Posts by Sacha
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We have options for managing carbon, water, energy, transport and other sustainability challenges. The last Labour government gave an example of different approaches by banning any new non-renewable electricity generation while leaving Max Bradford’s idiotic wholesale ‘market’ model largely intact. The electricity policies they and the Greens are taking into this election are another step.
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what's that Obama chap up to in a few years..?
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Keir Leslie,
yes we can
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Bart Janssen,
cause our export earnings to drop significantly
number of cows does not equal number of dollars earned.
not increasing cow numbers further does not mean 'reducing' them.
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Bart Janssen,
if we can improve efficiencies we can get the same yield from less land with less environmental harm.
Yes, and I believe many of us are on that same page. No more herd increases does not mean dairy industry poverty.
It's not a zero-sum thing, more about realigning the incentives towards sustainable value across our whole economy. The dairy and related food industries should be able to generate enough added value to more than make up for increased input costs that fairly reflect relative dirtyness. If not, investment will shift to industries better suited for our common future.
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Chris Waugh,
Why China?
Thought they'd probably have more non-market-reliant solutions.
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Bart Janssen,
We’re also running into ‘peak metal’ soon, so battery-powered vehicles are not a viable widespread answer. Trains and trucks, certainly.
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Bart Janssen,
unless what we do to reduce emissions can be transferred to the big emissions producers then it is meaningless.
Not sure you're hearing me. I'm talking about the business/marketing consequences of NZ being seen to be doing nothing much to address climate change. Which has nothing to do with transferability of tech or practices, or indeed of what methods we use to get there as a nation. Getting ourselves booted out of current world carbon markets hasn't been a smart move.
In a carbon-conscious world, the *impression* of doing nothing will be swiftly punished in the wallet, flushing whatever is left of our unearned national green brand down the dunny in the process. Our current government is gambling that won't happen, on our behalf. High- stakes, and definitely meaningful.
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Bart Janssen,
NZ’s emissions are so small as to be irrelevant to the planet
Our customers overseas are unlikely to buy that argument, nor our trade competitors who would be delighted to win their business.
As we move past the neolib 'consensus' that has plagued our politicians, there are options other than just carbon markets to invest in sustainability, yes. Must be examples from places like China for one.
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Hard News: Climate, money and risk, in reply to Che Tibby,
powered from our low-CO2 electricity network
Let's sell that off, eh
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