon-opens-with-an-environmental-protest-as-niemann-shares-lead https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00257-8/fulltext https://newzealandenergy.substack.com/p/new-zealands-2026-energy-stock-take-583 https://www.instagram.com/p/DRpXtWSgLZe www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpu_t3yC6fI&t=1s https://substack.com/inbox/post/184073223?triedRedirect=true https://fridayoffcuts.com/#9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVxG40NoH1E&t=1s https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/to-live-a-normal-life-again-its-a-dream-come-true-uks-first-climate-evacuees-can-cast-off-their-homes-and-trauma https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/201-rosa-vasquez-espinoza

UK government released its hard-hitting “Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security” report – food security in New Zealand – a Polycrisis perspective on the economy – Catherine’s spell form a “Magic Polycrisis Wand”. https://events.humanitix.com/the-reality-of-everything-symposium https://www.thelentilintervention.org/ https://anuncommonland.substack.com/ http://www.resilience.org/ https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/

Seeing things different ways - A climate game that doesn’t feel like a game... - Reminder: poetry competition - Another way fossil fuels gain from AI - Be amazed: Craig Tindale talks with Nate Hagens - Have a serious laugh: an EV view of fossil fuel cars - BlackRock keeps playing NZ government for suckers https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-146 https://futurecoastsaotearoa.niwa.co.nz/ https://e360.yale.edu/digest/ai-coal-nuclear?x-craft-preview=ee62e8addcc3020652f13c8d0dfe92cd07ece36f6174bdf9d507852de443a647ewvtnmyyip&token=-ecAuOrKaRL7g5jmDPeOgSKwwEPWg6pC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t5fuMt03zI https://www.airseedtech.com/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DMs9Oertpl7 https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/01/16/blackrock-bails-on-2b-nz-climate-fund/?utm_source=Newsroom&utm_campaign=5bbd29804c-Summer_Briefing+14.01.2026_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_71de5c4b35-5bbd29804c-97876027&mc_cid=5bbd29804c&mc_eid=e3cf58c2df

“Love letter to the World” poetry competition results, citations from the judges and each poem read out – mostly by the poets. https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter https://www.chiasisters.co.nz/pages/ourstory?srsltid=AfmBOopTtCHfHgxmyOrXujEnNicr_iU25yM3LuXNN4Ku-Ve2rgQMZXoW https://www.lighthouseaotearoa.org.nz/

Reality of Everything Symposium – meaning of “Polycrisis” – UK National Emergency briefing – joining the symposium – key take away mesages https://events.humanitix.com/the-reality-of-everything-symposium https://www.thelentilintervention.org/ https://anuncommonland.substack.com/ https://www.resilience.org/ https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/

“Small move, Big change” by Caroline Arnold -Kelly Erhart: How can someone so young be so articulate and insightful? -New Zealand expanding the reach of the UK “National Emergency Briefing.” -“Love letter to the world” poetry comp: update on prizes and judges. -Climate-friendly and pocket-friendly eating: having our cake and eating it! -Hotter Tip for a Cooler Planet -Unpicking some of the latest from Surplus Energy Economics. -A Planetary Boundaries update we need but don’t want https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-145 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXeLqr4IlVE&t=5s https://anuncommonland.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-reality-of-everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7uh192r0 https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/12/grocery-shopping-on-a-budget-may-be-the-surest-way-to-lower-your-emissions/ https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-137 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-025-01270-4 https://www.nelsontasmanclimateforum.nz/ https://mailchi.mp/dbd69ed80913/talking-climate-now-in-your-inbox-10353891 https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/316-the-class-of-26/

Joining big dots – with great sympathy for slip victims and their families –NZ government complicit in increasing risk of floods and slips –“Tie your tamariki to you” –When should an emergency warning be given and to whom? –dots of a different kind: UK national security report –more big dots on national security –a geeky mind-game on our place in global history https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-joining-big-dots https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/our-work/advice-to-government-topic https://www.resilienz.co.nz/willful-blindness https://biogenicmethane.org/#letter https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/methane-targets-special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7uh192r0 https://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_the_tipping_points_of_climate_change_and_where_we_stand https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0eae719d837d69afc7de/National_security_assessment_-_global_biodiversity_loss__ecosystem_collapse_and_national_security.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/08/national-security-threatened-climate-crisis-uk-defence-chiefs-warn- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t5fuMt03zI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic_time_scale

Cycle ways in front of commercial premises: -Examples of good solutions -Options for trialing solutions before fully implementing them -Making roundabouts work for cyclists as well as motorists -The economics of roads and cycling https://shape.nelson.govt.nz/east-west-cycle-link https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter https://www.nelsust.org.nz/

The inspirational young (mostly!) people at Lighthouse Aotearoa - A great collection of user-friendly ways to engage with climate - From the “can you believe it?” files 1: listening to the soil and to animals walk - Announcing our Valentine’s Day “Love letter to the World” poetry competition - From the “Can you believe it?” files 2: who owns the Arctic Ocean? - A hotter Tip for a Cooler Planet - Even more on the great cost/benefit ratio of cycling infrastructure - An insightful retrospective from a lifelong journalist https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-144- https://www.lighthouseaotearoa.org.nz/ https://www.resilienz.co.nz/love-letter https://mailchi.mp/dbd69ed80913/talking-climate-now-in-your-inbox-10353891 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnQ6BbAl3m4 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/agriculture-revolution-soil-farming-earth-rover-program https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-145 https://youtu.be/8sa7uh192r0 https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/public-support-investing-urban-cycleways-outweighs-opposition-national-survey https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/28/after-a-career-as-an-environment-writer-heres-what-i-have-learned

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Big issues - Nuclear power: different year, same strategy - “The Story of Everything” - Horse meat revisited (briefly) - Dancing with the Devil: the crazy cost of our indulgences (mid-length read) - Engineering the Earth: time to think the unthinkable? (Longer read) - Quiz: what is SAI? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-mike-joy-8a188b255_in-this-crazy-world-of-delusion-the-carbon-activity-7394928956006723584-cki9 https://e360.yale.edu/features/hannah-ritchie-interview https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/global-market-forecast https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/luxury-cruise-giant-emits-10-times-more-air-pollution-sox-all-europes-cars-study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN8zvljc5EQ https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/1510/global-effects-of-mount-pinatubo