Tag: environment
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A Fossil-Smart Future: What Do We Reduce First?
A managed reduction of fossil-fuel use begins with prioritisation. Electricity, urban transport and building energy already have viable alternatives — and that’s where progress can move fastest.
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Towards a Fossil-Smart Future
“Complex problems aren’t solved by political slogans — they’re solved by deciding the order in which the problem should be tackled.” Much of the public debate about climate change still revolves around distant targets and abstract outcomes — net zero by 2050, temperature limits, or emissions curves that feel disconnected from everyday decisions. Yet the…
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COP30: My Expectations Were Low – Just Not This Low
COP30 didn’t collapse — it just stood still. With no roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels and the world’s biggest emitters absent, the summit exposed a process running out of influence. If diplomacy won’t lead, we must ask who will.”
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When the Ground Moves – Reflections from Napier & Taupo
A journey through Napier and Taupo revealed how the earth’s forces shape both landscapes and lives — from sudden earthquakes to slow volcanic pressure — and why adaptation matters now more than ever.
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