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Auckland Council declares climate emergency after meeting with youth

June 11, 2019

By Radio New Zealand Auckland Council has declared a climate emergency after an Environment Committee meeting today. The council’s motion was passed unanimously and was met with applause from activists in the packed public gallery. Activists had told committee members many of them would be voting this election and their votes depended on what councillors ... <a title="Auckland Council declares climate emergency after meeting with youth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/11/auckland-council-declares-climate-emergency-after-meeting-with-youth/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Council declares climate emergency after meeting with youth">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Watered-down Zero Carbon Bill

May 13, 2019

James Shaw rates his Zero Carbon Bill as seven or eight out of ten. And former Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman – now with Greenpeace – rates it zero out of ten. Either way, it’s clear that the new legislation isn’t really the crucial planet-saving bill that many were hoping for. And it certainly doesn’t ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Watered-down Zero Carbon Bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-watered-down-zero-carbon-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Watered-down Zero Carbon Bill">Read more</a>

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Britain, home of industrial revolution, plans ‘net-zero’ climate change

May 4, 2019

ANALYSIS: By Megan Darby in London A world-leading climate action plan or a betrayal of future generations? The UK’s net zero emissions plan certainly sorted the technocrats from the activists. In a 277-page report, the Committee on Climate Change set out how Britain could stop changing the climate by 2050, calling for legislation to make ... <a title="Britain, home of industrial revolution, plans ‘net-zero’ climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/04/britain-home-of-industrial-revolution-plans-net-zero-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about Britain, home of industrial revolution, plans ‘net-zero’ climate change">Read more</a>