Posts by Amanda Wreckonwith
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Envirologue: The Agony of Vanuatu and…, in reply to Peter Shaw,
There is in fact no empirical evidence for CO2 being the problem it is touted to be, and no statistically significant global warming for two decades
Thanks for that Pete. Have a nice evening.
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Envirologue: The Agony of Vanuatu and…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
GST on a $1.29 iTunes purchase would only be about 2 cents!!!
Maybe he pays a different rate... Wizards have ways...
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Thanks William.
Are you thinking that extinction of Homo sapiens is a possibility? I don't think the IPCC reports suggests anything quite that dramatic.
I'm happily doing my bit to keep the numbers down - the buck stops here...
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Envirologue: The Agony of Vanuatu and…, in reply to Dave Hansford,
Hi Dave.
Methane emissions from livestock will obviously increase NZ’s liability under any future GHG reduction agreement (hopefully signed in Paris). The primary way to reduce these emissions is through stock number reduction. This will impose a penalty on NZ’s economy. Presumably the ‘polluter pays’ aspect of this policy is not borne by the actual consumer of the dairy or meat product in the USA or China?
Similarly, does the coal mined in Australia impose a burden on the Australian economy or is it the Chinese consumer of that fossil fuel who is considered the ‘polluter’ and liable for the GHG emissions?
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Envirologue: The Agony of Vanuatu and…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
…but isn’t that what wars are for – wiping the slate clean?
(and reducing the population)That's a bit dark Ian!
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Envirologue: The Agony of Vanuatu and…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
NZ has always relied on agriculture to pay its way. What do you propose we do about these huge stock numbers? If we drastically reduce them how will we service our massive national debt? Dig for victory like Australia?
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Envirologue: The Agony of Vanuatu and…, in reply to Bart Janssen,
Reducing CO2 emissions is mostly about not burning fossil fuels and there are a lot of solutions for that
Yup. This.
Sadly, many just don't grasp the lifestyle changes we need to make to enable this to happen. I'm tired of reading Facebook posts extolling the virtues of leading a more sustainable life - immediately preceded by photos of their latest beach holiday in Europe or the US.
One simple way to make a sudden and meaningful dent in your own carbon footprint is to stop taking international flights and reducing air travel in general. Yes it's a 'sacrifice' but this is the kind of change that we must embrace if we are to avoid the worst climate change scenarios... And please don't give me the 'I offset by planting trees' excuse... The fossil fuels have to stay in the ground.
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Envirologue: The Agony of Vanuatu and…, in reply to william blake,
but if left alone nature will reduce the worlds population until it is back in balance, as it has done before.
Care to give an example William?
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Envirologue: The Agony of Vanuatu and…, in reply to Samuel Buckman,
I’m afraid I’m ignorent of why there is a big difference. Would someone mind explaining?
India produces over twice as much milk as NZ but they export very little (as they consume the large majority of it) - hence their global trade in dairy is much less than NZ.
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Hard News: Works in progress, in reply to Glenn Pearce,
Yeah but I also understand a few retailers were given some very, very attractive initial lease deals to move into the Britomart area. It’ll be interesting to see what happens when those initial deals come up for renewal.
Diseased Estranged-Coalpit will simply start whining on The Panel. It will likely be due to the incompetence of someone who is either politically correct, fat, or a friend of Len Brown - preferably all three.