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Last episode before election – completed the FFF series but there will be plenty more progressive feedback - the government deserves to be red carded on its professional Foul on the NZ-EU FTA – Tanes Tree Trust conference Nelson - How cool to be cool: a movement of its time - The same only different: more nitrogen where it’s not wanted - Watch this space! Official advice on what the government should be doing - A hotter tip for a cooler planet - A quest for “Anthropocene Intelligence” in university education. Mike Joy. https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-152 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/bmore-community-fridge-network-free-food-pantries-baltimore-city-fighting-food-insecurity/ https://www.climatecommission.govt.nz/reports-and-evidence/publications/2026-national-climate-change-risk-assessment/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/7yEX13uldFo5Fvvvh6WC2d https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/australian-journal-of-environmental-education/article/from-miserable-pedagogies-to-anthropocene-intelligence-for-universities-in-the-metacrisis/3F88B03A8ADBE857E634642A21BE6946 https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-21/how-nitrogen-fertilizers-changed-the-food-system-part-1/ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/12/i-couldnt-breathe-the-sinister-spread-of-frances-killer-seaweed

An extended Climate Matters interview with Jeet Sheth

Jeet Sheth and Lindsay Wood review the series – diverse range of experts with a surprising number of common messages - wide boundary thinking – social cohesion – integrative and insightful te ao Māori philosophy – connection with nature - transparency, education, and lobbying – social vaccine concept – deliberative democracy – scenarios and foresight planning – food, energy and minerals security – protect and maintain CO2 sinks (forests, soil, oceans) – carbon removals -food and energy security - enabling policies – constructive discussion of differences https://tehereanuku.nz/ https://www.tetauihu.nz/#mihi-welcome https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/climate-matters-149 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFcjNseHGfw https://www.resilienz.co.nz/interviews-with-experts https://www.resilienz.co.nz/policy-directions

An extended Climate Matters Panel Discussion - Part 2

Matauranga Māori perspectives – energy and electrification – urban design – the polycrisis – party politics – the panel’s magic wand climate policies – closing thoughts https://kai-anamata-mo-aotearoa.webflow.io/

An extended Climate Matters Panel Discussion - Part 1

Overall take aways – social cohesion – governmental cohesion – the EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement – public education – youth perspective with Lighthouse Aotearoa – independent technical advice in policy – scenarios and imagination – the economy https://kai-anamata-mo-aotearoa.webflow.io/ https://www.helenclark.foundation/social-cohesion

An extended Climate Matters Interview with Eliza Prestidge-Oldfield

“NZ in the Dock” The EU NZ fair Trade Agreement complaint – Government legislating to stop the Mike Smith case from proceeding – importance of government heeding evidence – lobbying influence in New Zealand politics – NZ’s Zero Carbon Act – forestry and the ETS – the roles of central and local government – train MPs in good lawmaking https://www.eli.org.nz/ https://climatemattersnz.substack.com/p/nz-in-the-dock-climate-matters-special https://www.bothends.org/en/Whats-new/Press/Both-ENDS-files-first-climate-complaint-under-EU-trade-enforcement-mechanism-over-New-Zealands-climate-rollbacks/

An extended Climate Matters Interview with Ben Wareing.

Climate friendly buildings – Montreal compared to Auckland and Nelson – urban density and vibrancy – passive design from -40°C to + 0°C – professional commitment to climate friendly solutions – Passive House principles – open-minded consultation – working for Canada’s First Nations people – strive to repurpose building materials – nurture a cohesive society – policy needs to include higher standards, demonstration buildings, and incentives to design and build well. https://loeuf.com/en/home/ https://www.passivehousecanada.com/

An extended Climate Matters interview with Timo Neubauer

Local government pivotal in implementing good climate policy – inadequate technical support for small councils – the world is going backwards on climate initiatives – huge imbalance on funding allocation, oveprioritising roading – increasing global inequity and effective climate action - NZ should exploit its smallness and nimbleness – intensification can be done very well and can be a game changer - need a different approach to controlling and empowering good development – we use the wrong and narrow metrics for evaluating transport options – low density suburbia a millstone round councils’ necks in perpetuity

An extended Climate Matters interview with Hon. Lianne Dalziel.

Central and local government should work as a partnership – we need to break down administrative silos – build trust and social capital by bringing people together - we must get better at funding the fences at the tops of the cliffs – we need to reinvigorate scientific input into government and make the evidence base of policy very clear – there is a lot of scope for anticipatory education of responders and the community – cross party support critical for big issues like climate but party politics often gets in the way – in policy, form should follow function which is not how the local government amalgamation is occurring https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0eae719d837d69afc7de/National_security_assessment_-global_biodiversity_loss__ecosystem_collapse_and_national_security.pdf-